Describing Issues and Their Impacts 

Prerequisites

You have opened the Issue Editor and have entered an issue .

Procedure

  1. Select the Issue tab.
    The name of the person who entered the issue and the date it was entered appears on the top left of the Issue tab. This information is automatically generated by the system and cannot be modified.
  2. In the Due date field, enter a date by which the issue should be resolved. You can enter the date directly or double-click the field to open a calendar, from which you can choose a date. The date on which you set the status closed appears directly underneath the Due date field.
  3. In the Issue description field, describe the unresolved problem in as much detail as possible. Enter any background information.
  4. In the Impact on project field, describe how the issue could affect the project if it is not resolved. Describe how a specific issue is related to other issues.
  5. On the Details tab, you can enter other attributes such as classification, project phase, and priority, and record the people responsible and the project members to be informed. Choose Save to close the Issue Editor.

To print information about an issue, choose on the upper right corner of the dialog box.