Use the project Artifacts page to create and view artifacts.
Filter artifacts by tag, attribute, or folder. Use various parameters
to sort and group the artifacts. Display artifacts in a table or a
list. View project details, recent comments, artifacts, and requirements.
Highlight artifacts that have recent changes and comments. To open
the artifact, click it in the display.
To open the Artifacts project page, in the editor
toolbar, click the Open button
and select a project.
The list of artifacts
in the Artifacts page displays a maximum of 900 artifacts. If more
than 900 artifacts match the display criteria, add filter criteria
to reduce the displayed list. The Recent Artifacts and Recent
Requirements sections in the sidebar contain a maximum
of 50 recent records. Use the search feature to find and open other
artifacts and requirements.
Creating artifacts
To create an artifact, click Create
Artifact.
Filtering options
Use the options in the Table 1 to filter
the list of artifacts on this page. The following actions apply to
all filters:
- To select multiple users, types, or folders as filter criteria,
press the Shift or Ctrl key
and click the selections.
- If you make selections in more than one section, only artifacts
that match criteria in all sections are displayed.
- Click clear filters in any section to remove
the filter criteria from that section. Click the X next to an attribute
to remove that attribute filter.
Table 1. Artifacts page filtering
optionsSaved Filters |
When you filter artifacts, you can name and
save the filter by clicking the Selected Filters icon ( ). The filter appears in the Saved Filters section,
and is accessible to all users who have access to the project. Saved filters contain information about the filtering criteria that is applied to the page as well as information used to display the results.
|
Filter Display By Tag |
This section lists all of the tags in the project.
Select one or more tags to display only the artifacts with those tags.
Shared tags are shown on top of this section in blue; personal tags
at the bottom in green. |
Filter Display By Attribute |
This section lists file name, date, user, requirement
types, and attribute values in the project. Select one or more attribute
values to display only the artifacts that contain those values. |
Filter Display By Folder |
This section lists all of the folders in the
project. Select one or more folders to display only the artifacts
in those folders. |
Sorting and grouping options
Click the column headings
or select the following sorting options with the Sorting
and Grouping Options button
. When you use grouping options, the sorting criteria are
applied within the groups.
- Sort Alphabetically; sort by the artifact
name
- Sort by Last Modified By; sort by the user
who saved the last changes
- Sort by Last Modified Date; sort by the
date and time of the last changes
Use the following grouping options with the Sorting
and Grouping Options button.
- No Grouping
- Group by Last Modified By; group by the
user who saved the last changes
- Group by Last Modified Date; group by the
date and time of the last changes
Attribute Editing
If at least one artifact in your
artifact list has an attribute group assigned to it, you can edit
the attributes of multiple artifacts in one step. To do this:
- Select several artifacts, right-click, and select Edit Attributes.
The Edit Attributes Values dialog is displayed.
- In the Edit Attributes Values dialog, specify new values for the
attributes. Note that the modified attribute values are used to update
the selected artifacts where applicable. If a selected artifact does
not have the corresponding attribute group assigned, it is skipped.
Note: If
an artifact cannot be updated because of a server conflict, an error
message is displayed.