Submitting change proposals

Submit a change proposal if you want to propose a specific change to an object, or if you want to propose that an object be created or deleted.

Procedure

  1. In the module window, select the object that you want to submit the proposal against. If your proposal is to insert a new object, you can select either:
    • An object at the same level as the proposed new object.
    • An object one level below the proposed new object.

    To submit the proposal against multiple object, select the objects, or apply a filter so that only the objects that the proposal applies to are displayed.

  2. Click Tools > Change Proposal System > Submit Proposal.
  3. To submit the proposal against more than one object:
    1. Click Select Objects.
    2. Select Current Object, Selected objects, or Objects in current view.
  4. To add the change proposal to a group:
    1. Click Add to group
    2. Select the group you want the change proposal to be part of and click Select. To add the change proposal to a group in a different folder, click Search up or Search down to locate the group.
  5. In the Change type box, select the type of your proposed change. Tto propose a change to more than one attribute, select each attribute in turn and type a new value and a reason for the change that you propose.
  6. Click Submit.

What to do next

Rational® DOORS® can automatically mail you if the status of one of your proposals changes, for example, if one of your proposals is accepted.

To request emails, click Tools > Options in the Database Explorer, select the General tab, and then select E-mail updates to change proposals. If this box is disabled, your database manager has configured your database so that Rational DOORS cannot send emails.

Related tasks:
Submitting suggestions
Setting up email
Viewing and reviewing individual change proposals
Viewing and reviewing suggestions
Managing duplicate sets
Showing information about change proposals
Creating and editing groups of related change proposals

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