Issue Properties

The properties for an issue show basic details about the issue.

Required access roles:

  • Baseline: Reader
  • App-specific: Issue Manager, Customer, Employee, Analyst

In addition, you must have access to the item the issue is related to.

To access this page:

  1. View the Issues Summary page. See Issues Summary/Issues Category.
  2. Click the name of the issue.

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Fields

Field Name Description
Name The auto-generated name.
Type The issue type, used for classification.
Problem Category

Only shows if the Semiconductor IP Classify and Reuse is also used. Why the issue was submitted.

Can be any of these:
  • How Do I?
  • Enhancement Request
  • Other
  • Problem Report
Description Details about the issue.
State The current state of the issue in its lifecycle.

Does not show for Issues against DesignSync files or folders.

Lifecycle

Only shows if the Semiconductor IP Classify and Reuse is also used. The states the issue must pass through to be resolved. The current state shows in a darker color.

When editing, click Promote or Demote if needed. Otherwise, keep No Change selected. You can only promote or demote the issue one state at a time. Actual promotion occurs when you click Done.

Last State Change Date when the issue was last promoted or demoted.
Owner The owner of the issue.

In edit mode, you cannot change the owner. Instead, use the Transfer Ownership action.

Originator The person who created the issue.
Originated Date The date on which the issue was created.
Subscribers Only shows for Issues against DesignSync files or folders. List of users who have subscribed to be notified when the issue is modified, promoted or demoted, or the discussion is appended. An asterisk (*) indicates the user is subscribed to some, but not all, events for the issue.

When editing, click to add additional people to the list. The edit page shows the usernames (not the first name, last name) of people.

Modified Date The date on which the issue was last modified. If not modified, this date is the same as the Originated Date.
Waiting On The person or department who must next respond to the issue. Values are Unassigned, Analyst, Customer, or Engineering.
Escalation Required Indicates whether the issue requires upper management support for resolution.
Wait On Date The date that the person listed in the Waiting On field should have responded by. (That is, by not responding, the person has held up the Issue since the date specified in this field.) The date can be set to any prior date, but not earlier than the Issue's originated date.
Estimated Start The estimated date on which the issue resolution will begin.
Estimated Finish The estimated date when the issue should be resolved.
Internal Priority The relative importance of the issue within the host company. Values are Unassigned, P0, P1, P2, P3.
Actual Start The actual start date.
Actual Finish The actual date the issue was resolved.
Priority The relative importance of the issue, set when the issue was created or modified. Values are Low, Medium, High, Pre-assigned.
Resolution Date Date when the issue was resolved.
Resolution Recommendation A recommendation for how to resolve the issue.
Action Taken A description of any action taken to resolve the issue.
Resolution Statement A description of the actual resolution.
Steps to Reproduce The procedure for reproducing the problem causing the issue.
Category Determines the issue classifications for this issue.
Classification Determines the Issue Manager responsible. Based on Category and Classification, issue managers can be assigned and notified automatically.
Reporting Organization The company associated with the issue.
Policy The policy that governs the issue's lifecycle.
Co-owners People who are responsible for the issue.

In edit mode, if you select a new co-owner person or list, the new co-owners replace the current co-owners.

The co-owner has full access to the Issue regardless of the collaborative space and organization that owns the Issue.

The owner of the issue cannot be assigned as a co-owner. If you select a classification, the owner of this issue is defined by the classification and that person cannot be assigned as a co-owner.

Problem Type Values are 3rd party, Defect, Not Determined, Ease of Use, Functionality, Licensing, Installation, Mistake, Performance, Platform, Training.
Responsible Organization The organization responsible for resolving the issue. Editable only by Analyst or Issue Manager.

You can only change the Responsible Organization when the issue has been promoted beyond the Create state.

Discussions Only shows for Issues against DesignSync files or folders. Any discussion threads created regarding this issue. Click Attachments to view any files attached to the discussion.

When editing, enter any required text in the box and click the Public Reply or Private Reply button. You can also participate in discussions from your Discussions page or the Discussions page for the issue. Only employees of the host company, and its business units, divisions, and departments, can view Private messages.

Actions/Toolbar Commands

Action Description For More Information
Change Type Changes the type for the issue. Only a Contributor, Issue Manager, or Analyst can change the type of an issue. Changing an Issue's Type
Close Issue Marks the issue as complete and identifies the action taken and the resolution. Only a Reader, Issue Manager, or Analyst can close an issue. Completing an Issue
Transfer Ownership Changes the owner, organization, or collaborative space that owns the selected issue. Moving Content (Transferring Ownership)
Subscribe Subscribes to or unsubscribes from events for this Issue. Subscriptions Page
Edit Edits the properties. Click Done when finished. -