Project created template in MUX, get value for Project Manager from Template

Products

• Clarity PPM On Premise
• Clarity PPM SaaS

Issue/Introduction

We have a project template with a value set for project manager field, which we use for creation of the Projects. When we create project in Classic using the template the value of current user is set for Project manager, but when we do the same in MUX it do set the value of Project manager configured in Template.

Recreation Steps

1. Create a Project Template: Please note in the template the project manager is set to specific <User>
   
   
2. Check and validate the Manager attributes of Project > Manager which is set to "Current User"
   
   
3. Create a project in Classic UI using the above template, and save the project as “Classic UI PROJ” and the manager will be picked up as the current user.
   
   
4. Login to MUX and create a new Project “MUX UI PROJ  Template 1” using same template created in step 1.
   Note: Please note in above the Create Project Modal doesn't have the Manager field in the form
   
   
   
5. The Project is created with manager value picked as the current user.
   
   
6. Modify the blueprint by creating a copy of Standard Project, to include the Manager field in the Create Project New Template modal and publish the blueprint.
   
   
   
7. Create a project “MUX UI PROJ TEMPLATE 2” from template and the Manager field will be set to value set in Template
   

 

 

Environment

Component: Clarity MUX Blueprints

Release: 16.2.1, 16.2.2, 16.2.3 

Resolution

The above is working as per product design, where if a Manager field is set in Project template and is included New Project Template Form the value of template will be displayed as default value and if user doesn't set it to the desired values the same value is passed to Project creation.

An alternatives approach is not include the Manger field in New Project Template Form, in that way the default value is not shown to the user on form and hence it will be translated to current user, while project creation(as shown in step 4).