Owning ALM Objects
When setting group permissions, you can limit the capabilities of modifying or deleting a field value so that only the user who owns the record can change or delete the value. The following table describes the objects in ALM and the users that are defined as the owners of the objects.
ALM Object |
Owner |
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Analysis folder |
The Owner field displays the user who created the analysis folder. The owner is updated to the current user if the analysis folder is moved (cut and paste) to the user's private folders. |
Analysis item |
The Owner field displays the user who created the analysis item. The owner is updated to the current user if the analysis item is moved (cut and paste) to the user's private folders. |
Baselines | The Created By field displays the user who captured the baseline. |
Business Components |
The Assigned To field displays the user or user group responsible for the component. |
Business Process Model Elements | The Import By field displays the user who imported the business process model elements. |
Business Process Model Models | The Created By field displays the user who created the business process model models. |
Business Process Model Paths | The Created By field displays the user who created the business process model paths. |
Dashboard folder |
The Folder Owner field displays the user who created the dashboard folder. The owner is updated to the current user if the dashboard folder is moved (cut and paste) to the user's private folders. |
Dashboard page |
The Page Owner field displays the user who created the dashboard page. The owner is updated to the current user if the dashboard page is moved (cut and paste) to the user's private folders. |
Defect |
The Assigned To field displays the user to which the defect has been assigned. |
Favorites | The Owner field displays the user who created the favorite. |
Requirement |
The Author field displays the user who created the requirement. |
Test in the Test Plan module |
The Designer field displays the user who created the test in the test plan module. |
Resource in the Test Resources module |
The Created By field displays the user who created the resource in the test resources module. |
Test Configuration | The Created By field displays the user who created the test configuration. |
Test in the Test Lab module |
The Responsible Tester field displays the user testing the test in the test lab module. |
Test run in the Test Lab module |
The Tester field displays the user testing the test run in the test lab module. |
Note: You can change the owner of an ALM object by modifying the value of TB_OWNER_FIELD_NAME in the Tables table. For details on the Tables table, refer to the ALM Project Database Reference.