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The one workflow issue that trips me up more than any other in FogBugz is the situation where I've recently dispatched a case, so that it no longer shows up in whatever list I'm working through, and then want to go back to it at some point later in the day.

I do not use the "Working On" feature religiously, so I can't use the "Recently Worked On" feature.

I would like to be able to quickly glance at all the bugs I have recently modified. Is this something that is built-in to FogBugz somehow, and I'm just missing it? Is there a clever filter I could use to get at this information easily?

Usually the scenario is that I've sent and closed a response to some customer, and later think of something else I wanted to add. Now I have to search on the case by email, if I can remember it, or by name, or by viewing all my cases and sorting from highest bug number to lowest.

Any help is appreciated.

flag	asked Feb 18 2011 at 3:26 Daniel Jalkut 33●4

Rich Armstrong · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-18 15:52:38Z UTC

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You do this by combining the "editedBy" and "edited" search axes, e.g.

editedBy:Me edited:Today

Or

editedBy:Me edited:Yesterday

Or even

editedby:"Me" edited:"-2d.."

edited Feb 18 2011 at 15:52

Rich Armstrong♦♦

answered Feb 18 2011 at 4:10

James McLeod♦
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Thanks, guys. I think a search along the lines you are suggesting will do the trick, saved as an easy bookmark or saved list. – Daniel Jalkut Feb 19 2011 at 20:05

Uwe Raabe · Answer 2 · 2011-02-18 07:34:50Z UTC

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The FNN plugin gives you a list of recent events. This might not work smoothly after a few days. Other search options may fit better in that case.

answered Feb 18 2011 at 7:34

Uwe Raabe
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A useful suggestion, but I like the fact that the search solution above doesn't require an additional plugin. Thanks! – Daniel Jalkut Feb 19 2011 at 20:06

Rich Armstrong · Answer 3 · 2011-02-18 15:52:04Z UTC

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If it's something I just did, I find the fastest way is to go to the Recent list under the starred menu. Or to search for edited:"-5m..".

answered Feb 18 2011 at 15:52

Rich Armstrong♦♦
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Very cool tip. I didn't know about the relative date ranges. – Daniel Jalkut Feb 19 2011 at 20:04

Michel de Ruiter · Answer 4 · 2011-02-18 14:04:32Z UTC

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I use:

editedBy:me edited:"this week" orderBy:"-lastviewed"

answered Feb 18 2011 at 14:04

Michel de Ruiter♦
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Thanks, Michel. I like the "orderBy" flag as a finesse of the similar examples suggested above. – Daniel Jalkut Feb 19 2011 at 20:07

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