Element reference
Custom properties
Custom properties
Custom properties are fields (slots) that the team defines in advance. On a card of the chosen element type you fill only those fields. You cannot add ad-hoc name and value pairs on a single card.
The catalog belongs to the team, not to one project: the same slots appear in every team project for the chosen element type.
Relations
| Related element | How it connects |
|---|---|
| Team | Owns the catalog |
| Test case, bug, autotest, autotest run | Slots and values on the card |
| Object repository page and element | Slots and values on the card |
| Test run, test run result, test account, execution context, text document | Slots and values on the card |
Where to open the catalog
- Open team management.
- Open the Custom properties tab.
- Click Property to create a slot, or From catalog to copy prepared templates.
- Open a row to edit name, flags, description, and options for dropdown / multi-select.
This setting is not in the project left menu.
Who can do what
| Action | Team admin | Member | Read-only |
|---|---|---|---|
| View the catalog and slot details | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Create, clone, edit, or delete a slot | Yes | No | No |
| Fill values on an element card | Yes | Yes | No |
| View values on an element card | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Creating a slot
- Choose the element type. The type cannot change after create. Available types: test case, bug, autotest, autotest run, object repository page and element, test run, test run result, test account, execution context, text document. There is no object repository folder in the catalog.
- Set a key in UPPERCASE (Latin letters, digits, underscore; starts with a letter). The key is unique per team and element type.
- Set a display name - testers see it on the card.
- Choose a value type.
- For URL, choose a single link or several. Other types are a single value, except Multi-select (always several).
From catalog copies system templates for the chosen element type. If the key already exists, that template is skipped.
Clone copies the slot in the same team with a new key and a name suffix. Dropdown options are copied. Values on element cards are not copied.
Value types
| Type in the UI | One value or several |
|---|---|
| String, text, integer, date, user, checkbox, dropdown | Always one |
| Multi-select | Always several |
| URL | Team admin chooses: one link or several |
For Dropdown and Multi-select, add options on the slot details page (option key in UPPERCASE plus a label).
URL values accept http or https only. A link caption is optional.
Filling values on a card
- Open a card of the element type the slot belongs to.
- The properties block lists every team slot for that type, including empty ones.
- Enter a value, or add a row when the slot allows several values.
- Delete a value with the control in the slot row.
Empty slots stay visible. Cloning a case or bug copies filled values. Deleting the case or bug removes the values.
Limits
- Slots are created for the element type you pick. There is no object repository folder type.
- The feature is available on every plan. The team catalog has a capped number of slots (not values on cards). When the limit is reached, a new slot is not created. Live limits are on the team Total usage tab and on the product site.
- The UI label Dropdown is the property type name. It is not the listing UI element called list.
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