Tracking changes to Rational DOORS data
Use history records and links to track changes to data,
and manage the impact that changes have to other items in the database.
- Change bars
Change bars show the status of the objects in the module.
The color of the change bar, a symbol, and hover help combine to display
the status of an object.
- Module history
You can view the history of the module on the History tab
of the Module Properties window.
- Redline markup in Rational DOORS
The comparison that generates redline markup in Rational® DOORS® is made on a word by word basis between
two static pieces of text. A longest common subsequence algorithm
is used. Rational DOORS does not save information
about individual keystrokes, so the redline markup might not reflect
the sequence of changes performed by the user.
- Suspect links and changed objects
Changes to objects in Rational DOORS can affect the validity
of data in linked objects. Linked objects are marked as having suspect
links if the object that they are linked to has changed. You can check
modules for suspect links, and display information about changes that
have caused links to be marked as suspect. If necessary, you can update
the module and then clear suspect links.