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[ssharma]

Hi Friends!
Is there a way to display all nested subtasks for a task on the same page as the parent task? Usually you need to click on the parent task and then its subtasks are displayed.

Thanks,
Shiv.

[Petr]

Hello.
You can use calculated scripts for UDF.

[ssharma]

Hi Petr!
Sorry, can you please explain further about using UDF for this purpose?

Also, when I use a filter with "Deep Search" option, I see the subtasks also. Is there a way I can display parent task number for the subtasks? That will be sufficient for my purpose.

Thanks!

[Petr]

You create a user defined field (UDF) with type Text. Then you write the script and locate it in the etc/plugins/scripts/task_custom_field_value directory
For example: This script returns the name and number of parent task.

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return task.getParent().getName() + " [#" + task.getParent().getNumber() + "]";

Then when you go to view task this UDF will be filled by script with this value.

About the second question. You point this UDF in filter settings

[ssharma]

Thanks Petr! That worked.

[ssharma]

Hi Petr,
Sorry to bug you again. Is it possible to change the order of the columns in a filter, e.g., I want the "Parent Task" UDF displayed immediately after Task Name.

Currently the order is fixed. The main fields (i.e., task#, task name, state, priority, submitter, assignee) come first and the UDFs come later.

Thanks,
Shiv.

[Petr]

it is not possible in current version, but we have few tasks connected to add this feature in future version.

You can use dashboards. It is workaround.

[ssharma]

Hi Petr,

Further, is it possible to display child tasks immediately after their parent task and indented, e.g.,

parent task #1
child 1 of #1
child 2 of #1
child 3 of #1
parent task #2
child 1 of #2
child 2 of #2
child 3 of #2