Section Preferences

Use the Sections page to sort notes and change history and enable or disable the State History view. These options apply to Serena Work Center and the SBM User Workspace.

If you are modifying multiple accounts, click Compare to view the different settings for each account. For guidance, refer to Comparing and Changing User and Group Accounts.

• Notes
  The following preferences control how notes and e-mail messages attached to items are displayed in the Notes section:

  • Sort new first

    Sort notes and e-mail messages by displaying the most recent date first.

  • All

    View all notes and e-mail messages attached to an item.

  • None

    Prevent notes and e-mail messages attached to an item from being displayed.

  • Last

    View a specific number of notes attached to an item. For example, if you enter the number 5, the five most recent notes are displayed.

• Change History
  The following preferences control how the history of changes to items, particularly changes made to each field and to an item's attachments, subtasks, and principal tasks, appear in the Change History section. The Change History preference may also detemine if the Time Capture view is available to users on state forms.

  • Sort new first

    Sort entries in the Change History section by the most recent changes first.

  • All

    View all change history entries for an item in the Change History section.

  • None

    Turn off the display of the Change History section.

  • Last

    View a specific number of change history entries. For example, if you enter the number 5, the five most recent change history entries are displayed.

  Note: Users must have privileges to view change history for specific projects and auxiliary tables. If users do not have change history privileges, changes to these options have no effect.
• State History View

  Select View On to enable the State History view. Select View Off to disable the State History view. Users must have privileges to view the State History for this change to take effect. Also, users can choose to display State History at the top or bottom of item forms.