Items View: Managing Items

Component

Description

Item ID Search

Searches for an item by ID.

If you know the ID of the item you are searching for, type the ID in the item ID field and press ENTER.

If document versioning is enabled, you can also search for versioned items. To type the ID of a versioned item, use the format Live Item ID-major.minor, for example, 184-1.2.

For detailed information, see “Searching for Items”.

Text Search

Searches for items by text.

Type the text string you want to search for in the text search field and press ENTER.

For detailed information, see “Searching for Items”.

Query List

Searches for items using a pre-defined query.

Click the query list and select a query using the data filter.

For detailed information on creating a query, see “Creating a Query”.

Filter Bar

Filters the items currently in the Items pane (in addition to filtering provided by a text search or query).

For detailed information, see “Filtering Items”.

Column Configuration (Web only)

Configures the display of columns in the Items view.

Click

and choose a column configuration option.

You can also associate a specific column configuration with a query.

Project Filter (GUI only)

Project filters allow you to query your Integrity Lifecycle Manager database within the context of a project. You can apply a project filter to a query or text search. The project filter uses a data filter to select projects. For more information on using project filters, see “Using Project Filters in the Items View (GUI)”.

Query Builder (GUI only)

Defines filters for the active query, re-running the query as you refine it.

The Query Builder is available in the Web interface, but not as a visible component of the Items view.

For detailed information, see “Query Builder”.

Navigation Buttons (Web only)

Highlights the most recently created, edited, or viewed item in the Items View pane.

To highlight a different item, click the arrows.

View Mode Buttons (Web only)

Toggle the display of items and item relationships.

To toggle the display of items, click one of the following:

• List Mode (

) displays a list of items in one frame.

• Horizontal Split Mode (

) displays the list of items in one frame and the details of a highlighted item in the frame below it.

• Vertical Split Mode (

) displays the list of items in one frame and the details of a highlighted item in the frame beside it.

• Detail Mode (

) displays the details for a selected item in one frame.

To toggle the display and location of the Relationships view, click

and then one of the following options:

• Don’t show relationships hides the Relationships view (if visible). By default, the Relationships view is hidden.

• Show in Side bar displays the Relationships view in a frame to the right of the Items pane and/or Item Details pane.

• Show in Footer displays the Relationships view in a frame below the Items pane and/or Item Details pane.

• Show in Detail view displays the Relationships view in a frame below the Item Details pane (only if visible).

Show selection in detail pane dynamically updates the Item Details pane and/or Relationships view based on your selection in the Items pane or Relationships view.

For detailed information on the Relationships view, see “Relationships View: Viewing Item Relationships”.

Items Pane

When you perform a global text search or run a query, the results display in the Items pane. You can select an item and display complete item information in the Item Details or Edit Item Details pane.

Item Details Pane

Displays detailed information for the item selected in the Items pane.

In the GUI, the Item Details pane is embedded in the Items view by default; however, you can view item details in a single view.

For detailed information, see “Viewing Item Details”.