Customizing Bugzilla Templates by Product

[Gervase Markham]

Robert Bartram wrote:
> I'm very new to the whole Bugzilla administration and customization.  

This is a development list (as it probably said next to the instructions 
for subscribing.) In future, please ask administrator questions in 
netscape.public.mozilla.webtools/mozilla-webtools at mozilla.org. Thanks :-)

> I 
> understand that version 2.16 as incorporated the use of templates.  I 
> would like to know if there is a way for a product to have it's own 
> customized template for entering a bug.  For instance I would like the 
> components label to read "Type of Issue" for one product and remain 
> Components for all other projects.

Read the docs about "Bug Entry Templates". In short: yes, this is very easy.

> Also, is there a way to add a user defined drop down list?

If you just want to add it to the bug filing screen, see "Bug Entry 
Templates" again. If you want to add it everywhere, see 
http://www.gerv.net/hacking/custom-fields.html .

Gerv