User Interface

This section provides user interface updates for CA Clarity PPM Release 14.1.

Smart Sections

If you have multiple sections on a page with numerous fields on some sections, you can now manage sections easier. In this release, the section header bar acts as a switch to expand or collapse the section. The section header bar also helps you identify the sections with required fields or errors that occur upon saving.

The following changes improve the way page sections operate:

To open or close all sections on a page, double-click any section header bar.
To open or close a single section, click the section header bar for the section.
The header bars for any sections that contain errors when you save are highlighted with a red border.
If all sections are collapsed, the first highlighted section is expanded for you to make corrections. To make corrections in any remaining highlighted sections, click the section header bar to open the section.
Any sections that contain required fields display the Required icon on the header bar. If the section contains empty required fields, the icon displays brightly. If all required fields are completed, the icon displays in a dimmed format. This display lets you scan the sections even in the collapsed state to identify which ones contain required fields that need completing.

Note: When you close a page, the status of the sections is saved. The next time that you open the page in the same browser, it appears as you left it. If you change browsers, the status of the sections is not saved and the standard presentation of sections (all open) appears.

The following pages or page components do not have to smart sections:

The properties page for a report or job.
The System Options page. To see this page, open the Administration menu, and from General Settings, click System Options.
Time-scaled value sections. Although time-scaled values resemble sections, they are not true sections and are not included in these changes.

Upgrade Action: None

Change to Page Menu Behavior

The following changes improve the way menus on pages operate:

A tab menu now displays when you mouse over the tab. Previously, you clicked the down arrow to see a tab menu. The menu closes automatically when the cursor moves off the menu.
Other menus (for example, Actions, Scenario, or Open in Scheduler) open when you mouse over the menu name. In this case, the menu stays open until you click in an area outside the menu.

Upgrade Action: None