Issue Manager permits you to define up to ten user-defined fields on Custom Tab 1 and up to ten user-defined fields on Custom Tab 2.
Custom Tab 1 on the Issue Details page contains three fields by default. You can add fields to this tab, edit the default fields, or delete the fields and start from scratch.
The following table describes each default field on Custom Tab 1.
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Field |
Specifies |
Mode |
Control Type/Value |
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Automated? |
Whether the issue is automated (in regression tests) or manual. |
Optional |
Checkbox Default is unchecked.
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Add Rel Note? |
Whether an item on this issue needs to be added to the product’s release notes. |
Optional |
Checkbox Default is unchecked. |
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Update Doc? |
Whether documentation related to this issue needs to be revised. |
Optional |
Checkbox Default is unchecked. |
Custom Tab 2 is empty.
Follow these steps to define a custom tab
You must first plan the fields that you want to appear on the tab. Determine what information would be useful to collect. Think about the best field type to use for each field—text field, popup list, or check box. What is the field mode—required or optional? Then complete these steps:
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Step |
See |
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1. Define tab properties |
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2. Create a list of values for each field that you want to be a popup list. |
Handled via the SilkCentral Administration module. See the SilkCentral Administration Guide. |
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3. Create up to 20 custom fields |
Prerequisite
You need the GUI Customization privilege to perform these tasks.
Procedure To define a label for Custom Tab 1 or Custom Tab 2:
1 Go to Configuration/Custom Issue Tabs.
2 Click the Custom Tab 1 or Custom Tab 2 links.
3 On the Edit Label dialog, edit the name as required.
4 Click OK to save the label name.
Configuring custom fields on custom tabs
To configure custom fields for a custom tab, proceed as explained in “GUI Customization Properties”.
Defining lists of values for popup lists
To define lists of values that you can use as popup lists for custom fields, please refer to the SilkCentral Administration Guide.
Custom fields can appear in two places:
• On the Issue Details page’s custom tabs
• On the action dialogs, which open when a user takes an action on an issue (Customizing action dialogs is described in “Customizing Workflow”.)
You can edit the field label, mode, group permissions, and reuse of the previous value. To change a field’s control type, you must delete it and then re-create it using the new control type.
Configuring custom fields
Prerequisite
You need the GUI Customization privilege to perform these tasks.
Procedure To configure a custom field:
1 Select Configuration/Custom Field Pool to open the Custom Field Pool page. All pre-defined custom fields are listed here.
2 Proceed as detailed below:
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If you want to |
Then |
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Add a field |
Click the Add Custom Field button and proceed as explained in “GUI Customization Properties”. |
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Edit a field |
Click on Field Label of the field you wish to edit and proceed as explained in “GUI Customization Properties”. |
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Delete a field |
Click the Delete icon (in the Actions column) of the field you wish to delete. Click Yes on the confirmation dialog to complete the deletion. |