The file tracker.xml customizes parameters for various tracker binders. This file can be used to modify an existing binder type or create a new binder type. Once the binder is created using this template, it can be changed by using the tracker administrator. Each binder types has the following attributes:

• Type - The type of the project, some of the predefined types are General Tracking, Software Defect Tracking, Sales Tracking, Patient Tracking, Workman's Comp Claims Tracking, HR Candidate Tracking and Group ToDo List
• CaseListRows - Number of lines in a page to be shown in the case list screen
• CaseNamingScheme - The naming scheme of the case number, the case name can be one of two types, a fixed two (or three) letter character or the user initial. This is followed by a unique number provided by OfficeClip.
• CaseNamingPrefix - If the CaseNamingScheme is Fixed, then this field will carry the fixed alphabets which will be used for the case naming
• HelpPopupPath - The relative path of the help popup screen for this binder. OfficeClip has created help files for all its default binder. These help files are available to the group administrators when they create a binder
• CaseId - The case number which consists of
  • Name - The Name of the Case Number. this name is displayed on the screen
• List - These are various lists in the tracker, these lists are also called fixed fields, the attributes for these lists are,
  • type - The type of the list, valid values are Status, Criticality, Category and Kind
  • Name - The name of this field which shows up on the tracker screen
  • ColumnSelect - Determines if this column is selected to be shown in the case list screen, valid values are "Y" or "N"
  • Sorted - Determines if the listvalues are sorted when they show up on the screen
  • ListValue - This contains the values of the combo box which shows up on the tracker screen, various attributes are:
    • Name - The name of the list value
    • Days - The number of days after which the case becomes critical (this attribute is only valid for criticality)
• CreatedBy - The name of the user who created this case, valid values are:
  • Name - The name which is displayed on the screen
  • ColumnSelect - Whether this column will be selected to be shown on the case list screen
• CreatedDate - The date on which this case is created, valid values are:
  • Name - The name which is displayed on the screen
  • ColumnSelect - Whether this column will be selected to be shown on the case list screen
• ModifiedBy - The name of the user who last modified this case, valid values are:
  • Name - The name which is displayed on the screen
  • ColumnSelect - Whether this column will be selected to be shown on the case list screen
• ModifiedDate - The date on which this case is modified, valid values are:
  • Name - The name which is displayed on the screen
  • ColumnSelect - Whether this column will be selected to be shown on the case list screen
• Title - The Title of the case, valid values are:
  • Name - The name which is displayed on the screen
• Description - The Description of the case, valid values are:
  • Name - The name which is displayed on the screen
• Resolution - The Resolution of the case, valid values are:
  • Name - The name which is displayed on the screen
• Comments - The Comments of the case, valid values are:
  • Name - The name which is displayed on the screen
• udfs - A list of all the user defined field (udf) values, this consists a set of udfs, each udf has the following attributes
  • Name - The name of the udf
  • Type - The type of the udf, udf can be of the following types, Text, User, Email, Date and List (List has List Values as attributes)
  • ColumnSelect - Whether this column will be selected to be shown on the case list screen
  • Sorted - If this udf elements are sorted on the screen (only valid for List Type udfs). This can only have "Y" or "N" as valid values

An example of one of the project templates is shown below:

<Projects xmlns="http://tempuri.org/tracker.xsd">
<Project Type="General Tracking" CaseListRows="30" CaseNamingScheme="Initials" CaseNamingPrefix="" HelpPopUpPath="docs/help/help_popup/trackertypegeneral.html">
<CaseId Name="Case id" />
<List type="Status" Name="Status" ColumnSelect="Y" Sorted="N">
<ListValue Name="Open" Default="Y" />
<ListValue Name="Closed" />
<ListValue Name="Resolved" />
</List>
<List type="Criticality" Name="Criticality" ColumnSelect="N" Sorted="N">
<ListValue Name="Low" Days="10" />
<ListValue Name="Medium" Days="5" Default="Y" />
<ListValue Name="High" Days="1" />
</List>
<List type="Category" Name="Category" ColumnSelect="N" Sorted="N">
</List>
<List type="Kind" Name="Kind" ColumnSelect="N" Sorted="N">
</List>
<CreatedBy Name="Created By" ColumnSelect="Y" />
<CreatedDate Name="Created Date" ColumnSelect="Y" />
<ModifiedBy Name="Modified By" ColumnSelect="N" />
<ModifiedDate Name="Modified Date" ColumnSelect="N" />
<Title Name="Title" />
<Description Name="Description" />
<Resolution Name="Resolution" />
<Comments name="Comments" />
<Udfs>
<Udf Name="Assigned To" Type="User" ColumnSelect="N" Sorted="N" />
</Udfs>
</Project>