modify error messages

Hi Valli,

I know it's possible to configure the error message displayed in the Team Advisor in the Eclipse client when a required attribute is not set.  The web client does not display this message.  To configure the message

1. Open your project area in the Eclipse client.
2. Click on the Process Configuration tab
3. In the Configuration section, select Team Configuration > Operation Behavior
4. In the Operations Behavior, select the Everyone cell under Work Items > Save Work Item (server)
5. Select the precondition you're using to require the attribute (like the Required Attributes for Type and State precondition)
6. Edit the Description of the advisor

I'm not aware of a way to change the error message that is displayed in the work item itself, but it could be possible.

Technically speaking all the texts that are displayed in the web and the Eclipse based clients should be stored in localization files (jar files with the messages in text files). Although you could attempt to modify these files and would potentially also be successful with it (since that is what probably happens during translation), I would rather suggest not to try this approach.