Access CollabNet from Eclipse Using Tasktop
Users of any CollabNet repository (CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise, IssueZilla, and Project Tracker) can create and edit tasks quickly without leaving Eclipse, all while enjoying the additional features of Tasktop. For instance, a CollabNet user working in Tasktop could automatically place task due dates on their Google or Outlook calendar and monitor this calendar right from Eclipse. Additionally, a CollabNet user could use Tasktop’s time tracking feature, which automatically tracks time spent on CollabNet tasks and projects, to quickly and accurately fill out his time sheets. Tasktop’s seamless integration with scheduling, web browsing, file browsing, and time tracking make it a big addition to your CollabNet experience.
Stay Inside Eclipse: Tasktop brings relevant CollabNet issues, or tasks, into your Eclipse so you can complete your work within one environment. Tasktop’s rich client makes editing CollabNet tasks easier with content assist, spell checking, and task quicklinks. Tasktop even allows you to edit tasks offline and synchronize later. Away from Eclipse when you remember an important task? Create a task from email using Tasktop’s Gmail or Outlook connector. Not using Eclipse? Use Tasktop for Windows. Tasktop brings the power of CollabNet to your desktop.
Automatically Recall Task-Related Code, Web Pages, and Documents: When developing programmers are constantly interrupted; Tasktop provides a coping mechanism. Tasktop automatically tracks the files you touch when completing a task and, if interrupted, automatically resurfaces these files when you return to the task.
Schedule Your CollabNet Tasks Using a Calendar: Tasktop brings all of your tasks, from all CollabNet repositories, into one task list. You can quickly view, schedule, and prioritize your entire workload. Tasktop allows you to view and change important task deadlines via Google or Outlook Calendars. When working with tasks you will benefit from near-instant search facilities, helping you find and update tasks quickly.
Collaborate Effortlessly with Your Team: With just a quick glance at Tasktop’s rich task list you are informed about your team’s task activity, as the visual presentation reflects the current state of each task. Emails from issue trackers are replaced with simple indicators in the task list, eliminating the need for email notifications and automatically aggregating multiple changes into one notification. To further facilitate teamwork with Tasktop you can also share context, notifying teammates of the relevant files and websites necessary to complete a given task.
Why Tasktop and CollabNet?
The integrated development environment (IDE) promised developers one place to work, with all of their tools in one place, yet most developers currently work with an open IDE (for coding), a browser (for issue-tracking), and an email client (for issue notifications). Tasktop helps developers avoid context-switching by bringing all necessary tools back into the IDE. Tasktop downloads relevant CollabNet tasks into Eclipse, surfaces team notifications in the task list, and provides a rich client for editing CollabNet tasks, effectively eliminating the need for developers to leave Eclipse when developing. Furthermore, Tasktop brings context to CollabNet tasks, allowing developers to switch between tasks without missing a beat.
Working outside of the IDE? Tasktop can help you too! Instead of opening the common Office, Email, and Browser trio Tasktop users enjoy working inside of Tasktop, where their working files and websites are automatically stored for each task. Additionally Tasktop is one of the few desktop applications that bring CollabNet tasks right to your desktop.
"I've been using Tasktop daily for the last few months and I highly recommend it. I love the ability not just to have a task list (which is nothing special in itself) but to associate a context with each task and be able to switch quickly and easily between tasks. Great when the phone rings..."
– Rod Johnson, CEO of SpringSource
from post on The Server Side
Key Benefits of Tasktop with CollabNet
Developers
- Quick editing and searching in a rich client
- Access all tasks from a single list
- Automatically save context for better multi-tasking
- Schedule your workday with the task list
Managers and Project Leads
- Monitor all team activity with one glance
- Share context when passing off a task
- Track fine-grained task changes with rich client
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