The topics in this section describe the options for editing
data in formal modules.
Selecting an edit mode
There are three edit modes available in Rational® DOORS®:
exclusive, shareable, and read-only. Your edit mode defines the actions
that you can perform in a module. Depending on the edit mode that
a module is opened in, other users may be able to access and edit
the module. You can select the edit mode when you open the module,
or you can change the edit mode after you have opened the module.
Creating editable sections in modules
To allow several users to edit different sections of a
module at the same time, divide the module into editable sections.
Instead of opening the module in exclusive edit mode, which locks
the whole module, a user can open the module in shareable edit mode
and lock the section that they want to work on. Other users can open
the module in shareable edit mode and lock other sections of the module.
Editing in the module window
To edit in the module window, double-click the attribute
that you want to edit, and then change its value. To change the value
of an attribute for several objects or for all the objects in a module,
it is quicker to use the object properties sheet. To edit the value
of an attribute, you must have modify access to both the object and
the attribute value.
Using forms to edit objects and attributes
You can create forms that include specified attributes
that you want to edit. You can also include read-only attributes that
contain reference information. You can save forms and open them from
the module at any time.
Creating and editing tables
You must have create access to the current object to create
a table one level below it. You must have create access to the parent
of the current object to create a table at the same level as the current
object. The module must be open in exclusive edit mode.
Inserting modules as tables
You can insert a whole module as a table in another module.
Both modules must be in the same folder, and the module that is inserted
must not contain any tables.
Inserting symbols
You can insert symbols, such as square root symbols, and
Greek characters when you edit an object in the module window. You
can only insert symbols into attributes of type Text or String.
Undoing edits
You can undo changes that you make to objects in modules.
Checking spelling
Use the spell checker to check spelling in text and string
attributes in your module. You can check spelling in any of the language
dictionaries that are available in Rational DOORS.