Ariadne: from project to recorded work

Free and Premium features#

Connecting Ariadne, signing in to your Ariadne account, browsing tickets, projects and tasks, and tracking time are free in Code Weaver. Start work from this item prepares a new assistant conversation and requires Code Weaver Premium. Creating and customizing assistant projects and Git operations also require Premium.

Connect your Ariadne installation#

Ask your Ariadne administrator for the three connection values: API URL, OpenID Connect issuer and public client. The API URL identifies the Ariadne service; the issuer identifies the sign-in service; the public client is the name identifying the Code Weaver connection.

1. In the top bar, click Work, then choose Ariadne → Ariadne connection. You can also use Ctrl+Shift+P and search for Saved work contexts and Ariadne.
2. Fill in Ariadne API URL, OpenID Connect issuer and Public client, for example code-weaver-desktop.
3. If applicable, add Company · optional ID and Ariadne portal URL · optional.
4. Click Save connection, then Sign in to Ariadne.
5. Click Open sign-in page and approve the code shown in the IDE.
6. Return to Code Weaver and check Connected to Ariadne with your name.

From a project task to a fix#

With Code Weaver Premium, Start work from this item prepares a new assistant conversation linked to Ariadne. Browsing projects, tasks and tickets and tracking their time are free.

1. Select your code project and folder in the IDE bar.
2. In Ariadne, open Projects, search for a title or reference and select the project.
3. From the details, open a task or choose Open all project tasks. Under Tasks, you can also choose the Task project.
4. Read the description and status, then click Start work from this item. The same action is available for tickets and projects.
5. Review the new chat request, including its Ariadne reference and context, and send it when ready.
6. Find the work again under Saved work contexts; Open in Ariadne opens the item in the portal.

Track time against the right work#

The target identifies the ticket, project or task to which time is assigned. Category describes the kind of work. Direct time concerns the selected item; Descendant work includes its child items; Total without duplicates combines the displayed data.

1. In the details, click Time for this item or open Time.
2. Under Assign your work, select the target; use Search target and Type to find another item.
3. Choose Category, fill in Work description and, when present, Billable and Cost center.
4. Click Start timer on this item. You can also control it in the IDE bar while working on files.
5. Use Pause and Resume during interruptions, then Stop and record to save the time.
6. Under Summary and entries, choose Department and Week containing and check the new entry and totals.