Tool Mentor: Viewing the History of a Defect Using Rational ClearQuest |
This tool mentor describes how the Rational ClearQuest administrator can set up the ClearQuest defect form to include history control.
Tool: Rational ClearQuest
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### Overview This tool mentor describes how the Rational ClearQuest administrator can set up the ClearQuest defect form to include a History control that enables ClearQuest users to view and track the history of defects. Records move through a lifecycle, from submission toward resolution. In ClearQuest, each stage in this lifecycle is a "state", and each movement from one state to another is called a "state transition". Within the ClearQuest client, you can view the history of a record. This history of a record includes the date actions occurred (such as moving to the next state or making a modification), the user name, the action name, the old state, and the new state. ### 1. Viewing the History of a Defect The Rational ClearQuest administrator can customize the ClearQuest schema to display the history of records. See ClearQuest Designer online Help > Contents and Index > Working with Schemas >. The View History command displays the changes in the state of a record and the dates on which the changes occurred. The contents of the View History dialog are read-only. To view the history of a record, a user performs these steps: Run a query that includes the record. In the Result set tab, select the record. From the menu bar, choose View > History. To close the dialog, click . ### 2. Adding a History Control to a ClearQuest record form ClearQuest Designer enables the ClearQuest administrator to create customized forms for submitting, viewing, and modifying records. See ClearQuest Designer online Help > Contents and Index > Working with Record Forms. The ClearQuest administrator can include a history control on a form to display the state transitions of the record. Check out the schema See ClearQuest Designer online Help > Contents and Index > Working with Schemas > Checking out a Schema. Add a history control to the form See ClearQuest Designer online Help > Contents and Index > Working with Forms > Creating and Modifying Forms > Working with Form Controls > Adding Controls to a Form. Check in the schema See ClearQuest Designer online Help topics: > Contents and Index > Working with Schemas > Checking in a Schema > Contents and Index > Working with Schemas > Validating Schema Changes Upgrade the databases See ClearQuest Designer online Help > Contents and Index > Managing Databases.
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