Viztech IT Solutions Limited

activeCollab – Change default project visibility to “Normal” instead of “Private”

Viztech — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:01:08 +0000

You just created a new project and it is not visible to your team members and other authorized users. There are access issues in the project, you wonder how? Reason is simple, you created project with default PRIVATE visibility.

We believe that every activeCollab user arrives at this moment at least for once and start feeling if there could be a way to resolve this. We also felt the same way so here is an easy and quick way for activeCollab verson 2.3.x to set default project visibility to NORMAL instead of PRIVATE. Please follow below steps:

Go to your activeCollab installation/applications/modules/system/controllers/ and open file ProjectController.class.php

Look for below piece of code between line 256 and 261 (it may be slightly changed based on your activeCollab version):

        if(!is_array($project_data)) {
	 $project_data = array(
	 'leader_id' => $this->logged_user->getId(),
	 'default_visibility' => VISIBILITY_PRIVATE,
	 );
	} // if

Change this code as below so that “VISIBILITY_PRIVATE” becomes “VISIBILITY_NORMAL” and it’s done:

	if(!is_array($project_data)) {
	 $project_data = array(
	 'leader_id' => $this->logged_user->getId(),
	 'default_visibility' => VISIBILITY_NORMAL,
	 );
	 } // if

Now, clear your cache files and try to create a sample project. You would notice that now default project visibility is set to NORMAL – it works.

NOTE: Please note that it is a custom hack to activeCollab hence it will be lost during every upgrade of activeCollab and you might need to handle it again, if needed.

We are really interested to know if you need project to be private more and why? activeCollab version 3.x is believed to remove such visibility option at all and we are intetested to learn more it’s need because there are already private objects and no person can access the project unless a member of it so what is the need of a private project concept? Any idea?

Please share your thoughts in the comment section below. Thanks!

Viztech aC Cluster Package for activeCollab

Viztech — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:50:09 +0000

Viztech aC Cluster

This is a cluster package for 15 activeCollab modules, patches and theme developed so far. You can enjoy more than 40% discount for buying all of them together :) - Act now and gain more!
Price: $99.00

What is inside:

1. Agreements Module
2. BruteForce Login Manager Module
3. Incremental Backup Module
4. Inline File Viewer Module
5. ProUpdates Dashboard Patch
6. Quick Scroll to Top Patch
7. Recent Page Visits Module
8. VArchive Patch
9. Videos Module
10. Custom URL Module
11. My Projects Dashboard Patch
12. PayPal Invoice Patch
13. Sky aC theme
14. Project Tab Sorter Module
15. Embed Objects Module

So, you will get 15 packages and that is also discounted for more than 40% of total price of all the modules

Main Features:

1. Every single package in aC Cluster package will give you one year of free upgrades
2. All good packages in one package and heavy discount
3. Professional Support
4. Additional customization services available

Buy this package now!!!

Embed Objects Module for activeCollab

Viztech — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:32:19 +0000

Embed Objects Module

This is Embed Objects module and as the name suggests, it is used to embed different kind of objects i.e. videos, audio, pictures and lot more in an activeCollab object.
Price: $39.00

Do you want to embed your youtube, vimeo video to your activeCollab objects to show your clients?
Do you want to embed a mindmap in the page itself instead of sending a PDF file separately?
Do you want to enhance the user experience for your activeCollab users by giving them added functionality to almost put anything into activeCollab, if supported?

If you find yourself something similar to above situations then this module is very useful for activeCollab for you as you can embed almost anything to your activeCollab objects. For example, YouTube & Vimeo Videos and SlideShare presentations, Scribd docs, and Mindmeister mind maps and more

This module really saves you server bandwidth and enhances the reusability. So you can put your video on YouTube in any mode i.e. public or private and it can be simply shared within activeCollab with the help of this module.

Main Features:

Support different kind of files without need of their players
You can embed videos, audios, pictures, mind maps and lot more
Multi-lingual support available with the help of language files within
Project based roles to allow a user to use this module
We are really concern with the security issues hence this module doesn’t turn off the HTML purifier and we work on a side path for this embed feature.
Bigger contents will have scrolls so that you can read and see contents easily
No need of uploading or downloading almost anything in activeCollab as long as supported
View Size is completely customizable as per the embed code

We are really concern with the security issues hence this module doesn’t turn off the HTML purifier and we work on a side path for this embed feature. In the upcoming release, we are not adding many features but its PRO feature following to this release will have more security options i.e. roles based settings to allow who can embed code and not.

Upgrades:

Every package covers one year of free updates and technical support.

Special Thanks:
Our special thanks goes to Al Uehre from Leadingolabl.com for his constant support and BETA testing for the module. His valuable cooperation has allowed us to test the module over cloud environment and with his support, we are able to provide cloud hosting support for video files to host at Amazon cloud server and embed in the module to display.

Screenshots:

Image Credits: The image in the thumbnail of the product is not a real product picture but has been taken to represent the idea of the product. It does not relate with product or its sales in any manner. Credit: http://www.sxc.hu – thank you guys for your great support!

Videos Module

Viztech — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:57:03 +0000

Videos Module

Using this module, you can play videos as inline contents and can have a thread of discussion for them. It is very useful for individuals and companies who always prepare couple of videos for client needs. You can show a video to your clients and can give presentations this way and discuss at the same place to finalize the points.
Price: $19.99

This module follows privacy too so you can set who can view this module in the application or not. It also prevents need of downloading the files and it makes it really easy to use.

Video module adds another tab on the project page and provides facility to upload and play videos. It follows all the project based privacy support for the activeCollab. This is a module that will provide to manage videos for a project.

Current supported file versions are FLV, MP4, MPEG4 and MP3.

The Videos tab is only available to the allowed project roles or as per the custom permission available to a user. Admin or authorized user can set below rights for this tab:
- No Access
- Can Read
- Can Create
- Can Manage

Quick Features:
1. Privacy
2. Normal & Private View (along with the privacy)
3. Keep all videos at one place for the project and run them as inline contents
4. Support with 3rd Party Modules

Screenshots:

Upgrades:

Every package covers one year of free updates and technical support.

CREDITS:
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For video player support, our credit goes to http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-flv-player/ for providing such a nice and easy to use player. We have used this player in our module and are thankful for Long Tail Video’s efforts.

NOTE:
Please note that we have developed this module with the use of JWPlayer’s community edition which is freely available for personal and promotional use. We highly recommend and understand that if this module will be used to run the advertisements or to make money by any business activity with the help of this JWPlayer based module then you would prefer to buy a license for it.

We are authorized reseller for the Long Tail Video hence we assist you buy and handle the license issues for you. You will be provided with the license for JWPlayer once you find out its use for commercial purpose and ready to purchase.

Image Credits:
Image: Francesco Marino / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Inline File Viewer Module – activeCollab

Viztech — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:31:22 +0000

Inline File Viewer Module

This module is very useful for activeCollab users as you can view Audio, Video, MS-Word, MS-Powerpoint, PDF and more type of files without need of downloading them. It saves a lot of time in downloading and viewing the contents.
Price: $39.00

Main Features:

View different kind of files in Inline Viewer without need of downloading them
You can play videos, view images, see html (including presentation) and documents i.e. Doc, PPT, Docx, PPTX, PDF and more file types are compatible for now via the base version
We have integrated Google Docs Viewer in it and using that you can read PDF, Doc, PPT, Docx, PPTx and more type of files as the inline contents without need of downloading them
You can upload any file using default mechanism of activeCollab and at the bottom side of every file which can be seen in inline viewer, you will see an icon to play the file in inline viewer
PDF, PPT, PPTX, Docx and Doc files are shown with the help of Google Docs Viewer so that you can read them easily without need of downloading, using Google docs viewer support – you can change pages too as if the documents is multi-pages.
Bigger contents will have scrolls so that you can read and see contents easily
No need of downloading almost anything

We use Google Docs Viewer to view the files without the need of downloading, you can see DOC, PDF, PPT and more type of files for documents viewing purpose online. It supports different kind of audio and video files too. This module is very effective as it removes the need of flash or any other specific item. You can upload any type of file and if it is supported and relevant player is available then it will easily show the file as inline content.

Version 1.8 – IE7 display bug fixed

Version 1.7 Upgraded Support for additional file types:
- Microsoft Word (.DOC and .DOCX)
- Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX)
- Microsoft PowerPoint (.PPT and .PPTX)
- Adobe Portable Document Format (.PDF)
- Apple Pages (.PAGES)
- Adobe Illustrator (.AI)
- Adobe Photoshop (.PSD)
- Tagged Image File Format (.TIFF)
- Autodesk AutoCad (.DXF)
- Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG)
- PostScript (.EPS, .PS)
- TrueType (.TTF)
- XML Paper Specification (.XPS)
- OpenDocument: odt, ods, odp
- OpenOffice:sxw, sxc, sxi
- Other Formats: wpd, pdf, rtf, txt, html, csv, tsv

Upgrades:

Every package covers one year of free updates and technical support.

Screenshots:
1. Inline-viewer.png:
It shows upload of a file in a comment as per the normal uploading feature of activeCollab – for now, we have placed a PLAY button just under the file as if you don’t want to download it and view as inline content – we might come up with a better option as if we get some good ideas else we will keep it this way for now.

2. Inline-viewer-view.png:
This file shows the view of a PDF file with the use of Google Docs Viewer to read the file online as inline content. You will be able to see the first page of CAPM handbook in the screen shot

3. inline-viewer-view-more-pages.png:
This is another screen shot for further pages in the same file. Using Google Docs Viewer, you will be able to switch to more pages and see details.

Video Preview:
As per requests for a video preview, we have created a quick demo to get better idea of the working for the module. Please see this video and it will give you a better view. We will try to upload an HD version too for better quality.

Agreements Module

Viztech — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:29:40 +0000

Agreements Module

This module is really useful to make your activeCollab installation one point service place. If you were always thinking to have everything at one place in activeCollab then it is the first step towards that.
Price: $19.99

This module adds an agreement tab on the project page and you can set privacy for this tab. Under this tab, user can upload agreements, SLA docs and other private information for a project which can be referred by authorized users at later stage. It is pretty useful to make activeCollab as your initial place of discussion and then storing all the information at one place using the privacy options.

The entire Agreements tab is only available to the allowed project roles or as per the custom permission available to a user. Admin or authorized user can set below rights for this tab:
- No Access
- Can Read
- Can Create
- Can Manage

Within this tab, agreement files can further have one of two visibility options (Normal or Private)

Here are the scenarios:

* Client Company Member logs in, goes to a project, and doesn’t see the Agreements tab at all
* Client Company Manager logs in, goes to a project and sees the Agreements tab.
o Client Company Manager sees only the Agreement Files with normal visibility
* Administrator and Project Manager log in, go to a project, and see the Agreements tab
o Administrator & Project Manager can see all files in the Agreement tab
* Member logs in, goes to a project, and doesn’t see the Agreements tab at all

This way, a company can manage all documents to be placed at one place while keeping the privacy levels too. It is our first step towards assisting activeCollab for one stop solution for different kind of IT needs.

Quick Features:
1. Privacy
2. Normal & Private View (along with the privacy)
3. Keep all records at one place for the project
4. Support with 3rd Party Modules

Screenshots:

Upgrades:

Every package covers one year of free updates and technical support.

Image Credits:Image: Salvatore Vuono / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Custom URL Module – activeCollab

Viztech — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:50:25 +0000

Do you want to add a custom link to your top tabs in activeCollab?
Does your client find it difficult to come to home page or dashboard?

Here is the solution for you

This module creates a custom HOME or URL tab/link in your activeCollab installation’s top bar. You can link it to any page easily. It gives an easy point for your activeCollab users to navigate easily.

Purchase and Download:
Please note that this module is available FREE so if you do not wish to buy an installation support package for it then you can download it instantly using below form.

Please follow below steps to do the installation:

Step 1. Unzip the Custom-Home-URL-1.0.zip provided.

Step 2. Copy the custom_home folder to activecollab >> application >> modules in your site. We have placed it in the similar structure for your better understanding.

Step 3. Copy the custom_home images folder to your public\assets\modules folder

Step 4. That’s all login in your system and you will find the new Module ready to be installed via admin>modules

Step 5. Please make changes in following file to define the name and link for the custom URL:

Step 6. You can change two settings according to the need for this module, please open

activecollab/application/modules/custom_home/init.php

//Define custom name and URL here
  define('CUSTOM_HOME_NAME','Home');
  define('CUSTOM_HOME_URL','http://www.viztech.co.in/'); //change to your own URL

Step 7. (OPTIONAL)

If you want this custom menu to be at first or custom location in Top menu then you can follow below steps:

a. Please open below file:
YOUR_SITE>activecollab>application>modules>system>handlers>on_build_menu.php

b. At below code at the top of Array $menu->addToGroup(array()) and then it will look like below:

$menu->addToGroup(array())
      new MenuItem('custom_home', CUSTOM_HOME_NAME, CUSTOM_HOME_URL, get_image_url('menu-icon.gif', CUSTOM_HOME_MODULE)),

rest of the code can follow here.

c. It’s done

NOTE:
If you are using Modern or Similar CSS which doesn’t have support for this menu icon then please add below code to theme.css file for that specific theme anywhere:
/* 'Custom Home Module' by Viztech (http://www.viztech.co.in) */
#menu_item_custom_home span.outer {background: transparent url(../../modules/custom_home/images/icon_big.png) no-repeat center 10px;}

If you face any issue then please report us and we will be happy to assist you

My Projects Dashboard Patch – activeCollab

Viztech — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:50:20 +0000

Do you want to see all your active projects from Dashboard?
Does Favorite project box is not enough for you because you need to copy all your project there as you want to see all your active projects from dashboard?

Here is the solution for you

This patch creates a copy of “Favorite Projects box” on dashboard but instead of favorite projects, it shows all the active projects for the logged in user. It makes management of many projects very easily.

Purchase and Download:
Please note that this module is available FREE so if you do not wish to buy an installation support package for it then you can download it instantly using below form.

Please follow below steps to do the installation:

Step 1. Open activecollab/application/modules/system/controllers/DashBoardController.class.php, in index function

Find:
========

	$this->smarty->assign(array(
          'show_welcome_message' => false,
          'important_items' => $important_items,
          'pinned_projects' => $pinned_projects,
          'dashboard_sections' => $dashboard_sections,
          'online_users' => Users::findWhoIsOnline($this->logged_user),
          'grouped_activities' => group_by_date(ActivityLogs::findActiveProjectsActivitiesByUser($this->logged_user, 20), $this->logged_user),
        ));

And Replace With:
=================

	$my_projects = Projects::findByUser($this->logged_user,'active');
        $this->smarty->assign(array(
          'show_welcome_message' => false,
          'important_items' => $important_items,
          'pinned_projects' => $pinned_projects,
          'my_projects' => $my_projects,//Patch My Project at DashBoard by Viztech
          'show_favorite'=> SHOW_FAVORITE,//Patch My Project at DashBoard by Viztech
          'dashboard_sections' => $dashboard_sections,
          'online_users' => Users::findWhoIsOnline($this->logged_user),
          'grouped_activities' => group_by_date(ActivityLogs::findActiveProjectsActivitiesByUser($this->logged_user, 20), $this->logged_user),
        ));

Step 2. Open activecollab/application/modules/system/views/dashboard/index.tpl

Find
=========

	{lang}Favorite Projects{/lang}
          
          {if is_foreachable($pinned_projects)}
            {foreach from=$pinned_projects item=project}
            
              {image name=dismiss.gif}
              getIconUrl()}" alt="{$project->getName()|clean}" />
              {project_link project=$project}
            
            {/foreach}
          {/if}
            {lang}Drop project here{/lang}

And Replace With
==================

	{if $show_favorite}
		  
          {lang}Favorite Projects{/lang}
          
          {if is_foreachable($pinned_projects)}
            {foreach from=$pinned_projects item=project}
            
              {image name=dismiss.gif}
              getIconUrl()}" alt="{$project->getName()|clean}" />
              {project_link project=$project}
            
            {/foreach}
          {/if}
            {lang}Drop project here{/lang}
          
        
        {/if}

        
          {lang}My Active Projects{/lang}
          
          {if is_foreachable($my_projects)}
            {foreach from=$my_projects item=project}
            
              {image name=dismiss.gif}
              getIconUrl()}" alt="{$project->getName()|clean}" />
              {project_link project=$project}
            
            {/foreach}
          {/if}
            {lang}Drop project here{/lang}

Step 3. Open activecollab/application/modules/system/init.php

Add Following line under define list of constants

  //Show or hide favorite box
  define('SHOW_FAVORITE', false);

Or You can replace the the file provided in the patch, if there is no customization done before

If you face any issue then please report us and we will be happy to assist you

Project Tabs Sorter Module – activeCollab

Viztech — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:49:16 +0000

Do you want your discussions tab to appear before milestone or do you want files tabs to appear as the first tab on project pages. If yes, then this module is for you

It is a module to provide sorting feature of project tabs using quick AJAX based sorting under TOOLS of ADMINISTRATION page. Using this feature, admin can define easily which tab to appear on which location.

It is really useful when you want a customized display which is the most important feature of activeCollab i.e. Flexibility

Purchase and Download:
Please note that this module is available FREE so if you do not wish to buy an installation support package for it then you can download it instantly using below form.

Please follow below steps to do the installation.

Step 1. Download and Unzip the Projects-tabs-sorter-module1.0.zip provided.

Step 2. Copy the tab_sorter module folder to activecollab >> application >> modules in your site. We have placed it in the similar structure for your better understanding.

Step 3. Copy the tab_sorter images folder to your public\assets\modules folder

Step 4. That’s all login in your system and you will find the new Module ready to be installed, Install it

Step 5. Open activecollab/application/modules/system/controllers/ProjectController.class.php, in __construct function

Find
======

event_trigger('on_project_tabs', array(&$tabs, &$this->logged_user, &$this->active_project));

And Replace With
=================

event_trigger('on_project_tabs', array(&$tabs, &$this->logged_user, &$this->active_project));

        if(is_foreachable($tabs->data)){

        	foreach ($tabs->data as $k=>$tab){
        		$module = Modules::findBySQL('Select * FROM '.TABLE_PREFIX.'modules WHERE name LIKE ?',array('%'.$k.'%'),true);
        		if($module){
        			$tabs->data[$k]['position'] = $module->getPosition();
        		}
        		else{
        			$tabs->data[$k]['position'] = 0;
        		}
        		ksort($tabs->data[$k]);
        	}
        }
        asort($tabs->data);

Or you can replace the ProjectController.class.php file provided with module

Step 6. After installation, please go to main administration page and under tools section click on the Tab Sorter icon.

Step 7. You will find a list of modules with numbered drop-downs beside them, change the order as per your requirement.

Please note that this module is quite stable to use but we have not yet removed some other unnecessary modules from the list so please ignore them, it should be resolved in upcoming versions. It won’t make any difference but it won’t change there order at all as if they are not displayed on project pages.

PayPal Payment Patch – activeCollab

Viztech — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:48:58 +0000

PayPal Payment Patch

This is a small patch to add Buy Now button on PDF invoice generated from activeCollab. It is very useful for your clients to make their payment process very handy as they can pay directly from the invoice itself to your PayPal email address.
Price: $9.99

This is a small patch to add PayPal Buy Now button on PDF invoice generated from activeCollab. It is very useful for your clients to make their payment process very handy as they can pay directly from the invoice itself to your PayPal email address.

Buy now and stay relax about payment details!

Features:

Add a PayPal – Buy Now button on the PDF Invoice
Customizable PayPal Email to receive payments
Customizable Button Image to fit your invoice & company logo design

More Information:

This patch has two customizable settings:

1. Define PayPal email to receive payments:

define('PAYPAL_EMAIL', 'payment@domain.com');

Please replace payment@domain.com with you PayPal email address

2. PayPal Buy Now Image
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Please upload provided/or similar name (btn_buynowCC_LG.jpg) image at YOUR_SITE/public/assets/images – It will be automatically placed on your invoice.

Upgrades:

Every package covers one year of free updates and technical support.

Screenshots:

This screenshots gives a preview of the invoice how it will look like once the PayPal button will be placed on it.