You
can create an indirect association by linking domain elements and requirements
through proxy requirements and traceability.
By default, the integration generates
a proxy requirement for any associated domain elements other than UML use
cases. The proxy requirement represents the domain element within Rational® RequisitePro®.
The integration also creates traceability from the proxy to the requirement
that you selected for the association.
These instructions assume that
your project properties are configured with the default properties on the
Link Policy page, in which all non-use-case elements
and requirements are linked with indirect associations.
To create an indirect association:
- Right-click a requirement in the Requirement Explorer view
and click .
- Right-click a non-use-case domain element in the Project
Explorer, Package Explorer, or Navigator view
and click . A proxy requirement is created in the Eclipse Element Proxies
package in the Requirement Explorer view. This proxy
requirement represents the domain element in Rational RequisitePro and is linked directly to the domain element. This direct link is represented
by a link arrow on the icons for the domain element and the proxy
. The integration
also creates traceability from the proxy to the requirement that you selected
for the association. This trace is represented by a link-by-proxy arrow
on
the requirement icon.
- Optional: To view the traceability relationship between the proxy
requirement and your original targeted requirement, select the targeted requirement
in the Requirement Explorer view, select the Requirement
Trace view, and then click the button Show Requirements
Tracing To the Focus Requirement. The proxy requirement is displayed
indented below the targeted requirement.
For
Steps 1 and 2, you can also work in the opposite direction, from the domain
element to the requirement. As an alternative to using the previously described
menu items, you can create the association by dragging a requirement to a
domain element or dragging a domain element to a requirement.