New Item Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to create a new item. You can create a new item in two ways:

By adding an existing file or folder
By creating an item without adding a file (an item with no initial content).

Use the General tab to specify the name and related requests for the new item.

See Attributes Tab/Page for how to view and change the user-defined attributes for the new item.

See Advanced Tab if you need to override any of the default settings from the General tab, or if you need to set the item type.

NOTE If you change the values for the Filename or Folder fields on the Advanced tab, Dimensions CM may automatically update the values of Item Type, Item Format or Owning Design Part based on what you have changed. It is advisable to select the General tab again to check these fields.

General Tab

Field	Description	Rules and Guidelines
Create Item using specified workfile/folder	Select this option if you are creating an item from a file or folder.
Create a virtual item (with no file content)	Select this option if you want to create a virtual item with no file content. Virtual items are primarily used for controlling hardware configuration items, rather than software.
File/folder field	Type the name of the file or folder to add, or click the Browse arrow to find it.	Optional if you are creating a virtual item. If you have specified a folder, its files and subdirectories are compressed and stored in Dimensions CM as a folder item. Specifying a folder name or filename in this field automatically populates the Project Filename and Project Folder fields on the Advanced tab.
Item Description	Type a description for the new item.	The default description is: itemID
Owning Design Part	Type the name of the design part that will own the item, or click the Browse button to find it.	If you have set a default design part for the project, this field is populated with that design part. If there is no default design part, the owning design part is determined from the Upload Rules, if any. If this field is subsequently blank, the top design part for the product is used.
Item Type	Select an item type.	Required. By default, the item type is determined from the file extension according to the process model. If you create an item without adding a file, you must choose an item type.
Item Format	Select an item format.	Required if the process model defines item formats for items of the selected type, or if you are using Dimensions Make.
In response to Requests	Type the name of one or more requests, or click the Browse button to find them.	Your process model may require you to specify a request. Defaults to the project default request for your current project.
After item created	Select an option from this list to specify what happens to the file in your work area after you add it to Dimensions CM.	To keep the file, select Keep original workfile unchanged. To delete the file, select Delete original workfile. To delete the file and immediately get a copy of it from Dimensions CM, select Automatic get, original workfile set read-only. You might choose this option if the item has header substitution variables that you want to be inserted in the file in your work area.
Comment	Type a comment for this new item revision.	Your process model may require you to enter a description.