Back to Bookshelf
Basics User Guide
Legal Notices
Contact CA Technologies
Introduction to the Basics User
About this Guide
Quick Tour of CA Clarity PPM
Main Menu
User Toolbar
Page Icons
Overview Page Portlets
Tab Menus
Getting Started
Home Menu
Set a Home Page
View Your Information
Action Items
Create an Action Item
Notifications
Open an Action Item from Notifications
Processes
Start a Process
Modify a Process
Cancel a Process Instance
Tasks
How to Add and Manage Your Favorites
Save a Page as a Favorite
Add a Favorites Page Link
Add a Favorites Action Link
Add a Favorites Menu Section
Reorder Menu Sections
Remove a Menu Section or Link
How to Manage Your Account Settings
Manage Your Personal Information
Update Your Password
Designate Proxies
View Your List of Proxies
Set Up Notifications
Download Software
How to Personalize CA Clarity PPM
Introduction to Personalizing CA Clarity PPM
How to Personalize Pages
Review the Prerequisites
Add and Manage Page Content
Add a Page Filter
Manage Page Layouts
Manage Page Tabs
Add a New Tab and Tab Content
Edit Tabs
Present a Page as a Pop-up
How to Work with Lists
List Options Toolbar
Filter the Lists
Build a Power Filter
Sort the Lists
Edit the Lists
Export the Lists
How to Configure a List
Set List Column Layout
Set List Options
Add a Gantt Chart to a List Portlet
Configure the Gantt Chart Display Settings
Modify Time Period Settings for a Gantt Chart
View and Edit List Portlet Fields
Add an Image to a List Portlet
Add a Progress Bar to a List Portlet
Add a Time Scaled Value to a List Portlet
Add an Aggregation Row for a Number Field to a List Portlet
Display an Aggregation Field as a Bar or Column Graph
How to Configure a Chart Portlet
Determine a Chart Portlet's Appearance
Determine a Chart Portlet's Source Data
Configure for Consistent Chart Colors
Apply or Remove Consistent Chart Colors
How to Configure a Filter Portlet
Add a Field to a Filter Portlet
Add a Lookup or Multi Valued Lookup Field to a Filter Portlet
Lay Out Fields on a Filter Portlet
How to Create and Manage Discussions
Introduction to Discussion
Create a Discussion Topic
Post a Message to a Discussion Topic
Post a Reply to a Message
Expand or Collapse a Discussion Thread
How to Work with Folders and Documents
Introduction to the Knowledge Store and Document Manager
Knowledge Store Access Rights
Knowledge Store and Document Manager Permissions at the Folder and Document Levels
How to Create a Folder
How to Manage a Folder
Add a Document to a Folder
Download Files from Folders
Edit the Folder Properties or Permissions
How to Manage Documents
Check Out Documents
Edit the Document Properties or Permissions
Copy, Move, or Delete a Document
Work with Document Versions
Work with Document Processes
How to Create, Configure, and Manage a Dashboard
Introduction to Dashboards
Dashboard and Portlet Differences
Dashboard Examples
Review the Prerequisites
Plan the Dashboard
Create a Dashboard
Configure the Dashboard Layout
Configure the Dashboard Without Tabs
Configure the Dashboard with Tabs
Add a Tab to the Dashboard
Add a Portlet to the Dashboard
Manage the Dashboard
Share the Dashboard
Assign Manager Rights to a User
Personalize a Shared Dashboard
Publish the Dashboard
Export the Dashboard
Export the Portlet
Remove a Portlet from the Dashboard
Global Search Tool
About the Global Search Tool
Perform a Basic Search
Perform an Advanced Search
Global Search Techniques
Use Wildcard Characters in a Global Search
Use Boolean Operators in a Global Search
Form Subqueries in a Global Search
Timesheets
How to Submit a Timesheet
Access an Unsubmitted Timesheet
Populate a Timesheet
Add Entries to a Timesheet Manually
Specify Entry Input Type and Charge Codes
Add Indirect Row Timesheet Entries to a Timesheet
Enter Work Hours into a Timesheet
Submit a Timesheet for Approval
Correct a Returned Timesheet
Configure Your Timesheet
How to Run or Schedule a Report to Run
Security for Reports
Run or Schedule a Report to Run
Edit Scheduled Report Run Properties
Delete a Scheduled Report Run
View a Generated Report
Delete Generated Reports
Jobs Affecting Report Information
How to Run or Schedule a Job to Run
Statuses for Scheduled Job Runs
Run or Schedule Jobs to Run
Edit Scheduled Job Run Properties
Manage a Scheduled Job Run
View or Delete the Job Log
Keyboard Shortcuts
CA Clarity Keyboard Shortcuts (Basic Features)
CA Clarity Keyboard Shortcuts (Actions)
CA Clarity Keyboard Shortcuts (Lists)
Keyboard Shortcuts for Time-Scaled Value Cells