Specify the default record type

Every schema must have a default record type. The default record type can be state-based or stateless. Rational ClearQuest uses the default record type to create a toolbar button in the Ratoinal ClearQuest client, which users can click to submit a record of that type. For example, for a default record type of Defect, Rational ClearQuest clients contain a toolbar button named Submit Defect.

To view the default record type for the schema you created in the Create a schema exercise:

  1. In the ClearQuest Designer click File > Open Schema. The Open Schema window opens.
  2. Select my_sample_schema from the table of schemas. Click Next.
  3. Click Finish.
  4. Expand the Record Types and Record Types - Stateless folders. Notice that the folder icon for the Defect record type contains a red line, which identifies it as the current default record type.
  5. Right-click Defect. Notice that Default Record Type is checked. The Common schema, on which your my_sample_schema is based, contains only one record type: Defect. If you have multiple record types, you can change the schema default record type by right-clicking a record type and selecting Default Record Type.

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