In this exercise, you modify the record forms that your schema uses by
changing the font. Before you can make changes to a schema, you must check
it out. To check out the my_sample_schema schema that you created in the Create a schema exercise:
- In the ClearQuest Designer, click .
- In the Open Schema window, select Checkout a schema to edit
or continue editing previously saved work. Select my_sample_schema from
the table of schemas. Click Next.
- Enter Making changes to schema's forms and fields. in
the Comment field. Click Finish.
To change the font used for text in the form fields and controls:
- In the Designer workspace, expand the Record Types folder,
the Defect folder, and the Forms folder.
Double-click the Defect_Base form to open it.
- Right-click in a gray area of the form, so that you are not selecting
a field or a control, and select Fonts.
- In the Font list in the Font window, select Times.
Notice that the Sample box shows how the font that
you select appears. You can use the Font window to change other display settings
such as style, size, and color. Click OK.
- Close the form. The changes appear when you reopen the form.
- Double-click the Defect_Base form to open it and
see how the form looks with the new font.
- Close the form.
- Click to save the change you made to the schema. You will make other
schema changes in the following exercises; the Save Work option
lets you save changes across editing sessions without checking in the schema.
Each time you check in the schema, you create a new version of the schema.