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# New Request/Open Request dialog box

In the New Request dialog box, you create a request.

In the Open Request dialog box, you can view the details of an OpenText Dimensions CM or external request, modify the request's attributes, and add or delete file attachments.

Note: To use external requests, you need to create them in the relevant request provider instance, such as OpenText OpenText Software Delivery Management or Atlassian Jira, and map the instance to OpenText Dimensions CM. For details, see Configure request providers.

On the General tab, you can view a request's general information. For a request, you can edit the title, description, affected design parts, attachments, and status:

Field | Description
--- | ---
Title | Change or accept the title for the request. The maximum length is 80 characters.
Description | Edit or accept the description for the request.
Affected design part(s) | Enter or accept a design part specification that is affected by this request, or browse to open the Select Design Part wizard. If any part of the design part specification contains spaces, enclose the whole ID in quotes ("").
To be addressed in project | Enter the name of the project to own the request, or browse to find the project. The request is related to the project as Owned.
Related baselines | Enter the name of one or more baselines or browse to find them. The baselines are related to the request(s) as Affected.
Related requirements | Enter the name of one or more requirements to be related to this request, or click the Browse button to find them.
File attachments | Add or remove file attachments.
(insert row) | Click to insert a row below the current row.
(remove row) | Click to remove the current row.
File name | Enter the name of a file attachment, or click the Browse button to select one.
Description | Enter a description of the file attachment.
Size | The size of the file attachment. This field displays N/A until a file has been attached.
Status | The current lifecycle state of the request.

To save the request, click Submit or Save.

To submit your changes and save the new request as draft, click Submit as Draft. Drafts are not visible to other users. You can save a new request as draft even if you haven't completed all the required fields.

To view and change the user-defined attributes, see the Attributes tab/page.

To view, unrelate, or perform actions on item revisions, requests, baselines, or design parts that are related to the current request, see the Relationships tab with requests selected.

To view the OpenText Dimensions CM request's action history, see the Action History tab.

To view the request's refactoring history, see the Refactoring History tab.

To view the request's contents, see the Preview tab.

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See also:

- Attach files to requests
- Edit requests

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