In the
Topic view, team members can raise and discuss
issues about a project, specific files, defects, and so on.
You can open the
Topic view by taking one of the following actions:
- Select
- Select
, and choose
Topic from the
StarTeam
tree node.
When you open the
Topic view, existing topics and responses display.
Double-clicking on a topic or response in the
Topic view opens the
Properties dialog box.
All topics and responses displayed in the
Topic view have the following characteristics:
- Are attached to the folder selected
from the
Server Explorer
or from one of the Eclipse Explorers.
- Match the filter selected from the
Filter list box in the Topic view toolbar.
- Match the depth specified by the
All Descendants option in the Topic view
toolbar.
Topic View Toolbar and Context Menu Actions
The Topic view toolbar and context menu allow you to:
- Apply predefined filters
for viewing lists of topics
- Search
(CTRL+F) for topics
- Link (unlink) the view to
the selected item
- Optionally show all
descendants to determine the depth for which the client displays information
- View in list or tree
format
- Select all items
- Select items using a label
or pre-defined query
- Determine which fields to
display in the view
- Perform up to fourth order
sorts
- Create, edit, copy, or
delete queries
- Save or reset current view
filters
- Create, edit, save, or
delete filters
- Create new topics and
respond to existing topics
- Open topics in various
views, including
History,
Label,
Link, and
Reference.
- Modify and review topic
properties
- Email a text
representation of the topic's properties, along with additional text. The
information sent includes the fields displayed in the view.
- Compare the properties of
two topics
- Set the lock status
- Mark the item or thread as
read or unread
- Add, edit, enable, or
disable custom fields
- Create URLs and HTML
representations and copy them to the Windows Clipboard and paste them into
email applications, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and so on to quickly
open the item in
StarTeam
- Create, attach, and detach
labels
- Flag and remove flags from
files
- Delete topics
- Create, complete, and
cancel links
- Create desktop shortcuts
(.stx) to quickly launch the
Cross-Platform Client
- Set or clear the item as
an active process item