Linking a test plan to a requirement collection in Rational Requirements Composer

You can link a new or existing test plan to a requirement collection in IBM® Rational® Requirements Composer.

Before you begin

C/ALM integration must be configured before you can perform this task. In addition, there must be an existing requirement collection that you can link to.

About this task

To create a new test plan that links to a requirement collection in Rational Requirements Composer

Procedure

  1. Open a test plan or create a new one.
  2. Add a Requirement Collection Links section to the test plan.
    1. In the test plan, click Manage Sections.
    2. Click Show all sections.
    3. Select Requirement Collection Links and move the section to the Selected Sections column.
    4. Click OK.
  3. In the Table of Contents of the new test plan, click Requirement Collection Links.
  4. Click the Add new links icon (Add).
  5. If more than one requirement provider has been configured, select a requirement provider from the list and click OK.
    Note: If necessary, log in to Rational Requirements Composer.
  6. Select a requirement collection and click OK.
  7. Verify that the requirement collection is displayed in the table and click Save.
  8. Hover over the link with your mouse and verify that you can view the contents of the requirement collection.
  9. Click the link and verify that the requirement collection opens in the Rational Requirements Composer Web interface.
  10. Expand the Links section in the lower right corner of the screen and then expand Validated by.
  11. Verify that the link to the new test plan appears.
  12. Click the link and verify that the test plan opens in Rational Quality Manager.
  13. Complete the remaining sections of the test plan as needed.

What to do next

After linking to the new test plan, you can generate new test cases from the requirements in the requirement collection.

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