Installing Mingle Support

Installation instructions

To integrate with Mingle, use the update site url http://twist.thoughtworks.com/minglyn-update-site to download and install the Minglyn plugin on the installed Twist. See installing updates via the update site for information on installing any software in Twist.

Using Minglyn

  • Use Window > Show view > Other, to access a list of available views.
  • Expand the tree list named Mylyn, and choose Task Repositories. This brings up the Task Repository View, which allows you to track the list of task repositories you can access.
  • Navigate to the Task Repository View, right-click, Add Task Repository. Adding a task repository will facilitate tracking Tasks, Stories and Bugs from the project management tool (in this case Mingle). Choose Mingle connector from a list of Mylyn connectors available. Mingle Config screenshot
  • On the Mingle Repository Settings wizard, specify the project URL (of the project which holds your tasks), and also other related details. Validate and then proceed to finish.
  • Mingle Config screenshot
  • Once a repository is created, open the Mingle project in your browser and copy the link for the tasks you wish to fetch.
  • Mingle Query screenshot
  • To fetch Mingle cards in Twist, open the "Task List" view. Right click on the "Task List" view and select New > Query. Provide a good name for the list of tasks and the URL that you copied from the browser. Click Finish once you're done.
  • Mingle Query screenshot
  • Minglyn will now provide a list of tasks that it fetched from your Mingle project.
  • Mingle Task List Screenshot
  • Double click on one of the tasks to open it up in the editor area in Twist. To edit the task, click on the Mingle tab at the bottom.
  • Mingle Task Editing Screenshot
  • Proceed to Link your scenarios with mingle once you're done.