Frequently asked questions about using CollabNet TeamForge

Frequently asked questions about using CollabNet TeamForge
Use this background knowledge to help you exchange information, track work and collaborate with your team.

Concepts and terms in TeamForge
Descriptions of concepts and terms in TeamForge.

Common errors in TeamForge
Common problems and solutions in TeamForge.

TeamForge roles and permissions
Questions about setting permissions and using roles in TeamForge.

Tasks in TeamForge
Questions about performing specific tasks in TeamForge.

Managing documents in TeamForge
Common questions about documents in TeamForge.

Managing forums in TeamForge
Questions about forums in TeamForge.

Managing wikis in TeamForge
Questions about wikis in TeamForge.

Frequently asked questions about provisioning hardware with TeamForge Lab Management
Use this background knowledge to help you get the most out of TeamForge Lab Management.

What's the best way to search the CollabNet User Information Center?
Searching this site with the Eclipse search tool is a little different from searching the Web with a service such as Google. Here are some guidelines for getting the most out of a search on this site.

Which arbitrary HTML elements can I customize?
CollabNet TeamForge Snippets are customizable HTML text fragments that can be inserted in predefined locations in CollabNet TeamForge pages.

What is CollabNet TeamForge?
CollabNet TeamForge is an integrated suite of Web-based development and collaboration tools that synchronizes distributed teams and disparate processes to simplify development.

What's the difference between an ALM user license and an SCM user license?
The type of license you have determines what you can do on your TeamForge site.

What software configuration management tools are available in CollabNet TeamForge ?
From within CollabNet TeamForge, users can browse the contents of a project's source code repositories and view detailed information about code commits, changed files, and associations with other CollabNet TeamForge items.

What is CollabNet Build and Test?
CollabNet Build and Test is a plugin for the Hudson continuous integration tool. It provides integrations for CollabNet TeamForge tracker, file release and document applications, authentication and authorization, and TeamForge Lab Management.

What is a discussion?
CollabNet TeamForge discussions provide workspaces where project members can work together online or by email.

Why are Microsoft Project and CollabNet TeamForge doing things I don't expect?
When you synchronize Microsoft Project and CollabNet TeamForge, in some conditions the tool works as designed but the behavior might seem unexpected. For example, an empty task folder in CollabNet TeamForge creates a blank task in Microsoft Project.

How can I access the native install version of SourceForge? I can only find the VMWare version.
You will need to contact your account manager; the SourceForge VMWare license does not include access to native install media.

How can I reduce the number of emails from monitoring a folder?
Monitoring a folder might spam the mailboxes with emails that are generated for every small change. Email notification preferences under the Monitoring sub-tab under My Workspace can be modified to Send Daily Digest Email, which provides a summary of the email alerts.

What is the file size limit on uploads or attachments in SourceForge?
SourceForge has a 2GB file size limit on uploads or attachments.

Why do the open tracker counts differ from when I filter on "Open"?
The "Open" category on the summary screen is based on the meta status "Open". It includes multiple statuses; Open, Fixed, and any other statuses that are defined as equivalent to Open by the tracker admin for your project.

Can I assign an artifact or task to a group of users?
Unfortunately this is not possible with the current implementation of groups in CollabNet Team Forge.