Glossary
The following is a short list of terms found in the Scarab interface.
- Active/inactive
- parameter that determines if an item is available for use
- Assign
- associating a user with an issue through the "assign" user attribute
- Attachment
- files can be attached directly to issues
- Attribute
- Attributes are associated with issue types within projects and are used to define issues.
- Attribute group
- Attributes associated with an issue are organized within attribute groups.
- Comparative analysis report
- a report that provides a snap shot of a single point in time
- Defect
- issues identified within existing feature/functionality
- Feature
- new functionality to be incorporated into the project
- Global attributes
- a set of predefined attributes available for association with all projects
- Issue type
- All scarab processes are performed within the realm of an issue type. Issue types are comprised of a unique set of attributes, attribute options, issues, templates, queries and reports.
- Rate of change report
- a report that tracks changes to issues over a period of time
- Report
- to track the progress of your project
- Primary filter attribute
- defines the subset of issues from which the report is drawn
- Query
- allows you to search for issues within the database
- Template
- a set of values for quick access and use while creating issues
- User attributes
- User attributes are used to associate users with issues