Using list windows

To open a list window, select the item type you want to work with in the View menu. For example, to open the Requirements list window, choose View > Requirements.

You can also open multiple list windows of the same type. For example, you may want to compare two Issues lists using different filters. To open another list window, choose View > New List.

If multiple windows are open and you want to switch to a different window, select the window to display in the Window menu.

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

#	Area	Use to:
	Tabs	Easily switch between multiple instances of lists that display different information. Click a tab to display it. You can also rename tabs and remove tabs you no longer use. See Using tabs on list windows.
	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 select an action from a menu.
	Indicators	Quickly identify new, changed, closed, and your assigned items. See List window indicators.
	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 sort on a secondary value. See Changing list window columns and fonts.
	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. See Filtering list window columns.
	Inline editing button	Edit item fields inline in list windows without opening the item to edit it. See Editing items inline in list windows
	Filter list	Apply filters to narrow the list to only items that meet specific criteria. See Applying filters.
	Quick Find toolbar	Quickly search for items in the list window. See Quickly finding items in list windows

To find items in lists, you can:

• Use type ahead searching. Matching text is highlighted in the list window as you type. See Using type ahead searching.
• Use the Quick Find toolbar to search text fields. See Quickly finding items in list windows.
• Search based on text or number, or perform a more advanced search. See Searching for items.
• Apply a filter to display only items that match specific criteria. See Applying filters.
• Go directly to an item by number. See Going directly to an item.

• 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 or choose an action from a menu. For example, to add a workflow event to an item, select the event in the Activities menu. You can perform actions on multiple selected items. You can also right-click items to open a shortcut menu of available actions.

You can customize list windows to display exactly the information you need in your preferred layout. You can:

• Add, rearrange, and remove columns, and sort items based on column contents. See Changing list window columns and fonts.
• Add tabs to easily switch between multiple instances of lists that display different information. See Using tabs on list windows.
• Create views to save the column configuration, sorting, and filtering used in lists so you can reapply the same settings later. See Customizing list windows.