Importing requirements into a test plan

If you have requirements defined in an external tool, such as IBM® Rational® RequisitePro®, you can import them directly into a test plan.

Before you begin

Before importing requirements, synchronize with the requirements server. This helps to ensure that you import the most recent version of the requirements. By default, synchronization occurs automatically every 20 minutes, although it is possible to change the synchronization schedule. It is also possible to force a manual synchronization before you import the requirements.

About this task

To import requirements into a test plan:

Procedure

  1. Open a test plan.
  2. From the Table of Contents, click Requirements to display the Requirements section of the test plan.
  3. Click the Import Requirement(s) icon (Import requirement). This starts the Import Requirement wizard.
  4. From the list, select the requirement Source type, for example RequisitePro.
    Note: This integration requires RequisitePro Version 7.1 or later.
  5. In the URI field, type the host name or IP address followed by the port number of the host. For example, enter http://ReqProServer:11080,
    Tip: If the connection to the RequisitePro server has already been established, you can select the URI. You can set up the connection to the RequisitePro server in advance by clicking Admin > System Properties > RequisitePro Host Properties.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Select the name of the project in the requirements repository.
  8. Type your user ID and password for the requirements repository, and click Next.
  9. In the Type field, select the requirement type of the requirements to import.

    A list of requirements opens.

    Note: To filter the results, click the down arrow and make a selection in the Group by field.
  10. Select the requirements from the list, and click Import.

    The requirements are imported into the test plan and are displayed in the Requirements section.

  11. Click Save.
  12. Point to Requirements (Requirements), and click View Requirements. The requirements that you imported are displayed in the Requirements editor.
    Note: If a requirement that you import is changed or deleted in its original requirements application, the status of the requirement in the test plan changes to Suspect. In that case, a team member can adjust the test plan as needed.

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