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Rename my account

Merging old Bugzilla account

Hi, I had an old Bugzilla account associated with email capmo700 (at) yahoo.com.br. Several years ago I made what is specified at Phabricator/Help/Reclaim Bugzilla and RT accounts, but I'm afraid the accounts weren't merged. When I check my Activity I only see what was done with the new account; the Bugzilla-era activity does not appear. Can something be done to fix this? Capmo (talk) 16:04, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi @Capmo, feel free to file a request in a Phab ticket, however I can imagine that currently nobody will prioritize fixing the six year old migration code and test and deploy that, so I'd say it's unlikely. Also see https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T163581#6743413 AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 17:43, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

What should I do

See https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T272137

This is the backlog of things I do related to Wikidata and often external sources that I connect with

• description is found on https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/3477/ Salgo60 (talk) 14:24, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi @Salgo60, if https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/3477/ is a personal workboard for a single individual, then it should likely be a "User" type of project (see Phabricator/Project management#Types of Projects )? Plus is it intentionally a subproject of WMSE? AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 14:42, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

" intentionally " No

• when it was created I guess I spoke with people at WMSE and that was the way the told me
  • now I feel they want it to be separated Salgo60 (talk) 10:26, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Plus is "so9q" at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/so9q/ really supposed to be a subproject of https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/3477/ ?

As a start, it would help to explain what these two projects are for. (They currently lack project descriptions.) Thanks :) AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 14:44, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

I have connected > 10 Wikidata properties and use Phabricator to track communication with external sources and things to do,..

Properties requested:

• WikiTree person-ID (P2949)
• Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon-ID (P3217)
• Uppsala Universitet Alvin-ID (P6821)
• Levande Musikarv ID (P4607)
• Libris-URI (P5587)
• Litteraturbanken författare (P5101)
• Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (P4963)
• Svenskt översättarlexikon (P5147)
• Svenska Akademin ledamotsregister (P5325)
• Gotlands museum (P7068)
• Dramatens arkiv Rollboken (P7574)
• Litteraturbanken utgåva (P5123)
• Signaturer.se ID (P5316)
• SOFI namnregister (P5536)
• TORA ID (P4820)
• Nationell Arkiv Databas (P5324)
• Epitafier.se ID (P6996)
• NAD plats-ID (P7434)
• SVT Öppet arkiv-ID (P6817)
• Svenska Anbytarforum (P6303)
• Svenskt porträttarkiv (P4819)
• Gravstensinventeringen (P5259)
• Hembygdsportalen-id (P6192)
• portal för öppna data (P8402)
• Sveriges Riksdag dokument (P8433)
• SSYK 2012 Standard för svensk yrkesklassificering (P8654)
• Nobel Laureate API ID (P8024)
• Europeana Entity (P7704) Salgo60 (talk) 10:28, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

@Salgo60 Hi, not sure why there is a list of Wikidata properties...Could you please explain what these two specific projects in Phabricator are specifically for? They currently lack project descriptions. Thanks! AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 10:35, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

I have requested to create them and use Phabricator to track activities regarding them and other things.... you asked why we added activities on Phabricator... Salgo60 (talk) 10:42, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

@Salgo60 Hi, I did not ask why you add activities on Phabricator (that's fine and very welcome, and it is meant to track activities, in general)... I asked what the two specific project tags that you added in Phabricator are about. The project tags do not have a description, but project tags should have a description. Currently only you know what a project tag called "so9q" is about, but nobody else knows. Same problem with the project tag called "Magnus Sälgö". Please see https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T272137 - thanks! :) AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 10:51, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Ok

• so9q is just user So9q
• Magnus Sälgö is salgo60 Salgo60 (talk) 11:05, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

@Salgo60 It seems that these two project tags are User projects (see Phabricator/Project management#Types of Projects )?

In that case they should follow the guidelines (icon, color), they should follow the naming scheme, they should have a description anyways (please always add project descriptions when creating projects, so other people can understand what a project is about, as Phabricator is a public place)?

Also, "so9q" is a subproject of the project "Magnus Sälgö". "Magnus Sälgö" is a subproject of the project "WMSE". Is that a mistake? AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 17:05, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi, I get a permission error when trying to edit the description.

I'm gonna migrate to github projects and tell magnus to remove the project when I'm done. So9q (talk) 11:24, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi, there is no concept of removing projects themselves in Phab (except for removing project tags from tasks). Maybe this is about archiving? AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 17:07, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

@Salgo60 Hi, could you answer my previous questions please? Thanks a lot! AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 14:12, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

• "Magnus Sälgö" is a subproject of the project "WMSE". Is that a mistake?
  • yes/no was just a way to move away his tasks from "my" backlog
• It seems that these two project tags are User projects
  • yes
• they should have a description anyways
  • I have added description here https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/3477/
• subproject of "WMSE"
  • that was said ok when was created but I guess they dont want that.... Salgo60 (talk) 14:27, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

I'm done migrating now. You can delete my board and all my tasks. So9q (talk) 13:16, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

@So9q Hi, it is not possible to delete a project. Does that meanhttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/?project=PHID-PROJ-vcetdghb43iaf765xagc&statuses=open()&group=none&order=newest#R should all be closed? Do you plan to do that, or do you want me to mass-close them? AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 08:48, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Mass close sounds good to me. So9q (talk) 09:03, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks! :) Archived https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/5146/ ; resolved https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/?ids=272285,272283,272282,272281,272280,272278,272274,272273,272272,272271,272259,272184,272136,272131,272129,271535 AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 09:39, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Phabricator account disabled

Track mentions

I'm trying to ensure I'm alerted to direct mentions of my name (someone using @nskaggs) on tickets. Filtering mail doesn't seem to always work, and it would be useful to see these directly in the UI as well. Any advice or strategy on filtering for username mentions? NSkaggs (WMF) (talk) 20:22, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

@NSkaggs (WMF) Hi, I'm not aware of any good way (like a list) in the web UI. One could query tasks for stuff like body:@nskaggs or comment:@nskaggs but that wouldn't allow sorting results by the date of these mentions.

How exactly do you filter mail? AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 21:52, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

I recognize that you asked about the UI, but if it helps, here is how I filter email, which works well for me (with the caveat that I like using email):

Filter:

How is this possible? With X-Stamps. Most email clients stash Phab email data in the header of the email, and you can point to that data. Gmail, however, strips it out, so you have to tell Phabricator to be explicit and put the data into the email itself. This also is required for filtering to work, since Gmail's filtering options are limited to a few simple searches. X-Stamps look something like this:

To get this into your Phab emails, change your settings here:

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/settings/panel/emailformat/

and set Send Stamps to Mail Headers and Body.

After that, you can tell Gmail to filter on things like your @mentions.

See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Help/Managing_mail for more info, and https://secure.phabricator.com/book/phabricator/article/mail_rules/ for more more info. This part is especially relevant:

When writing filter rules against mail stamps in Gmail, you should quote any filters you want to apply. For example, specify rules like this, with quotes:

"author(@alice)"

Note that Gmail will ignore some symbols when matching mail against filtering rules, so you can get false positives if the body of the message includes text like author alice (the same words in the same order, without the special symbols).

You'll also get false positives if the message body includes the text of a mail stamp explicitly in a normal text field like a summary, description, or comment.

There's no way to avoid these false positives other than using a different client with support for more powerful filtering rules, but these false positives should normally be uncommon.Hope that helps, please ask any questions you may have. :) MBinder (WMF) (talk) 23:30, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Many thanks to both of you. @MBinder (WMF) I too would prefer an email based solution, and your description is perfect and should solve my problem! Fingers crossed on the next direct mention! NSkaggs (WMF) (talk) 15:32, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

MediaWiki User – Phabricator

Hello, I was renamed from "Patriccck" to "Patrik L." here at Wikimedia projects. How can I change "MediaWiki User" here? Thanks in advance. Patrik L. (talk) 12:13, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

@Patrik L. Hi, admins can change your Phab user account name. Please provide your new Phab username and note the limitations. Thanks. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 12:28, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

I am just wondering if and how can I change "MediaWiki User", see screenshot to "Patrik L.". I decided I will keep my nickname at Phabricator due to restricted whitespaces. Patrik L. (talk) 12:56, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

That's... weird. I don't know technical details, but I've seen it updated automatically on Phab profiles in the past. Not sure what's (not) happening here.

The only quick way that comes to my mind is to connect your LDAP/Wikitech/Gerrit to your Phab account, then disconnect your old MediaWiki/OAuth/SUL account, and then connect your new MediaWiki/OAuth/SUL account: Phabricator/Help#Using your Wikimedia developer account AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 13:20, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

How can I edit the code of Phabricator

Hello. I am a beginner in Phabricator. I want to edit the code on this page because the translation of that page was wrong, but I couldn't find 'Edit' in that page. How can I do that? Thank you. TKsdik8900 (talk) 03:48, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

@TKsdik8900 Hi, good question. :) "Phabricator Diffusion" (the part in Phabricator which allows to browse in source code repositories) mostly only mirrors code repositories from other places. See https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/455/ which has a link to the canonical source code repository in Gerrit; see Gerrit/Tutorial how to write code changes and share them. Thanks! AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 07:22, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for your answer. I followed the page https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Gerrit/Tutorial to get to the page https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/cldr/+/639393/6/CldrNames/CldrNamesJa.php , but I don't know how to proceed from here. I read https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Gerrit/Tutorial#Editing_via_the_web-interface , but I couldn't find the '"Commands" in the sidebar' there (step 2 on the above page). Am I doing something wrong...? Could you tell me about it? Thank you. TKsdik8900 (talk) 08:45, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi, could you bring this up on Talk:Gerrit/Tutorial please? Thanks! AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 12:05, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Rename Username

Rename Username

What image size configurations can we use on phab?

I usually use `size=full` but sometimes something smaller would be better but I could never find this information anywhere. is there a way to use "small" or "fit" or "90%" ? Dvpita (talk) 12:27, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

@Dvpita Hi, if this is about embedding files in tasks, then I'm only aware of {F123} syntax which would show a thumbnail, and {F123 size=full}. Related upstream tasks seem to be https://secure.phabricator.com/maniphest/?ids=8227,10506,11609#R AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 12:47, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Can we have a list of most used tags and usernames when we click the textbox?

I usually create tickets with the same tags and usernames, would it be possible to have a drop-down with the most used ones before I start writing so I can just pick them? Dvpita (talk) 12:28, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

@Dvpita: Hi, uou could use URL parameters to create URLs for the most common cases, and for example add these links as items to your Favorites dropdown at phab:favorites/menu/configure/custom/. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 12:51, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Unable to receive verification email.

Rename User

Is there a way to use checkboxes to show 'in progress'

Hi all

I really like using checkboxes in my tasks but is there a way of marking them as in progress but no complete? It would help me and others keep track of progress better

Thanks John Cummings (talk) 17:31, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

@John Cummings Hi, a checkbox is binary (checked or not checked).

Workboards could be used for progress tracking on a task level. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 03:27, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

OK, thanks very much, yes I use a workboard also, just wanted something more detailed for individual tasks. Thanks again John Cummings (talk) 10:12, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Rename my account in Phabricator

Hello. Please rename my Phabricator account from "GIorgiOkropiridze" to "GiorgiOkropiridze". Thanks, გიო ოქრო (talk) 18:35, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi, I don't see a difference between these two names? AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 21:34, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

In the current version, the second letter is capital. გიო ოქრო (talk) 06:27, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Ah, sorry, I missed that! Sure. Renamed the account now. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 07:00, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Is there a way to view tasks that have laid dormant for a long time?

Phab test env?

Hi!

I often come back to the Phab test environment. I believe it is currently https://phab.wmflabs.org/

I've tried signing up for an account, but can't seem to get the verification email needed.

Also, this environment seems to change every so often. Is there a way to be included as a user when that occurs, so I don't always have to sign up again? Regardless, is there a place to keep up with when these shifts to new environments happen?

Thanks! MBinder (WMF) (talk) 22:01, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Heja, the verification email problem is covered in phab:T265505. Im not sure who maintains that test instance these days. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 06:00, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Request to rename user

Request to rename

Hello, please change my phabricator username from AVSmalnad77 to ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ. I wish to have the same username there as that of my Wikimedia account.

Here's the link to my phabricator account - https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/AVSmalnad77/ ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ (talk) 03:28, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

@ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ Hi, please see Phabricator/Help#Creating your account for account name restrictions. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 06:15, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Oh well if only ASCII usernames are allowed, I am fine with the existing username. Thanks for your help. ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ (talk) 06:21, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Yeah, sorry :( AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 06:57, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Bulk edit more than 100 tasks at once

Is this possible with the UI? MBinder (WMF) (talk) 20:27, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

@MBinder (WMF) On https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/advanced/ , try to set a value for "Page Size" to something larger than 100 (the UI takes 100 by default but it does not display it). (And phab:T205258 came to my mind but that should not be an issue anymore.) AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 21:01, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

(Uh, and feel free to improve Phabricator/Help#Batch edits please.) AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 21:02, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

That worked! Thanks for helping me discover a new approach to using the Maniphest.

Followup question: What's considered a safe limit for # of tasks to batch edit at once? MBinder (WMF) (talk) 21:55, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

@MBinder (WMF) I think I've silently mass-edited about 500 tasks at once so far. I'd expect Phabricator's job scheduler daemons to manage (and properly buffer) any number. If it doesn't then it would be the software's fault, not yours. :D AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 06:12, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

I can't unwatch a tag

Can't access my wikitech account

Request for rename

wrong email verification phabricator

I have tried to join phabricator. It asks for a verfication of email address but it sent the verification to an incorrect email address. How can I correct the email address to one I have been using for wikimedia purposes?

FYI, I have an email address in use of en.wikipedia.org, and other wikimedia sites. Ktsquare (talk) 18:08, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

I've deleted (unused) https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Ktsquare/ so you could re-register with a valid email address. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 20:25, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. How do I decide using a unified account or an independent at phabricator? Ktsquare (talk) 20:27, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

See Phabricator/Help#Creating your account AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 19:42, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

May I also ask if you the technical guy delete an account, are all the records gone forever? In other words, do you recommend backing up offline what is entered online? Ktsquare (talk) 01:47, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Deleting an account in Phabricator will "permanently and irreversibly destroy this user account. If you delete an account, it will no longer be possible to (for example) search for objects they created, and you will lose other information about their history. Disabling them instead will prevent them from logging in, but will not destroy any of their data." (PS: I might not be a "guy".) AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 06:34, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

How to decide between using a unified account or an independent at phabricator?

Per title, how? Ktsquare (talk) 23:10, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

That's up to you; see Phabricator/Help#Creating your account. You could also use both. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 10:49, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

Database dump

Hello! I have some folks asking for a database they can query with SQL. I recall this was possible in the past for projects like Phlogiston. To whom can I direct said interested parties? :) MBinder (WMF) (talk) 20:23, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

https://dumps.wikimedia.org/other/misc/ AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 19:32, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

I realize the dump is in JSON format, hmm. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/PHTO/browse/wmf%252Fstable/wmfphablib/phabdb.py is the corresponding code creating and sanitizing it. I'm curious what the actual use case is though... AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 19:50, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

Thank you! I will forward these. As for use cases, I think the minimum is simply comfort with familiar tools, and beyond that I will defer to those folks interested (I have sent them this thread). :) MBinder (WMF) (talk) 15:43, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

@MBinder (WMF) we can run one-off queries or set up static reports using SQL, we just can't give unlimited access because that could reveal sensitive information. I'd be willing to run queries manually if there is a pressing use-case. MModell (WMF) (talk) 09:47, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Invalid Phabricator email address

Query multiple columns via Maniphest

I would like to see if a task matches criteria for more than one column (obviously on different boards, assuming columns on the same board are mutually exclusive). I tried doing that here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/ElPvD_Yiivyc/#R

but it seems to either A) show me everything in both columns combined (rather than only tasks that match both columns), or B) show me something else entirely. I am thinking this is because I lack a way to say "and" rather than "or" (the latter accomplished, I think, via comma separation), or the query is simply breaking something.

Is there a way to query via Maniphest that says "show me tasks that exist in both of these columns"? MBinder (WMF) (talk) 18:06, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

I've never seen the "Columns" field on Maniphest's Advanced Search form. How to get that displayed? :)

There seems to be no logical AND or OR for entries in the "Columns" field, indeed. No good idea (so far).

I wondered if explicitly adding the corresponding projects of those columns into the "Tags" field ("Ready for Development" on #iOS-app-v6.8.1-Manta-Ray-On-A-Tractor, "Bug Backlog" on #Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog), as the "Tags" field by default is a logical AND. But https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/m_oBmrmGYCuz/#R does not work as expected either (some results are incorrect). AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 19:15, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

> I've never seen the "Columns" field on Maniphest's Advanced Search form. How to get that displayed? :)

I generated that via "View tasks as query" in the per-column menu (the non-intuitive pencil icon).

Thanks for taking a try with your query. It's curious how those results generate, given (as you said) that they are seemingly wrong.

Is there documentation somewhere for Maniphest syntax? Could I imply "and" via "+" or something, etc? MBinder (WMF) (talk) 21:28, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

I guess the "Columns" field (which is not exposed by default) does not support multiple values at all and only parses the first value, but that's just my guess based on the results of the two queries above. Might be a question for upstream at https://discourse.phabricator-community.org/ .

For the records only, the corresponding SQL query for what is wanted here would be something like this (and currently shows 3 task results):

SELECT t.id FROM phabricator_maniphest.maniphest_task t INNER JOIN phabricator_project.project_columnposition cp INNER JOIN phabricator_project.project_column c WHERE c.phid = "PHID-PCOL-csnseb4iqcjdwssg7r7k" AND c.phid = cp.columnPHID AND t.phid = cp.objectPHID AND (t.status="open" OR t.status="stalled") AND t.id IN (SELECT t.id FROM phabricator_maniphest.maniphest_task t INNER JOIN phabricator_project.project_columnposition cp INNER JOIN phabricator_project.project_column c WHERE c.phid = "PHID-PCOL-qvpchgb7ecjhwhdeyuzv" AND c.phid = cp.columnPHID AND t.phid = cp.objectPHID AND (t.status="open" OR t.status="stalled")) ORDER BY t.id; AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 09:10, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

From looking at the code, it seems that the columns search field indeed supports multiple phid values and does an OR not AND on the columns. I don't see any way to do the intersection of two or more columns, only the union is possible. MModell (WMF) (talk) 09:43, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Blocked or Dependent Tasks

What is the best way to reflect dependent or blocked tasks in phabricator? If I want to say task X is blocked by task Y (implying task Y must finish first), how can I best do this? NSkaggs (WMF) (talk) 16:42, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

Task Y should be a subtask of task X. In addition, task X could be set to "stalled" status (with an explanatory comment) as long as task Y is not resolved. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 07:19, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

I might add that Phabricator does not specify types of subtasks the way, say, JIRA does for blockers. The data does, for the most part, exist, but it's manual information used to create a narrative.

For example, a task might be a subtask of another, but that does not say explicitly if that subtask is a blocker or a subsequent task. One of the better ways to understand circumstance is to look at other data in the same context. The task graph on a task with relationships to other tasks can be useful for this.

This task (https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T241474) is a small example of how a task tree can help understand the narrative projected by the subtasks, using the "Subtype" column in the task tree. A "Feature" has a few subtasks, one of which is a "Bug" and another which is a "Design" task. There is also one uncategorized. At this stage, I don't yet know if the bug is a blocker or tech debt (in a circumstance where, say, the bug was caused by the parent task but doesn't necessarily block it, e.g. tech debt). Hovering over that task shows me the tags for it, and #tech-debt is not there, so for now I can (probably) assume that the bug is a blocker.

Much of this relies on users leveraging Phabricator well, and there are definitely times when that flexibility simply leads to more confusion because users forgot to organize things, but some might say that is a feature in and of itself, as the consequences encourage better practices. :) MBinder (WMF) (talk) 20:47, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Request Delete My Account.

Rename request

Is there a process for help with vandalism in a test env?

Hi!

A user on phab.wmflabs.org has been closing tasks on some of our mockups. I thought maybe this was an honest mistake (it's a test env, so it's easy to assume it's just a place to mess around with whatever), so I reached out to them to ask them to stop and why and offered to help them with whatever they wanted to do. I also added a description to the project in question. After reverting their changes, however, they did it again. I've noticed this user is blocked on some wikis and has a disabled account on WMF production Phab, so I suspect their intent is simply malicious.

At the end of the day, I just want my mockups to be preserved (we're doing it in a test env to not overwhelm production). I think my best option is just to manually change access for each task. Is that accurate?

Thanks! MBinder (WMF) (talk) 15:22, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

@MBinder (WMF), vandal-only accounts should be blocked. Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 17:27, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, @Whatamidoing (WMF). I think I am wondering more specifically what to do for the test env, which is not monitored by pretty much anyone, nor anyone's real responsibility beyond (I think) whomever set it up. MBinder (WMF) (talk) 18:11, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Does that mean there is production data (mockups) in a non-production instance? If yes, could someone explain what "overwhelm" means exactly? AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 15:29, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

I wouldn't call it production "production data" exactly (I would show you but I had to change the policy for all of the projects and tasks to stop the vandalism). It's really just a simple backlog and Kanban board to illustrate, in an interactive way, how we might make those changes on production. It is populated with fake tasks. "Overwhelm" doesn't mean "break Phab" so much as "make 30 tickets that aren't actually work and make AKlapper pull his hair out while clogging real boards." :) MBinder (WMF) (talk) 16:04, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Have you asked for admin/blocking rights there? You might be able to solve the problem more directly. Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 18:29, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

In my understanding, the test instance exists to test whatever people want to test. That can include altering someone else's test data. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 05:19, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

@AKlapper (WMF) that's fair! FWIW, at this point I have protected what data I think I need to, so my motivation for this post is moot. I have some conflicting personal values around the "vacuum" of a test environment, but practically it's no matter now. :) MBinder (WMF) (talk) 15:03, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Wrong address

How to use Extension:UEModulePDF

How to query tasks for null in a field?

I want to either filter or board or generate a Maniphest query that returns tasks that have an empty "Estimated Story Points" field. I have two challenges thereof:

1. There is no field for this in either Maniphest or board filtering. There is a Final Story Points field. AFAIK, the Estimated Story Points field is much more widely used, but that is my own experience bias.
2. Assuming there is a field or one can be revealed, how does one search for null values?

For the first issue, I used a browser inspector to reveal the name of the Estimated Story Points field ("points"), and tried to manipulate the URL in the same manner as revealing the "IDs" field (e.g. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/?ids=1,2,3,4#R but instead https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/?points=4#R or https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/?points=4). The resulting query returned many tasks but none relevant to my request (presumably, it just returned all tasks). If I do the same inspection and manipulation for Final Story Points, it appears to work: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/?std:maniphest:points.final=4#R. Of course, this field already exists, so this just tells me that the URL trick may yet work and I just don't have the right parameter.

The second issue of search-for-null issue continues to fully elude me. MBinder (WMF) (talk) 21:13, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

I believe that this is not possible, except for the special-case of "not assigned to anyone", where the system allows you to select "Assigned to: No-one". It's a feature I've missed, too. Jdforrester (WMF) (talk) 09:05, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Does phab:tag/thumbor/ still use Debian Jessie?

Can I disable the default for subscribing to a task when I comment?

i dont wanna subscribe to every single task i comment, but it always adds me automatically for my first comment. can this be changed? RoyZuo (talk) 09:50, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

Hi, the idea behind the current behavior is when you join a discussion, then you might be interested in what others reply to you.

Expanding the "Change Subscribers" dropdown under "Add Action..." can circumvent the current behavior. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 10:02, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

i dont think i can prevent the addition when it's my first comment. that circumvention only works for subsequent comments. i dont want the subscription at all in the first place. changing the default setting is better than manually canceling every time. RoyZuo (talk) 10:14, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

As far as I know, no such default setting is available (and I'd personally not be in favor of introducing such a setting as I'd expect folks to reply to potential followup questions). AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 11:12, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

phabricator login access

I cannot access phabricator.wikimedia.org. After logging in with email id and password, soon after entering Appcode, it shows as:

'Invalid'

or

'This factor recently issued a challenge which has expired. A new challenge can not be issued yet. Wait 45 seconds for the code to cycle, then try again. Wait'

Please note that, with the same Appcode I can login to other Wikimedia projects. Gpkp (talk) 15:39, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

@Gpkp Hi, when you say "appcode", do you refer to 2FA/multi factor authentication? On which exact URL is that "appcode" dialog shown? Do you log in via LDAP or via SUL on Phabricator? What are clear and full steps to reproduce, step by step, including URLs? What are "other Wikimedia projects" exactly (URL)? AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 15:50, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

@AKlapper (WMF), Thank you.

Yes, by appcode I meant 2FA/multi factor authentication, precisely: 'multi-factor credentials' .

More details:

Factor Name: Mobile App (TOTP)

Authenticator I am using: Google Authenticator.

Url on which the appcode dialog is shown: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/auth/finish/

URL I used for login: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org./auth/start/?next=%2F

I login via clicking: 'Log In or Register (MediaWiki)' and not on: 'Wikitech Account (LDAP)'

by other Wikimedia projects I meant:

URL's:

en.wikipedia.org

en.wikibooks.org

commons.wikimedia.org

Once I input the 'App Code', the error is displayed as I stated in my previous/first post.

I disabled 'Two-factor authentication' in my 'en.wikipedia.org' account and tried to login here:

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org./auth/start/?next=%2F, but it still ask as:

'Provide Multi-Factor Credentials' again, by opening page:

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/auth/finish/ Gpkp (talk) 17:31, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

Hi, multi-factor settings on some Wikipedia have nothing to do with multi-factor settings for your Phabricator account.

I can see that https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Gpkp/ has multi-factor auth enabled; your multi-factor settings for your Phabricator account are at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/settings/panel/multifactor/ . You will have to use the Multi-factor code for Wikimedia Phabricator (not: some Wikipedia) in the app that you set up when you set up Multi-factor Auth in Wikimedia Phabricator. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 18:15, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

@AKlapper (WMF), I dont have access to the 'multi-factor-credentials' of my Phabricator account, so without which logging-in is now not possible at all.

Would you disable it for me please? Gpkp (talk) 07:13, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Hi, please see Phabricator/Help#Multi-factor authentication and its links about resetting. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to verify this request. :-( AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 15:19, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

• If* you have never used that Phab account it might be way easier to delete it instead. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 15:19, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

There seems to be no way to reset 'multi-factor-credentials' or to delete the Phab-account, without logging-in. While its possible only from admin-end.

While details in these pages: 'Phabricator/Help#Multi-factor authentication' and 'Phabricator/Help/Two-factor Authentication Resets' are only applicable to the ones who can login or from admin-end.

There is a thread: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T85706#1805699 which is closed as 'doesn't make sense if you cannot log into Phab anymore'

Does it mean its better to create a new Mediawiki account just for Phab-sake, or could you suggest a place where I can post my request for 'multi-factor-credentials' reset ?

If required my user committed identity hash is this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Gpkp/CI created on: 13:14, October 19, 2018‎ Gpkp (talk) 16:18, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

I deleted the unused account https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/Gpkp/ . Feel free to re-register. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 16:20, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

@AKlapper (WMF), Many thanks!!

+1 thanks for your help in Talk:MediaWiki, yesterday.

Have a nice day! Gpkp (talk) 16:29, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Use of silent batch edits to close tasks

@Stjn, @Izno and I were discussing this use of a silent batch edit by @LGoto (WMF) to close a task as declined. I generally wouldn't expect a silent batch edit to be used to close a task, and especially not a task with a reproducible problem, several subscribers, and a not insignificant amount of discussion with loose agreement that something should be done, eventually. This seems to go against the advice in Phabricator/Project management#Closing a task, and doesn't appear to have been the best action to take.

This specific action isn't really my concern though, rather, I think it is merely a symptom of a potentially larger issue. I looked for documentation on when this tool is supposed to be used, but didn't really find any. The only things I found were Phabricator/Help#Batch_edits, Wikimedia Product/Technical Program Management/Requesting silent phabricator batches, and wikitech:Phabricator#Run_a_bulk_job_silently_(suppressing_notification_spam), which only explain how to use a silent bulk action, not why or when. Silent bulk edits are powerful tools, which is why approval from a small list of users is required to use it. But those actions aren't routinely logged, don't appear in the acting user's feed, and don't appear to be logged in the Phabricator interface as far as I can see. The only way I was able to find a list of tasks closed in this action was by working backward with advanced search. I wasn't able to figure out who made this action silent.

There needs to be more guidance about when a silent bulk action is appropriate. One of the core parts of Phabricator etiquette and the Wikimedia community in general is working in the open. Use of silent edits for potentially controversial actions, like mass-declining tasks (including tasks that had the potential for future work), appears to be evading scrutiny and should be explicitly prohibited. Usage of the tool should be publicly logged, preferably in a way that allows a review of what actions were taken silently. AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 16:36, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

I'm also annoyed. That's not how we (should) do things. And as we told the reader-whatever-we-call-it-this-month group before they are more than welcome to throw everything into a "we don't care about these community issues" column of their workboards and learn how to use filters. —TheDJ (Not WMF) (talk • contribs) 08:38, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

I've made edits to https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Phabricator/Help&type=revision&diff=4728363&oldid=4727320, https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Product/Technical_Program_Management/Requesting_silent_phabricator_batches&type=revision&diff=4728381&oldid=4703729, https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phabricator&type=revision&diff=1920146&oldid=1895925. HTH. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 21:45, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

It's a good start. AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 15:45, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

How to report a user on Phabricator

Requesting rename of Phabricator user name

After reviewing the help section, I would like to request a rename to my Phabricator user name. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/TheGridExe/ I would like to make it consistent with my global accounts and request to rename it to "The_Grid" (with quotes omitted), I'll greatly appreciate it! The Grid (talk) 19:10, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Hi, done. :) AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 21:31, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

What is 'Unknown Object (Task)'?

Username

Hi, I'd like to change my username on Phabricator from Chesnaught555 to Patient Zero, so as to reflect my current username, which I have used for considerably longer. Thanks in advance. Patient Zero (talk) 01:04, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

Hi, see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Help#Using_your_global_wiki_account for user name restrictions (cannot contain a space). AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 11:30, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

OK, I’ll go with Patient_Zero. Thank you for the heads-up. Patient Zero (talk) 16:35, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

Done! AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 10:47, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Rename

Rename

Rename

Account rename request

How to filter tasks by user who appears in either "Assigned to" or "Other Assignee"?

I want to create a filter that shows all open tasks for a team member who is either “Assigned to” the task OR is tagged as “Other Assignee”. I would like to be able to filter tasks on our team's board the board by team member with just a quick click (for checking during board refinement or when reviewing work together). I previously created a list of links to open tasks filtered by team member here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/3313/ (but those links only query the "Assigned to" field).

Is it possible to create a single filter in Phabricator that queries whether a user is in EITHER "Assigned to" OR "Other Assignee"?

Thanks! KZimmerman (WMF) (talk) 22:28, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

I don't know who created the "Other Assignee" custom field or where it was discussed (https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T283746#7118003). WMF Release Engineering might know more, as I think it started as a "fallback train conductor" custom field. Generally speaking, custom fields are not as supported as the standard "Assigned To" field, plus I'm afraid that querying two separate fields (as an "OR") on a value in general is not supported. :-/ AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 06:11, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks @AKlapper (WMF) - so it sounds like I'm asking for the (currently) impossible. Also, I'll keep in mind that "Other Assignee" is not fully supported. KZimmerman (WMF) (talk) 17:31, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

(Just for the records though this wasn't asked: One can also "Group by Owner" in the workboard filter dropdown ("Natural", "Group by Priority", etc) itself, to still see all tasks on the board at once.) AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 06:17, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

Remove a pic from a Project Page

Rename (Enterprisey)

Rename Hl to HughLilly

Rename SojolRana to Sojol Rana

Rename user

No such link

Creating a user's board and username change request

Hello Team/SRE

I have two requests.

1. Can a user/community volunteer create their own board without creating a project / team? For example, https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/5586/ or https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/5584/ Because, Tracking actions with just my username tags would be a lot helpful on phab rather than tracking this on my page as the page will get cumbersome sooner than later when I add tasks further.
2. As I mostly see the username change requests on this discussions page, can you please change my username from "TheReadOnly" to "SDineshKumar" or "SDK" on MW.org? I think reflects in Phab automagically.

Thank you

SDK TheReadOnly (talk) 10:18, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

@TheReadOnly Hi, one Phabricator workboard is always bound to one Phabricator project tag, and vice versa. The username change requests on this Phabricator Help talk page refer to changing usernames in Phabricator itself. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 11:59, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Thanks AKlapper. So, Do you mean the following ?

1. So I need to create a project with my own name to have a board for myself. Am I right with this? If so, Can I create a board with my username? Hopefully, that wouldn't collide with the work and board of existing users and their tags and other than just adding tags to them.
2. On username stuff, So to change my user name on Phab, Can I remove my MediaWiki Account and add a new account(needs creation) that says "SDineshKumar" as my username and would that make Phab to use it as my username rather than "TheReadOnly". This change is not priority for me. But, I feel the need to understand the systems better and unify the username so as to create confusion. TheReadOnly (talk) 16:19, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

For #2, I accidently bumped into https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:GlobalRenameRequest/status while learning and requested for change. TheReadOnly (talk) 17:09, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

1. You can request a Phab project tag, see Phabricator/Creating and renaming projects.
2. If your account gets renamed there should not be a need to connect _new_ accounts in Phab. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 17:20, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Entered wrong email, can someone delete my account so I can relink?

Herald: How to see what tags have been most impacted by a rule?

The Growth team is wondering how often its Herald rule (https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/H26) is triggering, sorted by tag. Is there a way to find this data? MBinder (WMF) (talk) 22:46, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Hmm, I don't think the database saves which exact condition of a single Herald rule triggered the action, but I'd need to dig more into the DB scheme to know for sure. According to SELECT COUNT(*) FROM herald_ruleapplied WHERE ruleID = 26; that rule has been triggered 3278 times so far. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 23:41, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Wow! Thanks for the info. Would be interested to know more, if possible and time allowing. :) MBinder (WMF) (talk) 16:20, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Issue with logging in to my Phabricator account due to authenticator code malfunction

Archive Jupyter-Hub project

How do Feature requests and Wikipedia Proposals interlink

Rename request

Task not editable unless user is a member of Trusted-Contributors, but I'm not sure why

Cannot verify wrong email on Phabricator

My account has been disabled

My Wikimedia account is a clean start account and using the same email as my old account, Nhatminh01. However, the Wikitech account is in the old name and paired with the old account, and have been disabled. Please re-enable my account (Nhatminh01 in Phabricator) JrandWP (talk) 14:39, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi, that was done because of https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T210714 which didn't look too constructive. :) AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 15:12, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Yes, but after 3 years I have changed a lot since then, so please re-enable my account (also this is my clean start account, editing after 3 months) JrandWP (talk) 15:29, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Heh, okay, but could you explain what's blocking you from using your current mediawiki.org account to create a new Phabricator account? See Phabricator/Help#Creating_your_account. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 16:30, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Using the same email address JrandWP (talk) 00:38, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

Ah, now I understand! I have enabled the account phab:Nhatminh01. If you wanted to connect that Phab account with your wiki account here, then you could add it via phab:settings/panel/external/. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 09:07, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

In the future SUL accounts will merge with development accounts, will my Phab account be renamed to JrandWP? JrandWP (talk) 09:57, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi, a Phab account is neither a development account nor a SUL account but a Phab account. AKlapper (WMF) (talk) 14:33, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Project membership not updated

Hi, I am here to ask for help for a strange cases. I joined project Wiki-Setup in the past, and I don't want to be inside this project anymore. However, when I leave this project, I see I am still inside several subprojects of this project. I want to know how to completely leave those project (Create, Delete etc.,). Thanks! Stang 06:19, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

This is a Phabricator bug: phab:T261642. Taavi (talk!) 11:21, 24 December 2021 (UTC)