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• 12.04.2017
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rdb: RedDot UI: Report

RedDot UI: Report is an user interface enhancement for RedDot CMS, which allows problem reporting by editors in SmartEdit view. Additionally, the report is complemented by essential information (user information, project, page id, langauge variant, template name, etc.) for easier bug tracking by developers or helpdesk personnel.
 

Example Report

Date: 02.07.2008 09:45

Report
======
Text editor does not allow bullet lists.

User Information
================
User name: FHemberger (Frederic Hemberger)
User level: 1
User agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)

Page Information
================
Project: Up And Away (Navigation Manager)
Page: Contact (ID: 7191)
Status: Released
Language: English (ENG)
Template: Content Modules/Text with image

Installation

1. Copy the /rdUIReport folder to the /ASP folder of your RedDot CMS installation.
2. Include the following code in your template to enable reporting:

 Template 
<!IoRangeRedDotEditOnly> 
<a href="#" onclick="window.open('rdUIReport/rdUIReport.asp', 'rdUIReport', 'width=650,height=550');void(0);"> 
  <img src="rdUIReport/reddotreport.gif" alt="Report a problem" border="0" /> 
</a> 
<!/IoRangeRedDotEditOnly> 

Configuration

Open /rdUIReport/rdUIReport.asp for email configuration:

 ASP 
' -- Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------
' Recipient
EMAIL_TO = "reddot-admin@yourcompany.com"

' From address, will be replaced by user's email (if available)
EMAIL_FROM_FALLBACK = "noreply@yourcompany.com"
' -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Download

The latest / original version can be downloaded/forked at GitHub.

About the author:

Frederic Hemberger / Freelance Web-Developer & Consultant
Focusing on JavaScript, Node.js & web front-end. Interested in web-security, software architecture, DevOps, microservices, Docker, performance, accessibility.

Note: In the near future, we will provide a revised version of this tool. Which is then adapted and tested for Release 16.