This may exist in some form that I haven't found yet --- but I would love a way to export/import settings for the assignment filters.
One, to backup my filter settings in case they are modified or lost at any future date
Second, to import into other instances and share with others using ActiveCollab --- this could be a great tool for us to learn from each other for interesting assignment filters. The idea came to me today as I'm working with some clients doing Workflow Consulting on a recommended install of ActiveCollab (it's so great that I have found myself starting a whole new aspect of our business --- as we've always helped clients with business support --- we're now helping others get setup and running with AC, for their business).
All that to say, I find myself manually adding some of the key filters that we're using on our AC setup --- ones that to me should be standard filters or downloadable from a page on ActiveCollab's site or something like this... Ilija? what do you think --- a place to download Project Templates, Filters, etc... some sort of AC marketplace for Modules, Project Templates, Ticket Templates, AC Tutorials etc?
I setup filters like This Week (All), Next Week (All), This Week (Responsible/Assigned), This Week (Responsible), Next Week etc, etc....
I would love to see a This Week / Next Week tab on the dashboard --- the current setup gets us all focused too much on "Late / Today" where we're not doing as much forward thinking and planning for the coming week/next week. But setting up the right assignment filters can be VERY helpful. Of course custom filters will always be needed but some of these should be standard in my opinion so you don't have to set them up each time.... if there was an "import /export" feature or a "download" link that takes you to a location to download more from that would be ideal.
I hope others like these ideas and AC would consider looking at ways to facilitate us sharing settings, templates, etc --- the themes and modules are already valuable but there's much more we could do to develop the community based resources and commercial resources to build on to AC.
Looking forward to any comments/responses -- and if there's a manual way to import filters from one ac to another --- that would be a great start.
One, to backup my filter settings in case they are modified or lost at any future date
Second, to import into other instances and share with others using ActiveCollab --- this could be a great tool for us to learn from each other for interesting assignment filters. The idea came to me today as I'm working with some clients doing Workflow Consulting on a recommended install of ActiveCollab (it's so great that I have found myself starting a whole new aspect of our business --- as we've always helped clients with business support --- we're now helping others get setup and running with AC, for their business).
All that to say, I find myself manually adding some of the key filters that we're using on our AC setup --- ones that to me should be standard filters or downloadable from a page on ActiveCollab's site or something like this... Ilija? what do you think --- a place to download Project Templates, Filters, etc... some sort of AC marketplace for Modules, Project Templates, Ticket Templates, AC Tutorials etc?
I setup filters like This Week (All), Next Week (All), This Week (Responsible/Assigned), This Week (Responsible), Next Week etc, etc....
I would love to see a This Week / Next Week tab on the dashboard --- the current setup gets us all focused too much on "Late / Today" where we're not doing as much forward thinking and planning for the coming week/next week. But setting up the right assignment filters can be VERY helpful. Of course custom filters will always be needed but some of these should be standard in my opinion so you don't have to set them up each time.... if there was an "import /export" feature or a "download" link that takes you to a location to download more from that would be ideal.
I hope others like these ideas and AC would consider looking at ways to facilitate us sharing settings, templates, etc --- the themes and modules are already valuable but there's much more we could do to develop the community based resources and commercial resources to build on to AC.
Looking forward to any comments/responses -- and if there's a manual way to import filters from one ac to another --- that would be a great start.
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