Using Helix ALM list windows

To open a list window, select the item type to work with in the View menu. For example, to open the Issues list window, choose View > Issues. You can also choose Tools > Helix ALM and then select the list window.

Following are the key components in list windows. Some of these are only available in the Issues, Test Cases, and Test Runs list windows.

#	Area	Use to:
	Tabs	Switch between multiple instances of lists that display different information. Click a tab to display it. You can also rename tabs, add tabs, and remove tabs you no longer use.
	Action buttons	Add a new item to the project, or view, edit, or delete a selected item.
	Items	Open an item: Double-click the item. Perform an action on an item: Select the item and click the corresponding action button in the list window, or right-click the item and select an action from the shortcut menu.
	Indicators	Quickly identify new, changed, closed, and your assigned items. Mouse over an indicator to view a description.
	Sort arrows	Sort items based on column values. Click a column heading to sort items based on the column values. An up arrow indicates ascending order and a down arrow indicates descending order. You can also Shift+click another column heading to sort on a secondary value.
	Column filter	Filter lists based on values in columns. When you select a filter value, the list is updated to display only items that contain the selected value.
	Inline editing button	Edit item fields inline in list windows without opening the item to edit them.
	Filter list	Apply filters to narrow the list to only items that meet specific criteria.

To find items in lists, you can:

• Select a Filter to display specific items. Only items that match the filter criteria are displayed. Select Not Filtered to display all items.
• Use type ahead searching. Matching text is highlighted in the list window as you type.

• To open an item, double-click it.
• To edit, view, or delete an item, select it and click an action button in the list window. You can also right-click items to open a shortcut menu of available actions.