Bulk Edit Issue Fields
The bulk edit issue fields allow you to modify details that are common to all the selected issues, including what part of the project the issues relate to, who is completing the information, and when it is due. You can only modify certain fields using bulk edit.
Field | Description |
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Issue Type | Select the issue type from the list to be able to sort and filter by type later. |
Responsible Party | Select the person to whom you want to send the issues. Depending
on the project settings, this field may default based on the selected
issue type. To filter the list of contacts:
To add a Team user (someone who has a Team user account), enter the full email address associated with that user. Note this is not required if your enterprise is configured to limit contacts to Vista PM firms. To add a new contact, click |
Assign To | Select the person to whom you want to assign to answer the
issues. To filter the list of contacts:
To add a Team user (someone who has a Team user account), enter the full email address associated with that user. Note this is not required if your enterprise is configured to limit contacts to Vista PM firms. To add a new contact, click |
CC | Select the names of contacts who should receive a copy of the
issues. To filter the list of contacts:
To add a Team user (someone who has a Team user account), enter the full email address associated with that user. Note this is not required if your enterprise is configured to limit contacts to Vista PM firms. To add a new contact, click To remove a contact from
the CC list, click |
Due By | Enter the date you want a response to the issues. This date defaults based on the project settings and may be determined by the priority. |
Priority | Select the option for the priority of the issues.
Depending on the project settings, the priority may determine the default due date. |
Spec Section | Enter the first few characters of specification section related to
the issues and select it from the list. To add a new section, enter the
complete specification section up to 20 characters and click |
Drawing | Enter the first few characters of name of the drawing related to the
issues and select it from the list. To add a new drawing, enter the
complete drawing name up to 60 characters and click |
Status | Select the status of the issues. |
Change Impact - Schedule | Select the Change Impact check box and the
Schedule to indicate that the project
schedule could be impacted by the information in the issue or change
made due to the issue. When you select the check box, two fields appears. In the first field, enter the number of days by which the schedule is impacted. In the second field, enter additional information about why this area could be impacted, up to 60 characters. |
Change Impact - Cost | Select the Change Impact check box and the
Cost check box to indicate that the project
cost could be impacted by the information in the issue or change made
due to the issue. When you select the check box, two fields appears. In the first field, enter amount by which the project cost is impacted. In the second field, enter additional information about why this area could be impacted, up to 60 characters. |
Change Impact - Drawing | Select the Change Impact check box and the Drawing check box to indicate that the project drawings could be impacted by the information in the issue or change made due to the issue. |
Notify Recipients | (Available once a work item has been created, and enabled by default.) If you do not wish to send email notifications to the reviewer and those included in the CC field, you can clear the Notify Recipients check box. |