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Defining a New Work Item Page

When you first create a work item, it has only one page. You can add more pages as needed. When you add a page, IPA Designer displays the Create a New Work Item Page dialog (see figure). You define the new page by filling in the fields on the dialog.

To define a new work item page:

  1. Add a new work item page, using one of the methods in Adding Pages to a Work Item.

    IPA Designer displays the Create a New Work Item Page dialog box. Because you have already defined the work item to which you are adding this page, the Work Item section is grayed out.

 Note: Categories and dynamic details apply to the entire work item, not to individual pages.

  1. In the Work Item Page section:

  • In the Name text box, type the name by which the process will refer to the page.

  • In the Title text box, type the title that should appear at the top of the page.

  • If desired, expand the Size list box and select a predefined size or use the Width and Height text boxes to define a custom size.

  1. Add data items to link with controls on the page:

  • In the Available Data Items list, click the desired data item, then click Add. You can also create a new data item "on the fly" by clicking the Insert button.

  1. IPA Designer moves the data item into the included data items list. For more information, see Creating Variables for Work Items.

  • As desired, select the check boxes to make the data item Required or Read Only.

  • Ignore the Details column. The column is unavailable because dynamic details apply only to the work item itself, not to individual pages.

  • If desired, edit the data item's caption by double-clicking the default text in the Caption column, editing the text, and pressing the Enter key.

  • If desired, use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to change the order in which the page displays controls for the data items.

  1. Click OK.

    In navigation tree, IPA Designer displays the new page in the Pages branch of the work item.

Another way to define a new work item page is to right-click the work item name in the Navigation pane, point to Add on the shortcut menu, then click New Page. You can also press Ctrl+Shift+W to create a new page. A third way is to click the New Page icon at the top of the Navigation Pane (see figure).