Template:DIssue

{{{title}}}Progress: {{{progress}}} Effort: {{{effort}}} Priority: {{{priority}}}

Submitted by: {{{submitter}}}
Status: {{{status}}}

Comments:
{{{comments}}}

Template:DIssue

This is an "issue template" useful for issue trackers and progress monitors on tasks etc. colour coded for priority, effort required and progress/status.

Usage

Syntax:

{{DIssue

|title=<your title>

|submitter=~~~~

|status=Description of status/progress.

|priority=<colour name> <or label (see Template:PriorityColour)>

|effort=<colour name> <or label (see Template:EffortColour)>

|progress=<colour name> <or label (see Template:ProgressColour)>

|comments=

your comments and discussion go here

}}

Colour Coding

Effort: none trivial easy routine tricky difficult unknown done

Priority: high medium low

Progress:

not started on hold ahead on track behind in trouble

The colour behind the title matches the progress colour. Custom keyword colours may be added to the colour templates mentioned above under usage.

Examples

Example A

Title Goes HereProgress: on track Effort: easy Priority: low

Submitted by: Kim Tucker 23:28, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
Status: This easy and low priority issue/task is on track

Comments:
Your comments on the issue go here.

The colours are set when using the template as indicated in the usage section.

Example B

Title Goes HereProgress: done Effort: routine Priority: medium

Submitted by: Kim Tucker 23:28, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
Status: This routine task of medium priority is done.

Comments:
Your comments and discussion on the issue go here. The colours are set when using the template as indicated in the usage section.

Example C

Title goes hereProgress: ahead Effort: tricky Priority: high

Submitted by: Kim Tucker 23:28, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
Status: This high priority and tricky task is ahead of schedule

Comments:
Your comments and discussion on the issue go here. The colours are set when using the template as explained in the usage section.

Example D

Title goes hereProgress: in trouble Effort: tricky Priority: medium

Submitted by: Kim Tucker 23:28, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
Status: This tricky medium priority task is in trouble

Comments:
Your comments and discussion on the issue go here. The colours are set when using the template as indicated in the usage section.

Comments

Suggestions

• If replacing a page with this template instead of Template:Issue first check that WikiEducator has Template:ProgressColour (perhaps redirect to Template:StatusColour). Check for consistency.

Done

Enhanced to

• Make the default not collapsed and added a parameter to set this.
• Use collapsible tables.
• Have the colour of the top left cell indicate the priority of the task, the title cell background colour to indicate the amount of effort the task might require, and add a thin right column whose colour indicates status/progress.
• Allow users of the template indicate by labels rather than colours via "look-up templates" (i.e. indicate priority as "high" rather than "red", etc. In this way, the colour schemes may be edited in one place without having to edit all the instances of its use.
• Include a last row summarising the colour indications for those who cannot see them.

Related Templates

The template is used in conjunction with the following templates which lookup colours associated with relevant labels for priority, effort required and status/progress:

• Template:PriorityColour
• Template:EffortColour
• Template:ProgressColour

This template was originally based on Template:Issue