User selects 'create new task' action

User selects a repository

Task is created and opened in an editor window

User selects 'Open Task' item in context menu of the task (or double-click on it - probably)

New window in editor is opened and the user can review or edit attributes of the task

User finds the task he wants to add (see Search in Repository use-case)

The user adds the task to the Task Dashboard view by using the 'Add to Task Dashboard' action on selected task

User selects the 'Remove from Task Dashboard' item in the context menu of the task (or shortcut 'delete')

The task is removed from the Task Dashboard view (only the Task Dashboard entry, not the issue in repository)

User selects 'Activate' item in the context menu of the task

Selected task is activated and the IDE properly reflects the context of the task.

User selects the 'Deactivate' item in the context menu of the task

Selected task is deactivated

The user wants to see only uresolved (opened) tasks in the Task Dashboard so he sets filter on 'Show unresolved only' (probably default setting) or he needs to deal with an already resolved task so he switches to the 'Show all' filter.

The user filters tasks using string NullPointerException in summary to find and eliminate tasks reporting the same exception or enter a part of the know summary to find the task faster.

User selects the 'Quick Search' action and fills in search parameter.

Search results are presented to the user

User can open a task from a search result or perform new search

During the Edit Task use case user edits the 'Private note' attribute of the task

User select the 'New Category' action

Dialog window pops up, user specifies the name of the category and confirms creation by selecting 'Create' action

Category is created and shown in the Task Dashboard view

User chooses category he wants to remove and selects 'Remove' action

In case the category isn’t empty the confirmation dialog pops up waiting for user to confirm deletion. Otherwise the category is deleted without confirmation.

The category is deleted from the Task Dashboard. Tasks contained in the category are also removed.

User selects 'Rename' action for the category

Dialog window pops up, user specifies the name of the category and confirm rename selecting 'Rename' action

The category is renamed

User selects 'Set Category' action for the task

From the presented list of existing categories user selects one

Task is moved to the selected category

User sets category of the task using Drag-and-Drop mechanism in the Task Dashboard view

The user can edit 'Schedule date', 'Due date' or 'Estimated time' attributes of the task as a part of Edit Task use-case

User opens the search window using the 'Search' action.

User selects the repository he wants to search in

User specifies parameters of the search (query) and confirms it

Query is performed and its result are presented to the user

(Optional) User can select tasks from the result and add them to the Task Dashboard view or add the whole query eventually.

User specifies a query with requested parameters (see the Search in Repository use-case)

Using the 'Add query to Task Dashboard' action user adds the query to the Task Dashboard view

User selects 'Edit' action for the query

User respecifies parameters of the query and confirm changes

User selects the 'Remove' action for the query

The query is removed from the Task Dashboard view

When changes to a task or new tasks appear, notification is shown.

When approaching the schedule or the due date of a task, a notification describing relevant tasks is presented to the user

User can synchronize single tasks or whole categories/queries/repositories using the 'Refresh' action in the context menu of those items

Tasks contained in the Task Dashboard view are synchronized automatically in the user defined period. The synchronization only start when the Dashboard in not in use (prevent refreshing while user is working with the dashboard)