Idea - Start Date and Finish Date are set to today’s date when an Idea is created from a template in MUX

Products

• Clarity PPM SaaS
• Clarity PPM On Premise

Issue/Introduction

Creating an Idea from a template in the Modern UX sets Start Date and Finish Date to the creation date, even though the template, the create view and the attribute defaults are all blank.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

1. Go to Administration - Studio - Objects - Idea - Attributes and confirm Start Date and Finish Date have no default value.
2. Go to Views – Fields and ensure there is no Default Overrides
3. In Classic, Go to Ideas, create an idea with Start Date and Finish Date left blank
4. Open the idea and confirm Start Date and Finish Date are blank
5. Now set this idea as a Template
6. In Blueprints, configure a copy of Idea Blueprint and set up the Create from Template not to have the Start and Finish Date added
7. Go to MUX - Ideas – Set the Template to be using that Blueprint
8. Now select New from Template, select that template, enter a Subject and an Idea ID and click Create.
9. Open the new idea and go to Properties.

Expected Results: Start Date and Finish Date remain blank, matching the template and the attribute configuration.

Actual Results:

• Both fields are set to the date the idea was created.
• Creating the idea with the plus button in the Modern UX, or in Clarity Classic, leaves both fields blank.

Environment

16.4.2, 16.4.3

Cause

DE210267

Resolution

Fixed in:

• Clarity 16.5.0
• Clarity 16.4.3 Patch 1 (16.4.3.1)

Workaround:

• None known that keeps the fields blank on the template flow.
• If fields are added to the Create Template, they will be prepopulated with today’s date instead of being blank
• You may consider adding some default dates to the templates that would be preferable to today's date