Manage Standard Properties

A Standard Property refers to the descriptive data that is associated with an artifact or sub-artifact. Standard Properties allow you to create properties and utilize them across all projects in an instance.

To view Standard Properties in the Administration Portal, users must have the "View Standard Properties and Standard Artifact Types" privilege in their Instance Administration role. For more information on Instance Administrator Roles, see the Manage Instance Administration Roles article.

To access and manage Standard Properties:

  1. In the Administration Portal, under Instance, click Artifact Management and select Standard Properties.
    For information on how to access the Admin Portal, see the About the Administration Portal article.
  2. The Standard Properties page displays all the Standard Properties in your instance. Click a property in the Name column to see its details.
    You can search for Standard Properties by name using the search bar in the upper right corner.
    You can also sort the list by clicking a column header to display each column in alphabetical or reverse alphabetical order.
    1. The page displayed provides all the details for that artifact type including:
      1. Who it was created by and when
      2. Who it was last edited by and when
      3. The type of property it is. The Standard Property types available are: Text, Number, Date, Choice, User.
      4. Its configured settings according to its type like whether it is required, has a default value, etc.
        Settings vary depending on Standard Property type.
    2. Click the Artifact Type Assignments tab to see all the artifact types in your instance that the Standard Property is assigned to.
      To assign the property to a Standard Artifact Type, see the Assign Standard Properties to a Standard Artifact Type article.
      To unassign the property from a Standard Artifact Type, see the Unassign Standard Properties from a Standard Artifact Type article.
    3. For information on how to complete further actions regarding Standard Properties, click one of the following links:
      1. Add a Standard Property
      2. Edit a Standard Property
      3. Copy a Standard Property
      4. Delete a Standard Property
      5. Delete Multiple Standard Properties
      6. Add Valid Values to a Standard Choice Property
      7. Edit Valid Values for a Standard Choice Property
      8. Delete Valid Values from a Standard Choice Property
      9. Assign Standard Properties to Standard Artifact Types
      10. Unassign Standard Properties from Standard Artifact Types