It's really easy to forget to set the sprint start/end dates, which will result in errors. Since setting the dates is required for the extension to behave correctly, can this be made more intuitive/impossible to forget? Perhaps set defaults, prompt the user for them when creating the sprint, etc etc.
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| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | None | T91516 Manually setting sprint start/end date not intuitive, easy to forget | |||
| Resolved | None | T95079 Add conduit methods for Sprint Creation |
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https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Project_management#Sprints says you must set the start and end dates and links to this bug; update it if and when the behavior changes.
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It also should be entirely optional. Why does it matter if a sprint doesn't have one? The only reason Gather uses sprints is so that it can use story points. We even turned our backlog into a sprint that ends 31st December 2018 (dumb!)
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@Jdlrobson A Sprint by definition is a timeboxed project. I am sorry, but this is what it is. Start and end dates will remain required as long as the project is called a Sprint.
The concept of a "Backlog Project" could be developed as an another Project Type that allows points, but does not need start and end dates. I am considering adding a Project Type application interface for a less specific use case than Agile. This would solve this problem.
In the meantime, the above referenced patch provides a form for Sprint creation that includes Start and End dates, so it will be clear that this is a requirement for the Sprint project type.
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@Christopher sure.. but currently the use of story points is tied to a project being a sprint and this is my frustration (which I guess is tangential:-) ) .
A Backlog project seems like a good solution to this thanks for proposing it (is there a task for this that I can follow?). I do agree though that if a sprint is setup it should not allow it to be a sprint without a start and end date