Tracking Features
Track features from initial concept through implementation. You can organize features by release, assignee, tags, or associated milestones.
Viewing the Features Report
Use the Features report to view and edit existing features, create new features, or delete features.
To view features:
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Creating a Feature
To create a feature:
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"Renaming Focus Areas" and "Configuring Team Development Settings"
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About Feature Email Notifications
When you create a new features or update an existing feature, an email notification is sent to the feature owner and contributor and any assignees listed under User Interface, Testing, and Documentation.
About Subscribing and Unsubscribing to Features
Users who are not associated with a feature, can also receive email notifications by subscribing to the feature.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to a feature, go to the Features report, select the feature name, and click Subscribe or Unsubscribe as appropriate..
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Updating or Deleting a Feature
When you update an existing feature, an email notification is sent to the feature owner and contributor and any assignees listed under User Interface, Testing, and Documentation. Users who are not associated with a feature, can also receive email notifications by subscribing to the feature.
To update or delete a feature:
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About Creating Parent Features
You can group features hierarchically using the Parent Feature attribute. Selecting a Parent Feature creates a parent/child relationship. When viewing features in Tree view, features are grouped first by release and then by parent.
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How to Attach Files to a Feature
If enabled at the workspace-level, you can attach files to features.
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"Downloading File Attachments" and "Enabling Support for File Upload in Team Development" in Oracle Application Express Administration Guide.
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Attaching a File to a Feature
To use this feature, you must set the Enable File Repository attribute to Yes in Administration, Manage Service, Set Workspace Preferences.
To attach a file to a feature:
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Viewing, Editing, and Removing Attached Files
To view, edit, or remove attached files:
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Viewing Other Feature Reports
Click the tabs at the top of the Features page to view other reports including Tree, Calendar, History Progress Log, Focus Areas, and Owners.
- Viewing the Features Tree
- Viewing the Features Calendar
- Viewing The Feature History Report
- Viewing the Feature Progress Log
- Viewing the Feature Focus Areas Chart
- Viewing the Approval Statuses
- Viewing the Feature Owners Chart
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Viewing the Features Calendar
To view the Features Calendar:
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Viewing The Feature History Report
To view the Feature History report:
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Viewing the Feature Progress Log
Developers can track completed tasks associated with a feature under Progress.
To view the Feature Progress Log:
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Viewing the Feature Focus Areas Chart
The Focus Areas page displays a chart of the number of features per defined focus area by release.
To view the Feature Focus Areas chart:
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Viewing the Approval Statuses
To view Features Approval Statuses:
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Viewing the Feature Owners Chart
To view the Features Owner chart:
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Assigning or Updating Milestones Associated with Features
To access Select a Utility:
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