367603 - Warn User When Logging-Off About Unsaved Changes to Saved Queries

Status: NEW

(Bugzilla :: User Accounts, enhancement)

Description

[David E. Ross]

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I have a saved query that I use for tracking bugs in which I'm interested.  Sometimes, I update that query to remove or add bugs.  Too often, I have logged-off without saving the updated query.  That means I must start over, trying to remember all my lost changes.  

If the user has modified a saved query that he or she owns, there should be a notification if there is an attempt to logoff, with options (1) save all changes and (2) cancel the logoff.  The latter is in case multiple queries were changed but the user only wants to save some of them.  

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

So you keep track of bugs using a search, and the "Only include bugs numbered:" box on the search terms page?

Have you considered using tags instead? These seem better designed for your use case.

Gerv

Comment 2

[David E. Ross]

Searching by bug number should be an indexed search, far more efficient than a non-indexed search.  

How do I set tags?  I don't see any option for this.  Or must I rely on tags that are already set?  But I don't see any way to display tags.

Comment 3

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

The tags UI is in the footer of each page (although I am told the UI is going to be improved in the next release). I believe it uses saved searches under the covers, so it does what you want efficiently. Here is the documentation:
http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/tip/en/html/query.html#individual-buglists

As far as I can see, this feature was designed for exactly the use case you have in mind.

Gerv