Open Build Service2025-06-25T14:16:59+00:00https://openbuildservice.orgOBS TeamCopyright (c) 2012 OBS TeamUser Friendly Canned Reponses UI and More Details of a Report2025-06-25T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2025/06/25/content-moderation-ui//The latest improvements under the Content Moderation umbrella involves the Canned Responses UI which is more user friendly and additional information are provided for the report overview. Content Moderation is part of the beta program. Our journey into content moderation began back in October 2023, initially addressing comment locks and report categories. Since then, we’ve expanded this feature to include canned responses and moderator decisions, facilitating smoother request reporting and the reporting of users from...Improvements To RPM Lint Results and Reviewing Submit Requests2025-06-04T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2025/06/04/improvements-to-reviewing-requests//In this update, we’re introducing two improvements that make reviewing RPM lint results and Submit Requests easier: a dedicated view for RPM lint results, and a clearer, more helpful display of build statuses in Submit Requests. We started the redesign of the request workflow in August 2022. Then, in September 2022, we focused on the support of multi-action submit requests. We continued in October 2022 with improvements regarding the Build Results tab and superseded conversations,...Dark Mode Is Now Available for Everyone!2025-05-22T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2025/05/22/color-theming//Last year, thanks to one of our most special collaborators, Moisés, we introduced a “Dark Mode” option for the Open Build Service (OBS) web interface. You might remember the section titled “Introducing the Dark Mode” from one of our blog posts. At that time, it was released under the beta program. Today, we’re happy to announce that the “Color Themes” switch is now available to everyone, including the “Dark Mode” theme, with no beta program...Introducing Assignments2025-05-15T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2025/05/15/foster-collaboration//Over the last few days, we’ve been focused on improving how responsibility is tracked in packages. Today, we’re excited to introduce Assignments. These updates are part of the Foster Collaboration beta program. You can find more information about the beta program here. Our efforts to foster collaboration started in August 2024, when we introduced labels and bug report links. Next, we’ve improved labels to foster collaboration. Then, we focused on labeling projects. In our last...Labeling outside of OBS with an API2025-05-05T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2025/05/05/labels-api//Over the last few weeks we worked to improve the functionality of Labels. Now, we are ready to present the fruit of that labour. These updates are part of the Labels beta program. You can find more information about the beta program here. Our efforts to foster collaboration started in August 2024, when we introduced labels and bug report links. Next, we’ve improved labels to foster collaboration. Then, we focused on labeling projects. In our...UI/UX Improvements For the Redesigned Request Page2025-04-02T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2025/04/02/ui-ux-improvements-for-redesigned-request-page//So, we’re back working on the redesigned Request page with some improvements. We started the redesign of the request workflow in August 2022. Then, in September 2022, we focused on the support of multi-action submit requests. We continued in October 2022 with improvements regarding the Build Results tab and superseded conversations, and we presented build results with a pinch of salt in November 2022. In January 2023, we worked on facilitating the review process. In...Requests For Groups And More Filters to the Request Index2025-03-07T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2025/03/07/request-index//Another round of changes for the request index beta feature! This time we improved working with requests for a group by using the request index ui you already use in package, project and in “Your Requests”. We also expanded the request index by adding two more filters. We started the redesign of the request index in August 2024 introducing a new UI to list all the requests replacing the “Tasks” place in the menu. In...New Filters Added to the Request Index Page2025-02-07T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2025/02/07/request-index//We’re continuously improving the request index page! In addition to the filters we recently introduced, we’ve now added three more: priority, creation time, and reviewer. Try them out and see how they enhance your workflow! The Request Index feature is part of the beta program. We started the redesign of the request index in August 2024 introducing a new UI to list all the requests replacing the “Tasks” place in the menu. In December 2024,...Labeling projects across the OBS2025-01-21T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2025/01/21/project-labels//We worked diligently to bring you the next set of improvements to the ways to collaborate in OBS. With that we are happy to announce you will now be able to label all of your projects and subprojects, to allow yourself and other users better understand what purpose they serve at a glance. These updates are part of the Labels beta program. You can find more information about the beta program here. Our efforts to...Updates to the Request Index Page2024-12-23T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2024/12/23/request-index//A few months ago, we introduced the Request Index Page feature in OBS. Recently, we added new filters to help users narrow down requests by staging projects and by request creators. The filters have also been improved to consider reviews, which is particularly useful for finding staging project requests. The Request Index feature is part of the beta program. We started the redesign of the request index in August 2024 introducing a new UI to...Unified Page to List Requests2024-11-06T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2024/11/06/request-index-all-over-the-place//Recently we kicked off a new feature in OBS: a request index page. It is unified for all the different places: the same UI is now also available in Project details page and in Package details page. The Request Index feature is part of the beta program. We started the redesign of the request index in August 2024 introducing a new UI to list all the requests replacing the “Tasks” place in the menu. In...3 Improvements For Collaboration on the Request Page2024-10-23T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2024/10/23/make-it-easier-for-users-to-understand-what-is-there-on-a-request//Today we want to tell you about three significant improvements we have just introduced that make it easier to collaborate on the request page. Those improvements are part of the beta program. We started the redesign of the request workflow in August 2022. Then, in September 2022, we focused on the support of multi-action submit requests. We continued in October 2022 with improvements regarding the Build Results tab and superseded conversations, and we presented build...Improving Labels to Foster Collaboration2024-09-25T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2024/09/25/improving-labels//Not long ago, we introduced several new features in OBS designed to foster collaboration among users. Today, we’re excited to announce a series of improvements to the newly introduced labels feature, which will help you better work with your projects and packages. These updates are part of the Foster Collaboration and Labels beta programs. You can find more information about the beta program here. Our efforts to foster collaboration started in August 2024, when we...Improving notifications to stay informed about moderation reports2024-08-28T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2024/08/28/content-moderation//In the latest set of improvements coming to the content moderation feature we focused on improving the experience of moderators reviewing incoming reports. By including more information about the state of reports we make it easier for moderators to comprehend the user reported content in the notifications. This will lower the time the moderators need to respond to reports. Content Moderation is part of the beta program. Our journey into content moderation began back in...Introducing Labels and Bug Report Links2024-08-14T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2024/08/14/introduction-labels-and-foster-collab//We’ve introduced several new features in OBS designed to foster collaboration among OBS users. Customized labels for better organization, setting custom links for your bug tracker and markdown formatting for project/package descriptions. Those features are intended to give you more insight into your work, helping you stay focused on what matters most. These updates are part of the Foster Collaboration and Labels beta programs. You can find more information about the beta program here. Introduction...New Feature! - Unified Page to List Requests Across OBS2024-08-06T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2024/08/06/introduction-request-index//We kicked off a new feature in OBS. The goal is to have a unified way of listing requests for all the different places like packages, projects and what is currently found under “Tasks”. We started this by porting some of the core functionality of the “Tasks” page to the new unified version with a couple of search and filter options. The Request Index feature is part of the beta program and the requests list...Notifications Filter by Request State2024-07-15T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2024/07/15/filter_by_request_state//We have heard your suggestions and have introduced a way to filter the requests-related notifications by request state. This new filter will help you focus on what really requires your attention. Filter by Request State If you are involved in highly active projects or packages, you have probably received many notifications about accepted or declined requests at the moment you check your inbox. However, at that point, you might be more interested in those requests...Workflow Run Easy Filtering And Others2024-07-05T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2024/07/05/workflow-run-easy-filtering-and-others//In this round of SCM/CI Integration improvements, we have simplified the way you can filter by event source and have modified the notifications about workflow run failures to reach users or groups the token is shared with. Better Workflow Runs Filtering You might deal with tons of workflow runs in Your Profile > Manage Your Tokens > Workflow Runs. That’s why we have been determined to improve the filtering on that page. This time, we...Improved Filtering For Your Notifications2024-06-12T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2024/06/12/notifications-improved-filtering//Notifications have always been part of your workflow. Now, we are glad to present a set of changes, including a revamped filtering section. Let’s get into the details! Improved Filters If you want to stay on top of your work in your OBS instance, you most likely deal with lots of notifications. We have made it easier for you to focus on what you need by enhancing the filtering of your notifications page. Basically, you...Improved communication and decision making in OBS Content Moderation2024-04-30T00:00:00+00:00https://openbuildservice.org/2024/04/30/content-moderation//Over the past weeks, we’ve spent some time improving the Content Moderation feature within OBS. Users now have the ability to block other users. We focused on making it easier for Moderators to act on reports, by implementing “decision actions”, which allow Moderators to perform moderation actions while making decisions. We also created a dedicated comment section for Moderators to be able to discuss the report with the reporter. Content Moderation is part of the...