Setting project options
A Helix ALM project contains all the information you want to track, including issues, requirements, requirement documents, test cases, manual test runs, security groups, users, customers, filters, test configurations, and workbook tasks. After projects are created using the Helix ALM Server Admin Utility, the administrator or another high-level user needs to configure project options to control how Helix ALM works and displays information.
You can set the following project options.
Note: If item types were renamed, the new name is displayed in the Project Options dialog box.
| Options | Use to: | More information |
|---|---|---|
| General | Add a project description, enable project access for users with different product licenses, set workflow options, and enable stamps in text fields. | Setting general project options |
| Clients | Set the number of times users with different licenses can log in and limit the number of characters displayed in the Overview tab. | Setting client project options |
| Enable email sending and tracking for the project and specify the return email address for notifications automatically sent from Helix ALM. | Setting email project options | |
| Email—Notifications | Select email templates to use for watched item notifications and set options for notifications about closed issues. | Setting notification project options |
| File Attachments | Enable thumbnails for image file attachments and select other related options. | Setting file attachment project options |
| Hyperlinks | Specify the Helix ALM Web URL so users can open links in Helix ALM Web and enable RSS feeds based on filters. | Setting hyperlink project options |
| Issues | Set issue numbering options. | Setting issue project options |
| Issues—Import Mail | Set options for importing issues from a dedicated email account. | Setting import mail project options |
| Issues—SoloSubmit | Set options for SoloSubmit, a web-based bug reporting application used with Helix ALM issue management. | Setting SoloSubmit project options |
| Test Cases | Set test case numbering options. | Setting test case project options |
| Manual Test Runs | Set manual test run numbering options and fields for status reporting. | Setting manual test run project options |
| Automated Testing | Set options for automatically deleting builds and associated automated test results. | Setting automated testing project options |
| Requirements | Set requirement numbering options. | Setting requirement project options |
| Requirement Documents | Set requirement document numbering options. | Setting requirement document project options |
| Compliance | Set log out options and enter the electronic signature testimony message for all item types. | Setting compliance project options |
| Compliance—Items | Set historical logging, audit trail logging, and electronic signature options for each item type. | Setting item compliance project options |
| Compliance—Automated Testing | Setting audit trail logging options for unprotecting and manually deleting builds. | Setting automated testing compliance project options |
| Compliance—Baselines | Set audit trail logging and electronic signature options for baselines. | Setting baseline compliance project options |
| Compliance—Configuration | Set audit trail logging options for project configuration changes. | Setting configuration compliance project options |
| Fields | Set date/time fields to use the Helix ALM Server local date/time and specify how values are entered or selected in version fields. | Setting field project options |
| Fields—Required | Set the text color and style for required field labels and other required field options. | Setting required field project options |
| Fields—Relationships | Specify how to handle invalid selected child field values for each item type. | Setting field relationship project options |
| Time tracking | Select the workflow event fields used to calculate actual, estimated, remaining hours, and story points for each item type. Hide the Work Items tab for each item type. | Setting time tracking project options |
| Reports | Specify how often to check the Helix ALM Server for new report stylesheets, set time zone options, select the font and output type for diagrams, and select the font for charts. | Setting report project options |
| Dictionary | Set the default dictionary to use for the project and add custom words to the dictionary. | Setting dictionary project options |
| Users | Select additional information to display in user list fields, display local users and customers in various areas, and specify how to populate user fields in Helix ALM Web. | Setting user field options |
