How to change Attributes that use Default Value = 'Current User'

Products

• Clarity PPM SaaS
• Clarity PPM On Premise

Issue/Introduction

Under Administration, Studio: Objects, Other Work, Attributes, 'Manager', the default of current user was reset to a specifically named user using the browse feature. Now, we would like to change it back, but require instructions on how to switch the lookup from Browse Project Manager back to the default "Current User". Under the value of "Current User" it originally stated that "This value is derived from a macro, it is not fixed".

We would like the ability to switch back and forth between current user and specified user as we have a large amount of "other work" to create under various managers to create. It would make the data entry simpler if we could just set the default to a certain manager and then when we have created all their "Other Work, we could switch it back to current user. (Less manual data entry and therefore, it would speed up the work).  

Environment

All Releases: 14.x, 15.x, 16.x

Resolution

The default value on an attribute that utilizes the 'Current User' feature can be switched using the following steps:
NOTE: The following steps show how to change the configuration on the 'Other Work' Object. The same steps can be used for other objects with the same type of 'current user' attribute, such as the Project Manager attribute on the Project Object.

To set the default to your resource name (you are the current user modifying the attribute):

1. Login to the application as an administrator user
2. Administration, Studio: Objects, Other Work
3. Attributes, Click 'Manager' attribute
   Note: Default = Current User
4. Do NOT select any resource from the 'browse' lookup
5. Click 'Save' button

To set the default to a specific resource:

1. Login to the application as an administrator user
2. Administration, Studio: Objects, Other Work
3. Attributes, Click 'Manager' attribute
   Note: Default = Current User
4. Click 'Browse' icon to select a specific resource
5. Click 'Save' button

To set the default to 'Current User':

1. Login to the application as an administrator user
2. Administration, Studio: Objects, Other Work
3. Attributes, Click 'Manager' attribute
   Note: Default = a specific resource
4. Click 'Remove' icon to remove the value
5. Click 'Save' button