Importing RIF packages

A RIF package is an xml file that has been exported from a Rational® DOORS® database. When you receive a RIF package, you import it into your Rational DOORS database. The modules that are contained in the file are created in your database.

Before you begin

You must have the power to partition data, and administer access to the project.

About this task

When you import a RIF package into a project, Rational DOORS checks the project to see if the package is associated with an existing RIF definition. If the RIF package is already associated with a RIF definition, that definition is used for the import. If the RIF package is not associated with a definition, you can create a definition, or you can use an existing definition.
Note: Each object in your Rational DOORS database has a unique absolute number. Once an absolute number has been assigned, that number is not used again. When you import a RIF package, the objects in the package are treated as new objects and assigned new unique absolute numbers.

Procedure

  1. In the database explorer, select the project or folder where you want to import the RIF package, and then click File > Import RIF Package. The Import RIF Package File window is displayed.
  2. Browse to the RIF package that you want to import.
  3. Click OK. The Import RIF Package window is displayed.
  4. In the Import RIF Package window, complete the required fields. The fields that are available depend on whether Rational DOORS recognizes the RIF package as being associated with a RIF definition that exists in the project.
  5. Click Import.

What to do next

The modules that are contained in the file are created in your database, ready to be merged with your local data. When you merge the import, your local data is updated with the changes that were included in the import.

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