New Request Wizard

In the New Request wizard, create a Dimensions CM request or prime a Dimensions CM request with information from an existing request. For details, see Creating Dimensions CM Requests.

Field | Description
Page 1: Basic Request Information
Raise request against list | Select the product for which the new request is to be created.
of type list | Select the type of request to be created.
Title | Enter a title for the request.
From file option | Enter the name of the file that contains a description of the request, or click the Browse button to browse for the file.
Text option | Enter a description of the request.
Next button | Click to advance to the next page of the wizard.
Page 2: Base Request On
Base request on check box | To base the new request on an existing request, select this check box. NOTE If you started the wizard by priming it from an existing request, these fields will be pre-populated.
Base request on list | Select a request to base the new request on.
Relate as list | Select a relationship type to set a relationship between the new request and the request on which it is based.
Next button | Click to advance to the next page of the wizard.
Page 3: Request Attributes
Role Section list | Select an appropriate role.
Attributes table | Type or select values as needed. Attributes in bold are required; attributes in italics cannot be modified. NOTE If you started the wizard by priming it from an existing request, these fields will be pre-populated.
Next button | Click to advance to the next page of the wizard.
Page 4: Related Objects
Related stream/project | Do one of the following: Start typing the ID. Streams and projects that contain any characters in the string are displayed. For example, to find ’QLARIUS:VS_BRANCHA’ type ’vs’. Select a stream or project from the list. Favorites and recently used streams and projects are displayed at the top.
Related design parts | Enter the design part specification(s) that the request affects, or click the browse button, select the desired parts from the resulting dialog box, and click the Save selections button. Leave this field empty to use the root part for the product.
Related baselines | Enter the baseline(s) that the request affects, or click the browse button, select the desired baselines from the resulting dialog box, and click the Save selections button.
Related items | Enter the item specification(s) that the request affects, or click the browse button, select the desired items from the resulting dialog box, and click the Save selections button.
Relate as list | To create a relationship between the request and the item(s), select one.
Related requests | Enter other request(s) that the new request affects, or click the browse button, select the desired requests from the resulting dialog box, and click the Save selections button.
Relate as list | To create a relationship between the new request and the affected request(s), select one.
Next button | Click to advance to the next page of the wizard.
Page 5: Request Attachments
Add button | Click to add an attachment to the request. The New Attachment dialog box appears.
Remove button | Click to remove the selected attachment from the list to be added to the new request.
Attachment table | Review attachments to be added. Select attachments to be removed.
Next button | Click to advance to the next page of the wizard.
Page 6: Summary
Summary | Review the summary of the operations that will be performed when you create the request.
Back button | Click to revise a selection on a previous page of the wizard.
Finish button | Click to complete the wizard.