Introduction to Mantis

1. Introduction to Mantis

2. About Mantis
Bug tracking system
Web-based
PHP + MySQL
Multiple projects
Multiple languages
Easy to install and use

3. Installation
Uncompress files
tar zxvf <filename.tar.gz>
mv <directory_name> mantis
http://……/mantis/admin/install.php
Generate database tables
Default user and password: administrator / root
Create basic configuration file
config_inc.php

4. Installation - Basic Check

5. Installation - Create Database

6. Installation - Basic Configuration

7. Write Configure File

8. First Login and Add a Project
Login to mantis
Go to the Manage section
Follow the Manage Projects link
Click on Create New Project
Now add a new project and edit it
Add at least one category!

9. Login Page

10. After Login

11. Manage Page

12. Manage Project

13. Add Project

14. Manage Project - New Project Added

15. Edit Project

16. Edit Project - Add Category

17. Added Category

18. Add User and Assign Project
Go to the Manage section
Follow the Manage Users link
Click on Create New Account
Now add a new user and/or assign him to
project(s)
New user will get a e-mail to activate the account.
We will create a developer and a reporter
wanwan: developer assign to the sample project.
kmwang: reporter assign to none project.

19. Manage Page - Create User

20. Create Account

21. Edit Account

22. Edit Account - Assign to Project

23. Assigned Project

24. Created 2 Users

25. User Confirmation
Copy the URL from the confirmation mail
Open web browser and go to the URL
Set a new password

26. Set Password

27. Reporter Bug
Login using reporter (’kmwang’) we
created before.
Go to the Report Issue section
Select a Project to report issue
Then you will see the new issue in View
Issues section

28. Login as Reporter

29. Report Issue

30. Select Project to Report Issue

31. Switch Project at Anytime

32. Enter Report Details

33. Enter Report Details (cont.)

34. View Issue - After Reporting Issue

35. Assign Issue
Login at least as a developer
Select an issue in My View or View Issues
Assign the issue to someone.
Select group/person under the button Assign To
Click Assign To.

36. Login as Developer

37. Issue Details

38. Issue is Assigned

39. Changes in My View

40. Resolve Issues (Change Status)
Login at least as a developer
Select an issue in My View or View Issues
Assign the issue to someone.
Select a status (resolved) under the button
Change Status To
Click Change Status To.
Enter note of resolution.

41. Select Issue to be Resolved

42. Select New Status

43. Enter Note of Resolution

44. Issue be Resolved

45. My View After Resolving

46. More …
Summery report
Graphic report is enabled when providing
JpGraph
Project documentation
In Docs section
Post (New) System
Post in Edit News section
Read in Main section

47. Summery Report

48. More about management (Manage)
Custom field
Add new field to issue report.
Configuration
User Permissions Report
Workflow threshold
Configure permissions
Workflow transaction
Define what kind of transactions between status is
allowed.
Email notification