Overview

Quick Add provides the fastest way to add artifacts as a screen opens in which you can add only mandatory fields such as name, acceptance criteria, etc. of a record type. This feature lets you add artifacts using keyboard shortcuts, thus making the process smoother and faster. You can use this feature when you want to keep adding artifacts one after the other without disturbing your chain of thoughts.

NOTE	This action is available only for the User Story and Requirement artifacts. Also, this action is available when you click a Package that is configured with User Stories and Requirements artifact type.

Step 1. Click the icon on an artifact’s (or package) toolbar in the explorer

Step 2. Enter the artifact’s name and other details on the screen

Tip: Use the following keyboard shortcuts:

Keyboard Shortcut	Function
Tab	Shift onto the next field/action
Enter	Select an option

Save options:

Button	Description
Save & New	Click to save the current artifact and to create a new artifact.
Save & Close	Click to save the current artifact and to exit the Quick Add screen.
Save & Clone	Click to save the current artifact and to create a clone of it.

You can also switch to add records in bulk from this screen by clicking Switch to Bulk Add (located in the top right corner of the window as highlighted in the image above).

You can perform the following actions while creating requirements/user stories in bulk:

Tip: Use the following keyboard shortcuts:

Keyboard Shortcut	Function
Enter	Shift onto next row
Enter / Shift+N	Add row
Shift+M	Add child row
Shift+R	Indent Right
Shift+L	Indent Left
Shift+U	Move Up
Shift+D	Move Down
Delete	Delete Row
F2	Edit Row
Esc	Cancel

The new artifact will be added to the repository, or artifacts if you have added in bulk.

See Also

How to add artifacts in bulk