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# Prime a Dimensions CM request

By priming a Dimensions CM request you can create a new request based on the details of an existing Dimensions CM request.

To define whether a request can be primed from another request of the same or a different type, and which attributes to copy to the new request, use the Administration Console > Object Types > Prime Mappings. For details, see the Administration Console online help.

Note: The detailed description of the new request is copied from either the detailed description of the existing request or one of its other attributes, depending on what you defined 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).

Guidelines and behaviors:

- An attribute is only copied if it has been specified in the Prime Mapping in the Administration Console for the request types involved. You can change these attributes if needed.

- 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.

- If an attribute is mandatory, and it has not been specified in the Prime Mapping, you need to enter it in the Attributes tab.

To prime a request:

1. From a request list, select a request.

2. Select Request > Prime. The Prime Request dialog box opens.

3. In the General tab, specify the following details:

   Field | Description
   --- | ---
   Product ID | Select the product for which the request is to be created, or accept the default. The default is the product ID of your current project/stream.
   Type | Select the type of request that you want to create.
   To be addressed in project | Accept the default or select another project/stream. Defaults to your current project/stream. Note: The request is owned by this project/stream. The Stage ID for the request is set to the initial stage in the Global Stage Lifecycle.
   Title | Enter a title for the request.
   Prime Details | Displays the details of the request on which the new primed request is to be based. Enter the request specification, or click the browse button to find it. For Relationship, select the relationship between the existing and new requests. Select or clear the selection of the Based on request option to toggle between the Prime Request dialog box and the New Request dialog box.
   Description File | Enter the name of the file containing the description of the change, or click the browse button to select one.
   Edit Detailed Description | Click to open an editor in which you can enter the detailed description. Enter an explanation in the editor, and save and close the file. The editor depends on the default editor specified for the request type.
   Submit as draft | Select to keep the request as a draft copy so that it is not available or visible to other users.
   Lock ownership to this site | Select to lock the ownership of the new request so that it cannot be requested by other sites.

   The Prime Details field displays the details of the request on which the new primed request is based.

4. Select the Relationships tab and specify the following options:

   Field | Description
   --- | ---
   Related Parts | Enter or accept the design part specification that the request affects, or click the browse button to find it.
   Related Baselines | (Optional) Enter or accept the baseline specification, or click the browse button to find it.

5. In the Attributes and Attachments tabs, specify any required user-defined attributes and file attachments.

6. Click Create.

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See also:

- Create a Dimensions CM request
- Delete a Dimensions CM request

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