Prime an existing request to create a new request based on details from an existing request. Whether a request can be primed from another request of the same or a different type, and which attributes are copied to the new request, is defined in the Administration Console | Object Types | Prime Mappings.
NOTE The detailed description of the new request will either be copied from the detailed description of the existing request, or from one of its other attributes, depending on what has been defined in the Prime Mapping in the Administration Console.
The new request could be:
Created in the same or a different product.
A different request type.
Related to the original request.
PRIVILEGES Create Request (REQUEST_CREATE)
Prime Mapping must have been defined in the Administration Console between the request type(s) involved.
To prime a request:
NOTE You can save a request as draft without having to complete all the mandatory fields. If you click the Submit as Draft button the request is added to your draft list even if there are mandatory fields that have not been entered.
Select the Requests tab.
Optionally, select a request.
Click the Prime button on the toolbar and choose a type for the new request from the list.
In the Prime Request dialog box, do the following:
For Title, type a title, or leave the value as <default> if you want the title to be the same as the priming request, and this attribute has been specified in the Prime Mappings for the request type(s).
For Description, type an explanation of the problem, or leave the value as <default> if you want it to be the same as the priming request, and this attribute has been specified in the Prime Mappings for the request type(s).
If you have not selected a request from which to prime the new one, use the browse button to select it, or enter the request ID in the Priming Request field.
In the Affected Design Part(s) field, check the design part(s) that were copied from the originating request.
Optionally, for Related Baselines, type the baseline name(s), or click the Browse button to select them.
Optionally, in the Owning project field, enter the specification of a project or use the browse button to select it.
NOTE The request will be owned by this project. The Stage ID for the request will be set to the initial stage in the Global Stage Lifecycle.
Optionally, for Related Requirements, type the requirement name(s) for any requirements you want to relate, or click the Browse button to select them.
Optionally, in the File Attachments field, attach files to the request.
On the Attributes tab, check the user-defined attributes that were copied from the original request.
NOTE It is necessary to enter the required request in the Priming Request field on the General tab before selecting the Attributes tab. If the Priming Request is entered or changed on the General tab after the Attributes tab has been selected, the Attributes tab will not be updated with the attribute values mapped from the new priming request. This is because the details of a particular tab are saved when another tab is clicked, and then restored when returning to that tab
NOTE An attribute is only copied if it has been specified in the Prime Mapping in the Administration Console for the request type(s) involved. You can change these attributes if you wish.
NOTE The detailed description of the new request is either copied from the detailed description of the priming request, or from another attribute, depending on what has been specified in the Prime Mappings defined in the Administration Console.
NOTE If an attribute is mandatory, and it has not been specified in the Prime Mapping, you will need to enter it in the Attributes tab.
Do one of the following:
To create the request, click the Submit button.
To create the request as draft, so that it is not yet visible to other users, click the Submit as Draft button.
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