Customization → Types Setup → Dependency Types → Adding a dependency type

Adding a dependency type

Dependency types created on the Dependency Types tab will be available for use.

To add a dependency type

  1. From the top-level navigation, open the Admin module.
  2. Select Customization.
  3. Select the Types Setup tab.
  4. Select the Dependency Types tab.
  5. Click New New.
  6. Name the dependency and choose an icon to represent this dependency type.
  7. From the Request View drop-down, select the named summary view in which a new dependency of this type will appear. The default request view is Summary.
  8. From the Source list, select one or more item types that can be used as a source for this dependency type.
  9. From the Target list, select one or more item types that can be used as a target in this dependency type.
  10. In the Attributes tab, move the attributes that you want to associate with this dependency type to the right column. Choose Roll Up to Source to roll-up data from the dependency type to the selected source item types. Choose Roll Up to Target to roll-up data from the dependency type to the selected target item types.
  11. In the Source tab, move the attributes that you want to associate with this dependency type to the right column. Data associated with these attributes will be read-only when viewed.
  12. In the Target tab, move the attributes that you want to associate with this dependency type to the right column. Data associated with these attributes will be read-only when viewed.
  13. Click Save Save.

Copyright © 2003–2009 Serena Software, Inc. All rights reserved.