About records
A Rational® ClearQuest® database
contains different types of records, as defined in the Designer.
You can use different types of records for different projects and purposes.
Each record type has unique fields and data requirements.
Record states and state transitions
Change requests move through a life cycle from submission through
resolution. Each stage in this life cycle is called a state, and each movement
from one state to another is called a state transition.
Record types
A record type is the layout or format for a particular type of
change request. It defines the actions, fields, forms, behaviors, and possibly
the state information associated with a record. Each record type is associated
with its own state model, forms, and hooks, which control the collection and
viewing of data for that type of change request.
Submitting a record
You can submit a new record of any record type defined
in the schema.
Using record templates
When you create many records with similar input, it is often useful
to create a record template for the associated record type. Then you can use
the record template to create new records that are populated with field values
that you use saved in the template.
Modifying a record
Modify a record when you need to change its characteristics, such
as the headline or priority, without changing its state.
Changing the state of a record
You can change the state of a record as the record moves through
a life cycle, from submission through resolution, based on the schema design.
Marking a record as a duplicate
If two records are similar, you can place one in a Duplicate state
and establish a link to the corresponding record. A record can be a duplicate
of only one record, but it can have more than one duplicate.
Viewing the history of the Find Record command
When you use the Find Record command to
find records in the ClearQuest database,
the software keeps track of the records in the Find Record History folder
in the workspace.
Printing a record or result set
In the Query Results view,
you can print an entire result set or selected records by using the print
icon on the view toolbar. Similarly, in the Record Details view,
you can print the displayed record by using the print icon on the toolbar.
Exporting records
You can export ClearQuest records
from the workspace and save the export file to the file system.
Importing records
The import tool imports data from text files into
ClearQuest databases.
Exporting a query or query results
You can export a query or query results to the file system. Exporting
a query is useful for transferring queries from one database to another and
for sharing queries amongst colleagues. You can use exported query results
as input to other applications.