Managing Request Attachments

Use the following procedure to manage the attachments to a request. You can browse the contents of the attachments, save copies to your local working area, and add or delete attachments to your request.

To manage a request's attachments:

1. Display the Attachments tab in the request editor.

To display a request editor, double-click the request under your Inbox or a Request List.

2. Choose from the following actions:

• To change the description of an attachment, double-click its Description field and type the new description.

• To browse an attached file, select its row and click Browse . The file opens in the default application for the file type. The application is defined on your operating system.

• To remove an attachment, select its row and click Delete .

• To add a new attachment, click Add  and then complete the New Attachment dialog. File Name is the full path and file name of the file to attach. Attach As is the name that you want the file to be stored as in Dimensions CM.

• To save a copy of an attachment to your local working area, select its row, and click Save . Navigate to a folder, and click Save in the Save As dialog box.

3. Press Ctrl-S to save the changes.

Note that if you close the request editor (or exit Eclipse) without saving, Eclipse will prompt you if you want to save the changes. Choose the requests to save by selecting the checkboxes.