Overview of record types

A record type defines the content, appearance, and behavior of a change request. IBM Rational ClearQuest stores change requests as records in a user database. A schema can contain multiple record types that represent different kinds of change requests. For example, your team might use one record type for defects and another record type for enhancement requests.

The following components make up a record type definition:

A record type belongs to one of two categories: state-based or stateless. A state-based record type is one that contains states and a state transition model. Examples of states include Submitted, Assigned, and Resolved. Users perform actions to move a record from one state to another. A stateless record type is one that holds data but does not contain states. Users can perform actions such as Submit, Modify, and Delete against these record types.

Rational® ClearQuest® includes multiple state-based and stateless record types, which you can use right away. You can also create your own record types.

This module includes the following exercise:


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