Bad group assignment count

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Bad group assignment count

A bug has been reported where the initial assignment count in a group is incorrect, but adjusts to a lower number when clicking to see the assignments. However, summing the individual assignments returns to the original number. The issue is intermittent, with the count sometimes updating and then reverting back to the incorrect number.

@ganncamp initially reported the issue, sharing screenshots of the incorrect counts and the correct total when summing individual assignments. @pmusaraj confirmed the issue could be reproduced internally and a fix was planned for the next few weeks.

@nat provided a possible solution, suggesting the count should be based on the total number of assignments rather than the number of assigned topics. A fix was implemented, but @ganncamp reported the issue still occurred.

After a site update, @MarkDoerr confirmed the fix was in place, but @ganncamp reported the issue still existed, albeit with improved accuracy. @nat acknowledged the issue and is working on a further fix, with the one-off assignment to the group itself likely being the cause.

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When you initially navigate to one of our groups, you get an assignment count of 50:

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Click through to see what’s assigned, and the number adjusts to a lower number:

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But sum the individual assignments & you get back to the original number:

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Now, if I navigate back to the default group page, the count is updated to 30 - for a while. Attend a meeting & then go back to the group page and it all starts again at 50. In the words of one of our staff users:

This is boring and confuses us in our community meetings… is there a way to fix this?

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How many TL3 users do you have? Do the TL3 requirements really make sense?
Discourse roadmap?
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Ping…

This is still happening, only now the numbers are 56 and 31

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This is still happening.

When I first go to the group, 44:

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Okay, let’s see the assigned threads, 38:

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But no, it does actually add up to 44, despite the big, bold ‘38’ at the top:

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Thanks @ganncamp, I can reproduce this easily internally as well. We will look into fixing the issue in the next few weeks.

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I did a quick repro of sorts which can probably help solve the issue

  1. create authors
  2. Topic A, assign steaky.
  3. Topic B, assign omaoma.
  4. Reply in topic B, assign chi.west to the post.

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The highlighted “Assigned (2)” goes briefly from “Assigned (3)” then back to “Assigned (2)”. I think it’s fighting itself :face_exhaling:

I think we can go about this based on “total number of assignments” rather than “how many topics were assigned”.

Let’s see if I can get this in…

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I’ve got one fix in regarding the number in the nav. The PR description shares the scenario

John can be assigned to topic_id: 1, and Jane can be assigned to a post within topic_id: 1. This will result in 1 assignment rather than 2.

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https://github.com/discourse/discourse-assign/pull/482

This just got merged so I’ll give this a few days to see how we’re doing.

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I’m still seeing this bad behavior:

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Initial count: 63. Clicking on ‘Assigned’ changes it to 30, but the actual total is 63

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The fix isn’t available in your community yet — our team is planning an update for soon. Will let you know.

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Hi G Ann,

The site has been deployed so the fix should now be in place. Please let us know whether or not that resolves the issue for you.

Mark

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Thanks!

It’s better, but still not quite right:

And in case it helps, I think the one-off is probably the one assigned to the group itself:

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Gotcha. This surely helps. Stay tuned for a fix.

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Topic deletion should clear assignment