Activity stream

The activity stream page displays a list of Orchestrate "activities" such as work item updates, commits, builds, and review updates.

Overview

The activity stream is a feed of recent project activities, listed in reverse chronological order (newest activities on top). There is one activity stream per TeamForge project. You can use the activity stream to:
  • Keep up to date on recent project updates
  • Find a recent activity
  • Filter for relevant updates using filters

Interface and navigation

The activity stream user interface features "activity widgets" on the left side, a concise representation of the activity including source information and unique identifiers. The right side of the stream features a synopsis of the activity.

The activity stream is paginated, showing 50 activities per page. All activities in the stream appear according to the timestamp set by the source system. If an activity has been commented upon, you see a comment "bubble" displaying the number of comments on that activity. For a list of status icons and their contexts, see User Interface Icons.

Notification of new activities

The activity stream interface will indicate the availability of new activities. While an activity stream is open in a browser tab, notifications will appear on the activity stream and in your browser tab indicating the number of newly available activities. Refresh the tab or click the notification on the activity stream to load the newly available activities.

Commits

Commits are depicted in blue, and are identified by a "source code" icon.

The activity stream displays the following commit attributes :
Commit Attribute Description Location
SCM repository commit ID The commit revision number. Commit activity header
SCM source name The user defined "friendly name" alias the source. Commit activity header
Committer Name and user profile picture of the user responsible for the commit transaction. A default user avatar is depicted if the user has not defined a profile picture in TeamForge. Commit summary
Commit message Up to four lines of the committer's explanatory text submitted at commit time. Commit summary
Committed At The date and time of the commit as reported by the source SCM system. Commit summary

Builds

Build activities are depicted in purple, and are identified by a "building block" icon.

The activity stream displays the following build attributes:
Build Attribute Description Location
Build number The build identifier as supplied by the source build/CI system. Build activity header
Build source name The user defined "friendly name" alias the source. Build activity header
Timestamp The date and time the build finished as reported by the build server. Build summary
Build result status Can be one of these states: Successful, Failed, Aborted, or Unstable. Build summary
Build duration The time it took for the build to run, from start to finish. Build summary
Test results If the source job is configured to run automated tests, TeamForge Orchestrate presents the test results, summarized by these states: passed, failed, aborted, or ignored. If there are no test results due to an aborted build or other errors which prevent an anticipated test from starting, TeamForge Orchestrate displays "No test - results". Build summary

Review requests

Review request activities are depicted in green, and are identified by a "magnifying glass" icon.

The activity stream displays the following review attributes:
Review Attribute Description Location
Review request number The review identifier as supplied by the source review system. Review request activity header
Review source location display name The user-defined "friendly name" alias for the source. Review request activity header
Review creator or respondent The user who created or updated the review as reported by the source review system. Review summary
Created and updated at: The date and time that the review request was requested and updated as reported by the source review system. Review summary
Review status The current state of the request represented by an icon and text description. Text descriptions vary based on the underlying source review system. Statuses are associated to a status type that conforms to the TeamForge Orchestrate API. Conforming status types include: open, submitted, rejected, discarded, or other. Review summary
Review summary Text summarizing the review request creation event or updates to an existing review. The review summary may contain the following information:
  • Change in review title
  • Change in review description (summary)
  • Change in review status
  • Review files added or removed
  • Addition of new reviewers
Review summary

Work item updates

Work item activities are depicted in orange, and are identified by a corresponding "tracker" icon.

The activity stream displays the following work item attributes:
Work Item Attribute Description Location
Artifact ID The work item identifier as supplied by the source work item tracking system. Work item activity header
Work item display name The user-defined "friendly name" alias for the work item source. Work item activity header
Updated on: The date and time that the work item was updated as reported by the source work item system. Work item summary
Work item status The current state of the work item represented by an icon and text description. Text descriptions vary based on the underlying source review system. Status types are shown in parenthesis to further clarify the status intention (e.g., Closed, Open, In Progress). Work item summary
Work item title Text summarizing the Work item creation event or updates to an existing work item. The work item summary may contain the following information:
  • Change in work item title
  • Change in review description (summary)
  • Change in review status
  • Review files added or removed
  • Addition of new reviewers
Work item summary
Relevant changes to the work item Text summarizing the Work item creation event or updates to an existing work item. The work item summary may contain the following information:
  • Change in Description
  • Change in Status
  • Change in Priority
  • Change in User Assignment
Work item summary