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WillP: /* A Scene’s Task Creation Walk through */

2007-02-13T19:51:54Z

‎A Scene’s Task Creation Walk through

WillP at 19:50, 13 February 2007

2007-02-13T19:50:26Z

WillP: /* A New Scene’s Task Assignment Walk through */

2007-02-13T19:49:45Z

‎A New Scene’s Task Assignment Walk through

Willp: /* General */

2007-02-10T05:39:59Z

‎General

Willp: New page: ===General=== Dot Project is being used on the TWO project to schedule prioritize and assign tasks. This page will walk you through a typical tasks life ...

2007-02-10T05:36:09Z

New page: ===General=== Dot Project is being used on the TWO project to schedule prioritize and assign tasks. This page will walk you through a typical tasks life ...

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===General===

[[Dot Project]] is being used on the [[TWO]] project to schedule prioritize and assign tasks. This page will walk you through a typical tasks life cycle. For a general overview of dotproject see the [[DotProjectTutorial|Dot Project Tutorial]]

Here is a general outline of a tasks life cycle

* A task is created
* The task is assigned
** It can be assigned at the same time it is created
* The assignee creates task logs to update progress and log what has changed.
** emails optionally can be sent with the logged info
* When a tasks assignee is done he or she logs this, then edits the task and changes the approval status to “awaiting approval”
** The task creator could have marked the task “approval not required”, for parent tasks etc
** A report can be made to show all tasks filtered by “approval status” so the person(s) in charge can mark them “approved” or “not complete”. A a log should be created describing the approval status change like “good work” or “such and such needs to be fixed”.

===First Things===

If you haven’t already please follow the [[Dot Project Login]] instructions.

===A New Scene’s Task Assignment Walk through===

This is what the typical contributor will do with a task.

# An email is received for a task.

Click the link in the email to view the task in dotproject
## If you are not logged into the forum, a login page will appear.
## The link in the email will need to be clicked again once your are logged in.
# [[SVN]] is used to update, so that the local copy of the data is current. See [[Svn Walkthrough]].
# Animation Master [[v13.0]] is used to open the file for the task (usually a project). Use the [[DataManagement|Data Management]] page to help locate your file (for task _1_02_03 it would be located in c:\twodata\data\Act1\Seq02-Bridge\Sc03).
# The file is modified, and saved
# [[SVN]] is used to commit the changes
# [[Dot Project]] is used to log the progress on the task that was assigned.
## “Notify Creator” should be checked and Choreography status should be changed to “Awaiting approval” in the log, when the task is complete.

For more info about specific parst of DotProject see the [[Dot Project Tutorial]].

===A Scene’s Task Creation Walk through===

This info will be mainly of interest to an AD or Director.

# The [[Directors|director]] creates a task for a scene
## To create a task [http://www.hash.com/dotproject/index.php?m=projects&a=view&project_id=2 view] the TWO project and pick new task from the upper right.
## '''Tip'''<nowiki>: Each task’s name should be as descriptive as possible so instead of putting “lighting” as a subtask to _1_2_3 (act1 seq2 scene3) it should be ”_1_2_3 lighting” so that you can tell what it is with out the aid of its parents name.</nowiki>
# The director loads the scenes relevant Project and creates a default Choreography with Rotoscope and saves the choreography to the correct spot following the [[Data Management]] folder naming convention.
# The director copies the tasks url into the choreography’s fileinfo properties URL.
# The director uses the TWO tab in [[v13.0]]’s Community panel to “Commit” the choreography and project.
# The director assigns the task to an Animation Director (AD) using edit tasks’s “human resources” tab.
## A notification is sent to the [[AD]] if this option was checked when the assignment was made. If not it will show up in the [[AD]]’s [http://www.hash.com/dotproject/index.php?m=tasks&a=todo todo list] on the [[DotProject|Dot Project]] site.
## The AD follows the [[SvnWalkthrough|Svn Walkthrough]] instructions if not already installed.
# The [[AD]] runs V13.
# The [[AD]] presses “Update” on the TWO community tab
# The [[AD]] Opens the Project corresponding to the Sequence that contains the Scene.
# The [[AD]] double-clicks the Choreography for the Scene.
# The [[AD]] drag-and-drops the proxy Set and Actors into the Choreography; makes paths, Actions, etc.
# The [[AD]] “Commits” with [[SVN]]
## The [[AD]] will be asked to save the project if he hasn’t already.
# The [[AD]] logs his progress on the dot project task that was assigned to him.
## a notification is sent to the task creator if that option is checked when the log is created.
# When the task is thought to be complete it should be edited and marked “awaiting approval”
## can also be marked “approval not required” for parent tasks etc
## A report can be made to show all tasks filtered by “approval status” so the person(s) in charge can mark them “approved” or “not complete”
# Once marked approved the [[AD]] or director creates subtasks and assigns them to the relevant people.

'''This may change once in practice, if so Director and AD please keep this uptodate.'''

See also [[Project Management Procedures]] for more specifics

For a general overview of [[Dot Project]] see the [[Dot Project Tutorial]].

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 # The director uses the <span class="caps">TWO</span> tab in [[v13.0]]’s Community panel to “Commit” the choreography and project.
 # The director assigns the task to an Animation Director (AD) using edit tasks’s “human resources” tab.
-## A notification is sent to the [[AD]] if this option was checked when the assignment was made. If not it will show up in the [[AD]]’s [http://www.hash.com/dotproject/index.php?m=tasks&a=todo todo list] on the [[DotProject|Dot Project]] site.
+## A notification is sent to the [[AD]] if this option was checked when the assignment was made. If not it will show up in the [[AD]]’s [http://www.hash.com/dotproject/index.php?m=tasks&a=todo todo list] on the [[Dot Project]] site.
 ## The AD follows the [[Svn Walkthrough]] instructions if not already installed.
 # The [[AD]] runs <span class="caps">V13</span>.

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 # The director assigns the task to an Animation Director (AD) using edit tasks’s “human resources” tab.
 ## A notification is sent to the [[AD]] if this option was checked when the assignment was made. If not it will show up in the [[AD]]’s [http://www.hash.com/dotproject/index.php?m=tasks&a=todo todo list] on the [[DotProject|Dot Project]] site.
-## The AD follows the [[SvnWalkthrough|Svn Walkthrough]] instructions if not already installed.
+## The AD follows the [[Svn Walkthrough]] instructions if not already installed.
 # The [[AD]] runs <span class="caps">V13</span>.
 # The [[AD]] presses “Update” on the <span class="caps">TWO</span> community tab

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 ===General===
-[[Dot Project]] is being used on the <span class="caps">[[TWO]]</span> project to schedule prioritize and assign tasks. This page will walk you through a typical tasks life cycle. For a general overview of dotproject see the [[DotProjectTutorial|Dot Project Tutorial]]
+[[Dot Project]] is being used on the <span class="caps">[[TWO]]</span> project to schedule prioritize and assign tasks. This page will walk you through a typical tasks life cycle. For a general overview of dotproject see the [[Dot Project Tutorial]]
 Here is a general outline of a tasks life cycle

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 ## The link in the email will need to be clicked again once your are logged in.
 # [[SVN]] is used to update, so that the local copy of the data is current. See [[Svn Walkthrough]].
-# Animation Master [[v13.0]] is used to open the file for the task (usually a project). Use the [[DataManagement|Data Management]] page to help locate your file (for task _1_02_03 it would be located in c:\twodata\data\Act1\Seq02-Bridge\Sc03).
+# Animation Master [[v13.0]] is used to open the file for the task (usually a project). Use the [[Data Management]] page to help locate your file (for task _1_02_03 it would be located in c:\twodata\data\Act1\Seq02-Bridge\Sc03).
 # The file is modified, and saved
 # [[SVN]] is used to commit the changes