How to set the field requiredness properties of a field based on the ClearQuest client

Resolving The Problem

It is possible to set the field requiredness properties dynamically through the use of hook code in ClearQuest. The following steps summarize how this can be done using Visual Basic hook code:.

1. Open ClearQuest Designer and open the schema to be modified.
2. Drill down to Actions and select the cell under Initialization for the Submit action name. Change it to a BASIC script.
3. Insert the following code in the script under the last REM statement and before End Sub. In this code example the Priority field is being set to MANDATORY (Priority form label appears in red) in a client session and OPTIONAL in the web session for the Defect record type.
   
   

Dim MySession Dim CheckWebSession Set MySession = GetSession CheckWebSession = Mysession.NameValue("_CQ_WEB_SESSION") If CheckWebSession = FALSE then 'FieldRequirdness is set MANDATORY if initiating source is not the web client SetFieldRequirednessForCurrentAction "Priority", AD_MANDATORY Else 'Fieldrequiredness is set OPTIONAL if initiating source is the web client SetFieldRequirednessForCurrentAction "Priority", AD_OPTIONAL End if

4. Save changes, validate, check in the schema and update the user database.