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− | =User Feedback=
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− | *I have a question about how to use Slicer for a particular task or I'm not sure things are working right
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− | **Try your best to sort out the issue by reading documentation and checking error logs
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− | ***Look at our [[Documentation/UserTraining|portfolio of training materials]] and make a google search to see if the question has been discussed.
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− | ***Check the [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/SlicerApplication/ErrorLog#To_capture_the_entire_error_log_for_a_report|Error Log]] to see if there's something misconfigured, such as a directory that is not readable or writable.
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− | **I am still unclear about what to do.
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− | ***<big>[https://discourse.slicer.org Ask a question on the Slicer Forum!]</big>
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− | *Something is definitely not working as it should or I would like to request a feature.
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− | **File a bug report in the issues [http://issues.slicer.org/ tracker] (you need to register first). It is important to provide enough specific information so that a software developer can duplicate the problem - [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Report_a_problem#Error_report_contents|see details below]].
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− | **Don't be anonymous: real people trying hard to solve real problems are more likely to get valuable help. A vague question from a random email is likely to be ignored..
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− | *I would like to let the Slicer community know, how Slicer helped me in my research.
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− | **Please send us the citation for your paper.
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− | **Background: funding for Slicer is provided through competitive mechanisms to a large extent by the US government and to a lesser extend through funding from other governments. The justification of for those resources is that Slicer enables scientific work. Knowing about scientific publications enabled by Slicer is a critical step in this process. Given the international nature of the Slicer community, the nationality of the scientists is not important. Every good paper counts.
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− | *I would like to give feedback on my experience with Slicer.
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− | **Share your story using the Feedback link accessible from the Slicer Welcome module
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− | ==Error report contents==
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− | *Describe:
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− | **What steps were performed before the problem occurred
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− | **What behavior you expected
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− | **What happened instead
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− | *Copy-paste the error log: you can access it from Slicer in the menu: Help / Report a bug. By default log of the current session is displayed but you can retrieve the logs of the last few sessions
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− | *Optional: capture a screenshot that illustrates the issue
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− | That could be summarized by the SSCCE (Short, Self Contained, Correct (Compilable), Example) approach documented on http://sscce.org
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− | ==Workflow for Handling Bugs and Feature Requests in Slicer==
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− | The following instructions describes the recommended workflow to report a problem related to the Slicer application.
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− | *1. [https://issues.slicer.org/signup_page.php Register] on the issue tracker
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− | *2. [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/slicer-devel Sign-up] on the [https://discourse.slicer.org/ Discussion Forum]
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− | *3. Create an issue in the [https://issues.slicer.org/bug_report_page.php issue tracker].
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− | *4. Optionally, if you would like to share dataset >= 2MB, you should consider uploading them on our dedicated server. See [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/Report_a_problem/UploadData|How to share and associate data with an issue]]
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− | *5. Post on the [https://discourse.slicer.org/new-topic?body=Operating%20system:%0ASlicer%20version:%0AExpected%20behavior:%0AActual%20behavior:&category=support Discussion Forum] pointing to the reported bug. Title of the post should start with <code>Issue 1234: Title of the issue report</code>
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