General overview

Jarda LhotákOct 08 2008

What is Quickbase

• “QuickBase provides one platform from which workgroups can easily create unlimited applications to automate business processes and improve communication and collaboration online. QuickBase applications solve critical business problems and help improve productivity and efficiency …” http://quickbase.intuit.com/about-us/

• Web application, SSL, Web 2.0• Customizable and configurable• Rich API (.NET included)• Implemented in RFE/RL in March 2007

How we use it?

1. Release management• Projects• Releases• Tasks• Bugs• Assignments• Bugs• Incoming Requests

2. API• Incoming Requests

(http://quickbase.rferl.org)

Requests :: Workflow

Entities in Quickbase

Entities :: Project

Project• Represents real project, such as

“Pangea”, “GDB” or “Nagano backup site”

• Owner, Project manager, Service, Dates

• Status Not Started – Analysis – Devel – Completed – Cancelled etc.

• Priority Critical – Important – Normal – Low – Ongoing – On Hold –

Future

• Is released in one or more RELEASES

Entities :: Release

Release• Group a set of activities (tasks) for one

upgrade of project• Owner, Project manager, Service,

Dates• Status

Not Started – Analysis – Devel – Completed – Cancelled etc.

• Priority Critical – Important – Normal – Low – Ongoing – On Hold -

Future

• Contains more TASKS

Entities :: Task

Task• Individual activity with defined scope

and specification• Status

Not Started – Analysis – In Development – Ready for testing on Devel – Ready for testing on QA – Completed in Prod -- Failed etc.

• Priority Critical – Important – Normal – Low

• Attachments, Spec URL, Link, Notification

• Must contain at least one ASSIGNMENT – “Project manager”

Entities :: Assignment

Assignment• Resource allocation to a task• Role

Operations, User Experience, QA, Development, Project Manager

• Status In Queue, Working On, Work Done – Under Review,

Completed

• Date Completed, Notification

Entities :: Request

Request• User’s submitted request or bug,

entered through quickbase.rferl.org• Service, Site, Link• Type

Bug, Enhancement/New Feature, Other

• Priority Critical, Important, Normal, Low

• Status, Owner, Notification

Entities :: Bug

Bug• Issue identified by QA person• Priority, Environment, Link, Site,

Screenshot• Status

Reported, Working On, Completed on Devel, Fixed and Closed, Postponed, Not a Bug

• Reported By, Working On

Repository to Project files

• Upload to Quickbase Versioning, uses space on Quickbase

• DEVEL – WIKI repository\\devel.rferl.org\Development\Pangea ≈

http://wiki.rferl.org/Development/Pangea/ Each Task has own its folder (Name - #TaskNumber)

Analysis Design (Mockups) PM Documentation Sandbox

• Sharepoint Intranet Server - future

Experience

• Dashboard https://www.quickbase.com/db/bcc78rz7u

• Custom reports (Shared / Private)• Scope of upcoming releases• Unfinished tasks

• Sending an email• Navigation – Search / Recent• Export to a spreadsheet• Notifications

Demo

Quickbase Resources

• RSS channel (assignments): https://www.quickbase.com/db/bcc78rz7x?a=rss&qid=6&username=YOURNAME&password=YOURPASSWORD

https://www.quickbase.com/help/default.html#rss.html

• HTTP API Referencehttps://www.quickbase.com/up/6mztyxu8/g/rc7/en/va/QuickBaseAPI.htm

Any Questions?