Adding help text to fields
You can write help text that describes a field or provides
instructions about how to use it.
Before you begin
Procedure
To add help text to a field:
- In the Schema Repository Explorer view, expand the Record Types folder in your schema and then double-click on a record type. The record type editor opens.
- Click the Fields tab to view the Record Fields grid.
- In the Record Fields grid, select the field to which you want to add help text.
- In the Properties page for the Field, click the Help Text section.
- Enter the help text. The text limit is 254 characters, which is about two-thirds of the space available in the Help Text box.
- To make the help text available, check in the schema and upgrade the user database.
Results
To view the help text in the Rational ClearQuest Web client, position the cursor over a field name and click when you see the question mark.