User Help > Tracking Changes With PTC RV&S Items > Working With Item Labels
Working With Item Labels
Labels allow you to associate a name with a point in an item’s history; for example, a prior release, project milestone, or document baseline. Labeling is disabled by default.
Prerequisites
Your administrator determines the types of items that can have labels and who can add labels to items.
For further assistance, contact your administrator.
Label Tasks
The following table contains tasks you can perform for labels:
Task
Procedure
Add a label
On the Labels tab in the Item Details view:
• In the GUI, right-click in the labels field and select Add Item Label.
• In the Web interface, click .
In the Label field, type the name of the label for the item. For example, Release ABC.
In the Comment field, type a comment to associate with the label.
Select the applicable As Of option from the list. The default date is the current date and time (Now).
Click OK.
The new label displays in the labels field. For more information about viewing historical item details, see Viewing a Historical Item.
In the GUI, you can also add a label in the Items view by selecting an item and selecting Add Item Label.
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In addition to adding the labels described below, you can also add item labels as of a modification date in the History tab by right-clicking a modification entry (GUI) or clicking the Add Label link beside the modification entry (Web).
Move a label
On the Labels tab in the Item Details view:
• In the GUI, right-click in the labels field and select Move Item Label, and then select the label you want to move from the list.
• In the Web interface, click .
Select the label you want to move.
Select the To Date you want to move the label to. Click OK. The default date is the current date and time (Now). The From Date indicates the date associated with the label you are moving.
The label details in the labels tab indicates the new date associated with the As Of option you selected.
In the GUI, you can also move a label in the Items view by selecting an item and selecting Move Item Label.
Delete a label
On the Labels tab in the Item Details view:
• In the GUI, right-click the label you want to delete and select Delete Item Label.
• In the Web interface, select the label you want to delete and click .
In the GUI, you can also delete a label in the Items view by selecting an item, selecting Delete Item Label, and then selecting the item label you want to delete.
In the GUI, you can also delete a label by selecting File > Delete > Item Label, then specifying the item ID. Then when prompted, select the label from the Delete Label dialog box.
If document versioning is enabled, you can also specify versioned items. To type the ID of a versioned item, use the format Live Item ID-major.minor, for example, 184-1.2.
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