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Downloaded project data access

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Hi,
is there a way to access downloaded project data for the desktop plug-in? I need better filtering (more like a query) for the issues. For example, select issues which have outbound link to one of the other issues.

Michael
Cipher
· 1 		Cipher
Friday, September 18, 2009, 10:57:00 AM
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This is not possible. I presume you want direct access, if so the database is the best option for you.
Mark Wing
· 9108 		Mark Wing
Friday, September 18, 2009, 11:44:18 AM
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You could do that via the web services interface. The IssueEN type in the .NET API provides an IssueLinks attribute which returns a list of IssueLinkEN objects.

It would require writing an application to have lists of projects and issues, like the few I've written, though. Depends on how much extra effort you want to put into it.
alitheg
· 1 		alitheg
Friday, September 18, 2009, 12:04:17 PM
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Thanks!

I think I'll give it a try.

Another question though. I'm looking into using desktop plug-in because I want fast response time.

I've played with it a bit and was disappointed with the following:

1) It requires downloading all project issues each time I want to go offline. It looks like it doesn't have real offline synchronization. It should work like this: download project – go offline – make changes – synchronize – make changes – synchronize – etc. – go online and do what is not possible in offline mode – go offline again – synchronize…

2) It works with issues only, no user and project management, no reports. Are you going to improve desktop to let it have all web features?

3) It is not that fast compared to the web version and I only have a hundred of issues to play with. I thought it works with the speed of “notepad”. I guess if I’d play with Gemini on the local host it would have the same speed as the desktop plug-in.

Michael

 
Cipher
· 1 		Cipher
Friday, September 18, 2009, 12:49:03 PM
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I can't speak for CounterSoft on issues 1) and 2), though both are good ideas.

I did try out Gemini desktop, and found it to be very slow compared to the web services programs I had already written. Because of that, I've just stuck to using the .NET API and writing my own apps to access Gemini.

Additionally, thanks to the SSO.aspx page, I have a button in each of my programs labelled "Open Gemini", which launched the default web-browser and logs into Gemini using the same user that is logged into the application.

Works quite well, even if I say so myself!
alitheg
· 1 		alitheg
Friday, September 18, 2009, 12:53:48 PM
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We are aware of these issues and are working on a faster and better version of the desktop app.
Mark Wing
· 9108 		Mark Wing
Friday, September 18, 2009, 1:31:47 PM