Trackers

  • A tracker is a customized version of Google Issue Tracker with unique branding (URL, logo, and color theme) used by some open source projects for focused issue management.

  • Trackers provide a dedicated view of issues and components relevant to a specific project, enhancing collaboration and organization.

  • Users can access trackers from custom domains, see branded elements within the tracker, and easily manage project-specific issues.

  • While focused on a project, trackers allow referencing external issues and maintain access to personal hotlists, saved searches, and bookmark groups.

  • Issues belonging to a tracker can be identified by tracker chips and viewed within their dedicated tracker context even when accessed from outside.

A tracker is a scoped version of Google Issue Tracker used by some open source projects. A tracker view shows only issues and components that belong to the tracker, letting you focus on work that is relevant to your project. Trackers can also have custom branding with a unique URL, logo, and color theme.

Features

Trackers include several features:

  • You can access a tracker from a custom domain. For example, you can access the Pigweed tracker from https://issues.pigweed.dev.

  • You see a branded instance of Google Issue Tracker. For example, the Pigweed tracker shows Pigweed logo and header, open source themed buttons, and a footer with Pigweed branding.

  • You only see issues and components belonging to the tracker.

  • Tracker admins can configure trusted collaborator groups. Issue admins can add these groups as collaborators on issues from the issue access limits dialog:

  • Alternatively, issue admins can add trusted collaborator groups to issues on the create issue page:

Access non-tracker issues from a tracker

You can access your hotlists, saved searches and bookmark groups when using a tracker. However, some issues may not be visible, since issues outside of the tracker are not displayed.

When you view an issue not belonging to the tracker, you will be redirected outside the tracker.

View tracker information

When you are not in a tracker, tracker chips are displayed for issues and components belonging to a tracker.

When you view a tracker issue from outside of a tracker, you see a banner with a link to view the issue in the tracker.

You can search for issues by tracker using the trackerid field in the search bar.

You can also search for issues in a tracker using the search builder.

For more information, see: