You can help text to describe a field or provide instructions about
how to use it.
Before you begin
The maximum length of the help text is 254 characters, which is about
two-thirds of the space available on the
Help Text tab.
About this task
To
add help text to a field:
Procedure
- Start the Designer.
- In the Field Properties window, click the Help
Text tab.
- Enter the help text. The text limit is 254 characters,
which is about two-thirds of the space available on the Help Text tab.
- To make the help text available, check in the schema
and upgrade the user database.
Results
To view the help text in
Rational® ClearQuest® Client,
right-click a field and click
Help.
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.