Since release 3.0 selected project data (e.g. requirements, issues)
can be edited by means of the forms editor in ARCWAY Cockpit.
The forms editor supports two modes - the viewmode for displaying data
and the editmode for creating and editing data. By means of the forms
editor multiple project data can be viewed and edited at the same time.
In viewmode the properties of the selected project data can be viewed. The picture below shows the forms editor for a requirement in viewmode.
In editmode the properties of the selected project data can be edited. For this there are input fields for the individual properties which can be filled by the user. The picture below shows a forms editor for a requirement in editmode.
If properties of a project data are modified with the editor, the
editor is marked as "modified" by obtaining an asterisk in the tab above.
To accept the modification you have to save the contents of the editor
(Tell me more about saving changes...).
To switch between the individual modes click on the button
or 
on the right side above.
Please note that the editor can be switched to editmode only if no other
user has a lock for the selected project data.
An editor for a project data which is just created cannot be switched
to viewmode before saving for the first time.
To edit the properties of project data in the forms editor you have to switch it to editmode first. Now, you can enter the desired values in the input fields. To finish editing the properties reset the editor into viewmode. In order to accept your changes you have to save the content of the editor first. (Tell me more about saving changes..).
If you have defined so-called "custom properties" for your project data, these are displayed within the forms editor. Custom properties are displayed in a separate block (e.g. with regard to requirements on the first page of the forms editor)
You can directly open and edit the files that are attached to a properties of the type "file". For this the attached file will be opened in the appropriate external editor after clicking the corresponding button.
While editing the file the current saving status of the file is shown. After you have saved your changes and closed the external editor, you can submit your changes to the project again. Alternatively you can also discard these changes.
In some forms editors links between project data can be displayed, created and removed, too. For this, different options are available.
Within the multiple choice all project data is displayed to which a link can be created. By setting respectively removing the checkmarks the links are created respectively deleted.
The tree works similar to the multiple choice. Here, the project data is displayed hierarchically though. By setting respectively removing the checkmarks the links are created respectively deleted.
You can also create the links via drag'n'drop. For this, drag the desired project data from the respective view into the field of the editor. To delete the link click on the "minus" icon behind the name of the project data. Please note that you can possibly drag only project data of a specific type (e.g. requirement) to the field. Normally, there is a description of the required type above the input field. When you hold the mouse pointer over the linked data, the tooltip shows you where the data is stored (e.g. in which requirement set you can find the linked requirement).
In case of errors, missing permissions or missing locks different data is displayed as feedback for the user within the forms editor.
Apart from few exceptions erroneous inputs are immediately displayed in the forms editor. In case of an error the modified properties cannot be saved. To support you in troubleshooting the editor displays the following information:
behind the missing or erroneous property of the project data.
When you hold the mouse pointer over the linked data a description
of the error appears.
Missing permissions are displayed in editmode as small crosses behind the fields for those properties for which you have no permissions.
Project data for which you cannot obtain a lock (e.g. because it is currently edited by another user) cannot be edited. In this case a lock message appears in the upper part of the editor. The lock message shows you who is editing the data at the moment. In this case the editor does not switch to editmode.
You can save your changes as follows: