Work Item Forms

The Work Item Forms user option specifies the type of window in which work item forms are opened. They can be opened in either a dialog or a separate browser window.

For information about the differences, see Floating Windows.

Note that this is applicable only if you are opening work item forms in a floating window; it is not applicable if you are opening work item forms in the preview pane. For information about the preview pane, see The Preview Pane.

Also note that you may or may not be able to control whether forms are opened in a dialog or separate browser window using this user option, depending on the setting of an attribute in the application’s configuration file. An administrator can set an attribute that forces work item forms to open in a dialog, which causes this user option to be inoperable.

Note: If workspace is configured to open work item forms in a separate browser window, but a pop-up blocker or an error condition prevents the window from opening, the form will instead automatically be opened in a dialog.

Procedure

  1. On the Options dialog, click the Work Items icon in the left pane.
  2. In the Work Item Forms section, select whether you want work item forms to open in a dialog or a separate browser window:
  3. Using the Default position and size... fields and check boxes, specify how you want the floating work item form positioned:

    You can:

    • check the Full Screen check box to make the floating window/dialog full screen,
    • check the Center check box to center the floating window/dialog, or
    • uncheck both boxes to position the floating window/dialog anywhere on the screen.
  4. If you have checked the Center check box, or unchecked both Center and Full Screen, optionally enter values in the Left, Top, Width, and Height fields to specify the window/dialog position, in pixels.
  5. Optionally check the Remember Floating Window Position check box to specify you want the system to remember the size and position of the window/dialog if you manually move it on your screen.

    If this check box is checked, the application will remember if you manually resize and/or re-position the window/dialog on your screen, and will size and position future floating windows/dialogs to that location/size. Note, however, that it will remember this only until you restart the application. Once it is restarted, the application will place floating windows in the size/position specified in the Default position and size... fields.

    If this check box is not checked, future windows/dialogs will all open in the position and size specified by the Default position and size... fields — it does not remember the size and location of windows you have manually resized/repositioned.

  6. Click OK to save the changes and close the Options dialog.