Roundup

Roundup Glossary

class
a definition of the properties and behaviour of a set of items
classname
the name of a class. It must start with a letter, end with a letter or “_”, and only have alphanumerics and “_” in the middle.
db (or hyperdb)
a collection of items
designator
a combined class + itemid reference to any item in the hyperdb. E.g. issue26. Note that form values can include something that looks like a designator composed of a classname, a dash ‘-‘, and a number. E.g. file-1. These are used to create new instances of a class via the web interface.
itemid
a numeric reference to a particular item of one class
item
a collection of data that forms one entry in the hyperdb.
property
one element of data that makes up an item. In Roundup, the set of item properties may be changed as needed - even after the tracker has been initialised and used in production.
schema
the definition of all the classes that make up an tracker
tracker
the schema and hyperdb that forms one issue tracker
tracker home
the physical location on disk of a tracker

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