OWB: changes to financial status values do not save back to Clarity if the user does not have project Approve rights

Products

• CLARITY PPM FOR ITG
• CLARITY PPM FEDERAL
• Clarity PPM SaaS
• Clarity PPM On Premise

Issue/Introduction

Description:

After making updates in Open WorkBench, the changes are not saved back to the application if the user does not have project approval rights.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create a resource and give them the following global rights :
   
   Project - Create
   Project - Edit Management - All
   Project - Edit Financial - All
   Project - Enable Financial
   Projects - Navigate
   
   
2. Log in as the new resource/user
3. Create a project
4. Launch the project to OWB read/write
5. On the Project Properties Advanced tab scroll to Financial Status
6. Change it from Hold to Open
7. Save back to Clarity and close OWB
8. In Clarity view the projects Financial Status
9. Note it is still Hold
10. Change the status to Open and Save
11. Note the status is now open
12. Log in as admin and go to the resources global rights
13. Add the following right:
    
    Project - Approve - All
    
    
14. Log in as the new resource/user
15. Navigate the the project and view the financial status
16. Note it is still Open
17. Launch the project to OWB
18. Change the Financial Status to Closed
19. Save to Clarity and close OWB
20. View the Financial Status in Clarity
21. Note it is now Closed

Expected Results: To be able to change and save the project without project approve rights same as Clarity 

Actual Result: You need the project approve rights to save changes to financial status in OWB

 

Solution:

WORKAROUND:
Give the user project approve rights

STATUS/RESOLUTION:
CLRT-69658 : Resolved in CA Clarity PPM 13.3

Environment

Release: ESPCLA99000-13.2-Clarity-Extended Support Plus
Component: