Introduction¶

• Table of contents
• Introduction
  • What is Redmine?
  • Why use Redmine?
    • For projects and on-going model development
    • Archive for developments of the institutes
    • Central location for project documentation
  • Getting started
  • How to use Redmine
    • Starting a new issue: mind the tracker setting
    • Communication and collaboration may help2
    • Public interest
    • Repository for your own work
    • Help yourself to a private project
  • If all else fails, read the instructions

What is Redmine?¶

• Project management software
• Bug/feature tracking system
• Platform for collaboration

Why use Redmine?¶

For projects and on-going model development¶

• Planning tasks¹
• Organizing work¹
• Managing resources

Archive for developments of the institutes¶

• Preserving work after lifetime of projects
• New developments may become features of general model

Central location for project documentation¶

• All relevant texts and papers in one place

Getting started¶

• Web based: https://code.mpimet.mpg.de/
• You can login with your MPIM account (firstname.lastname) and password
• You can't be added to projects before you have logged in to Redmine at least once!
• Most projects are private; contact the project managers after first successful login to ask for a membership

How to use Redmine¶

Starting a new issue: mind the tracker setting¶

• Deficiencies and errors of software → Bug
• Request or proposal of new functionality → Feature
• Problems using the software → Support
• Jobs that don't fit into a specific category → Task

Communication and collaboration may help²¶

• Forums -- informal discussion of questions or future features
• Wiki pages -- collection of notes and post-its that shouldn't be lost
• News bulletin -- broadcast of important events or results

Public interest¶

• Issue tracking and collaboration features may also be public
• Reference documentation for community
• Download area for distribution

Repository for your own work¶

• Add your extensions to feature list for future reference
• Please add * Subversion (SVN) branch names and/or tags and/or final revision number * As much documentation as possible (notes, papers, references etc.) * A good³ description of your extensions and the ideas behind it, in your own words

Help yourself to a private project¶

• Structuring your task⁴
  • Time tracking/Deadlines
  • Calendar/Roadmap

If all else fails, read the instructions¶

• Browse the Redmine User Information (this) project
• Contact the local Redmine admins via help-it@mpimet.mpg.de
  • server or accessibility problems
  • for new projects

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¹ Also for one-person projects!

² Of course you may still just walk over and talk to people...

³ 'good' = still to be understood in three years' time

⁴ Not restricted to software development...