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
- In the database explorer, select the project or folder
where you want to import the RIF package, and then click . The Import RIF Package File window is displayed.
- Browse to the RIF package that you want to import.
- Click OK. The Import
RIF Package window is displayed.
- 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.
- 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.