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Eric Davis, 2009-04-28 01:04
Updating to 0.2.0

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h1. Budget Plugin
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Budget is a plugin to manage the set of deliverables for each project, automatically calculating key performance indicators.
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h2. Features
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* Add new deliverable to a project - Fixed bid or Time Based
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** New issues appended using JavaScript to the top of the deliverables list
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** Clearing the New Deliverable form after a successful save using JavaScript
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* Listing of deliverables on a project
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** Column sorting by: ID, Score, Subject, Budget, Spent, Due date, Progress
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* JavaScript drop down panel for each deliverable displaying
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** Deliverable details
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** Link to edit the deliverable
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** Link to see the issues assigned to the deliverable, using a issue filter
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** Mass assignment of all issues on a specific version to a deliverable
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** Button to Delete the deliverable
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* Edit a deliverable on a project
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* Automatic calculations for deliverables based on the existing Redmine issue and timelog data
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* Calculations for the whole project, based on the deliverables
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* Flexible role based permissions using Redmine's permissions and roles system
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** (none) - Can assign issues to a deliverable and filter on them. 
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** View - Can see the Budget tab and specific deliverable data: name, dates, progress (based on the %done against the estimated hours), total budget 
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** Manage - Can do everything 
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* Company defaults for:
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** Non billable overhead - in dollars or as a %
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** Materials - in dollars or as a %
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** Deliverable profit - in dollars or as a %
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* Ability to add the Deliverable column to the Main Issues list, including sorting and filtering by Deliverable name
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* Adding the billable rate to project members on a per project basis
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h2. Screenshots
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!budget_plugin-budget_screen_thumb.png!:/attachments/download/924/budget_plugin-budget_screen.png
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Main Budget screen.
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!budget_plugin-issues_list_thumb.png!:/attachments/download/925/budget_plugin-issues_list.png
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Issue list filtered by a Deliverable.
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!budget_plugin-member_billing_rates_thumb.png!:/attachments/download/926/budget_plugin-member_billing_rates.png
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Member billing rates in Project Settings.
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h2. Getting the plugin
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A copy of the plugin can be found in the "downloads":https://projects.littlestreamsoftware.com/projects/list_files/redmine-budget at Little Stream Software and also on "GitHub":http://github.com/edavis10/redmine-budget-plugin/tree/master.
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h2. Install
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# Follow the Redmine plugin installation steps at: http://www.redmine.org/wiki/redmine/Plugins  Make sure the plugin is installed to Make sure you install the plugin to @vendor/plugins/budget_plugin@.
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# The Rate plugin is required also, install it from "Little Stream Software":https://projects.littlestreamsoftware.com/projects/redmine-rate/files
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# Run the plugin migrations @rake db:migrate_plugins@
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# Restart your Redmine web servers (e.g. mongrel, thin, mod_rails)
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# Login to your Redmine install as an Administrator
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# Enable the permissions for your Roles
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# Setup your companies defaults in the Plugins' configuration panel
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# Add the "Budget module" to the enabled modules for the projects you want to manage
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# The link to the plugin should appear on that project's navigation
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h2. Usage
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h3.  Adding deliverables
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# Use the "New Deliverable" link on sidebar of the Budget page to add a new deliverable
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# The deliverable can be a Fixed Bid or an Hourly deliverable.  The type can be changed later.
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# Saving the deliverable will add it to the Deliverable list.
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h3.  Viewing deliverables
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# Clicking the pencil icon will drop down the deliverable details, with summary and calculations about the deliverable.
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# Links on the left can be used to edit or delete a deliverable and well as view the issue list for the deliverable.
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h3.  Assignment of an issue to a deliverable
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Edit an issue and select the deliverable from the dropdown
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h3.  Bulk assignment of issues to a deliverable
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# Select multiple issues on the issue list
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# Right click and select the edit option
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# Select the deliverable from the dropdown and save
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h3.  Bulk Assignment of issues by Version
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Issues can be bulk assigned to a deliverable based on a Version.
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# Expand the Deliverable to view it
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# Select the Version in the drop down box
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# Click the Bulk Assign button
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# All issues for that version will now be assigned to that Deliverable
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h2. License
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This plugin is licensed under the GNU GPL v2.  See LICENSE.txt and GPL.txt for details.
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h2. Project help
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If you need help you can contact the maintainer on the bug tracker at https://projects.littlestreamsoftware.com/projects/redmine-budget
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h3.  Bug tracker
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If you would like to report a bug or request a new feature the bug tracker is located at https://projects.littlestreamsoftware.com/projects/show/redmine-budget
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h2. News
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* "0.2.0 Release Annoucement":http://theadmin.org/articles/2009/4/27/redmine-budget-plugin-v0-2-0-released-finally