Displaying Notifications in the StarTeam Cross-Platform Client

Some personal options control how often you are alerted about new items using System Tray notification. In the clients, notification icons appear on the Status Bar.

While you are running the application, you can check for changes in items that may affect you. This feature does not apply to files and audit entries. The application notifies you when:

  • A change request, requirement, or task becomes your responsibility or a topic names you as a recipient. If a topic has no recipients listed, no one receives notification.
  • A requirement or task that is your responsibility or a topic for which you are a recipient has changed.

Note: The defect, requirement, task, or topic icon display at the right end of the Status Bar.

To enable System Tray notification, do the following:

  1. Choose Tools > Personal Options to open the Personal Options dialog box.
  2. Select the Change Request, Requirement, Topic, or Task tab.

    Note: If you have StarTeam Agile installed and configured to point to an existing XXX, you will also see Sprint and Story tabs.

  3. Check Check for New or Modified [item] in the System Tray Notifications group box.
  4. Type the number of minutes for the time interval between checks for items that need your attention. The default is 10.

    The dialog box displays the icon that will appear in the System Tray for that particular item.

  5. Click OK.

To open a System Tray notification item, do the following:

  1. Double-click the defect, requirement, task, or topic notification icon in the System Tray to open the [Project] New [Item Type] dialog box which lists the items that need your attention.
  2. Double-click the item to display its properties.

    You might want to take notes while displaying the item properties because as soon as you close the dialog box the item disappears.

    Note: If your administrator has enabled email notification, you will automatically receive email messages notifying you about change requests for which you are responsible, about changes in any requirements and tasks for which you are responsible, and about changes in any topics for which you are a recipient. Email notification is client independent and you do not need to run the application to receive notifications. You can, however, use the System Tray notification with or without email notification.