The Action Items section in the Web Client lists all the incoming and outgoing reviews for the user on the specified Collaborator server.
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Action Items are also visible in other clients: in Tray Notifier, in Eclipse Plug-in and in Visual Studio Extension. Action Items cannot display more the 999 open reviews. |
You can view your list of action items by clicking either Action Items or Home toolbar buttons:
You can select which action items are shown by selecting the check-boxes for Incoming, Outgoing and/or Completed. When the Incoming check-box is active, you will view all reviews in which you are a reviewer or an observer. The Outgoing option will show all reviews in which you are the author. Completed will list recently completed reviews. You can also sort action items by clicking on the column labels, Review, Progress, Author or My Role.
Your Action Item list is updated immediately if anything changes. You can refresh this screen manually; the home page refreshes automatically every five minutes.
When you have an Action Item directing you to commit files, you remove it by clicking the review link on the left. Collaborator uses these Action Items to track whether review materials have been submitted to version control. If Collaborator does not have enough information to determine that the materials are already versioned it will create a reminder for you when the review is completed.
For recently completed reviews the Action Items list displays the Dismiss link to confirm that the review has been finished and dismiss it from the list of your active reviews.
Progress values for Action Items
The Progress field of an Action Item shows its current status. Depending on the status, the review may or may not require the user to perform actions on the review. The table below describes all the possible statuses:
| Progress | Action required? | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Annotate review |
Yes |
You have been invited by the author to annotate the review. |
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Commit files |
Yes |
You need to commit your files to source control. |
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Finish creating |
Yes |
You need to finish creating the review. |
|
Fix configuration |
Yes |
Not review related – you need to finish filling out your user configuration information. |
|
Perform |
Yes |
You need to perform the review. |
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Respond to comments |
Yes |
You need to respond to comments in the review. |
|
Review canceled |
No |
The review has been canceled. |
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Review completed |
No |
The review has been completed. |
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Review rejected |
No |
The review has been rejected. |
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Rework defects |
Yes |
You need to rework the defects in the review. |
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Sign review |
Yes |
You need to sign the review. |
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Waiting for annotation |
No |
You are waiting for others to annotate the review. |
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Waiting for review pool participants |
No |
You are waiting for users to take review pool selections. |
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Waiting for comments |
No |
You are waiting for others to make comments on the review. |
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Waiting for defect rework |
No |
You are waiting for open defects in the review to be reworked. |
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Waiting for other reviewers |
No |
You are waiting for others to complete the review. |
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Waiting for signatures |
No |
You are waiting for others to sign the review. |
Another way of telling if you must perform actions on the review is by looking at the icon next to the review in the Action Items list:
| Icon | Description |
|---|---|
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Outgoing review; no action required. |
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Incoming review; no action required. |
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Outgoing review; action required. |
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Incoming review; action required. |