A
User Defined Attribute allows you to create a custom field for your Requirement Type. Normally, an administrator creates and assigns User Defined
Attributes while creating a Requirement Type or a Project.
Watch how to do it:
Creating User Defined Attributes and
Creating Attribute Groups.
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Log in with Server Administrator credentials.
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Choose a Project from the
Projects list
.
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Click
Administration.
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Click the
Define UDAs tab.
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Check
Hide Disabled UDAs to reduce list size and make it easier to see if a UDA is already created.
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Click
New User Defined Attribute.
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Enter a
Name.
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Enter a
Display Name.
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Select a
Type:
Text,
Number,
List,
List - multi Select, or
Date.
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To enforce users to enter a value, click
Required in the
Conditions group.
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Do one of the following:
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For the
Text data type, enter a
Max length value. Text attributes that are over 50 characters long will render as multi-line text. Whereas, those that are up to 50,
will render as a single-line text.
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For the
Number data type, if you want the values to roll up through the Requirement, select
Rollup Values in the
Conditions group.
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For the
Number data type, enter a
Default value.
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For the
List data type, use the
Values group to add values to the list. Enter a
Default Value for each.
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For the
List - Multi Select data type, use the
Values group to add values to a selection list. Enter a
Default Value.
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Click
Save.