Close an issue

At the end of an issue’s lifecycle, it should be marked as a closed issue in order to prevent confusion. Closure is a particular step of the update procedure with similar rules.

  1. Log in to the Errata Service

  2. From the Errata Service home page, click on any issue your are authorized to modify on behalf of your institute.

  3. The corresponding issue pops up.

  4. Click on “Edit” in the upper-right menu.

    Create Issue Form

  5. Use the update form to choose the appropriate status:

    Note

    “Resolved”

    The issue has been resolved AND the corrected files have been published on ESGF with a new dataset version.

    “Wontfix”

    The issue cannot/won’t be fixed by the data provider. This may occur in the following cases:

    • the model should be re-run to correct the issue,
    • an “Low” severity issue without any consequences on the analyzes.

    Warning

    The previously explained safeguards for the issue update are also valid in this context.

  6. Click on “Save” in the upper-right menu.

    Create Menu

  7. Your request will be processed and validated by the server.

  8. If successfully saved, you are redirected to the newly generated view of your issue.

    Creation Success

  9. If invalid issue, you are requested to correct the form depending on the error message and try again.

    Creation Fail

  10. The issue is now closed and is kept for archiving/consultation purposes.

Note

The update date and authors are automatically modified to the issue by the server.