Functions in the Request Overview 

The hierarchical list presents you with a selection of functions that you can apply to the respective elements in the list. To do this, you first have to position the cursor on the relevant element.

Then choose Request/task ® ...

Other requests

Selection of requests of another user; the selection criteria specified in the initial screen are used.

Request header

Display or change the header data of a request or task

Create

Create a new request

Change owner

Change the owner of a request or task

Release

Release a request or task

Delete

Delete a request or task

Change type

Assign the task attributes:

  • Development/correction
  • Repairs
  • Unclassified

Overall check

 

Objects (syntax check)

Standard object checks are performed on all objects contained in the request.

Check request consistency

Each object list entry must be syntactically correct. The transport attributes of the objects must correspond to the request attributes.

Requests

 

Add user

Add a user to a request. A new task is created for this user.

Protect

Only the owner of the change request can add users to a protected change request.

Remove protection

Remove protection for a change request

Request attributes

Edit the attributes of a change request

Object list

 

Display/change object list

Branch to the object list editor

Lock objects

Lock objects entered manually in the object list

Sort and compress

Delete redundant entries that resulted from creating object lists manually

Object directory entries

Display/change the object directory entries of all objects entered in the request

Include objects

Include objects in a request. You can choose from the following functions:

· Include object list from another request

· Include object lists from multiple requests; make a selection of requests.

· Free object selection; make a selection of objects.

Choose Utilities ® ...

Standard requests

 

Set

Flag a change request as the standard request. When you have flagged a request as the standard request, it is selected automatically when you edit objects. The request selection dialog does not appear.

Reset

Remove flag that makes a change request the standard request

Validity period

Place a limit on how long a request can be flagged as the standard request. The flag is reset automatically when the validity period is over.

Reorganize

 

Reassign task

Reassign a task to another request

Merge requests

Move all objects and tasks to another request. The old (empty) request is then deleted.

You can find out what the colors used in the request overview mean under Utilities ® Legend.