Rational DOORS integration scenario

You can author requirements and other artifacts in Rational® Requirements Composer, embed them in a document, and then add the document content as a new module in Rational DOORS® . After making changes to documents in Rational Requirements Composer, update them in Rational DOORS by synchronizing the associations.
Note: To use the integration, you must have access to a Rational DOORS server database.

Figure 1 provides an example of embedding requirements and other artifacts in a Rational Requirements Composer document and then adding the document as a module in a database in Rational DOORS .

Figure 1. Rational DOORS integration scenario
The graphic shows the scenario that is outlined in the following steps.

In this scenario, follow this sequence:

  1. Define requirements and supporting artifacts in Rational Requirements Composer by using requirement definition techniques (business process diagrams, user interface sketches, screen flows, storyboards, use-case diagrams, use cases, actors, and documents).
  2. Embed the requirements and other artifacts in a document. Rich text in Rational Requirements Composer documents can include formatting, bullets, numbered lists, tables, and images. You can view this rich text in the Rational DOORS client or its Web client after associating the document with a module.
  3. Associate the document with a Rational DOORS module by adding the document to the Rational DOORS database.
  4. In Rational DOORS , add traceability from objects in the module to other objects and perform additional requirements management tasks.
  5. Update document content in Rational Requirements Composer. Synchronize the integrated documents.

The integrated content in Rational DOORS is designed for read-only use. If you make changes to the integrated content in Rational DOORS , those changes are overwritten when you synchronize the Rational Requirements Composer document.

All links and comments that you add to objects in Rational DOORS are preserved when you synchronize the document. If you change the name of the module, that name is reflected in the link in Rational Requirements Composer document sidebar after synchronization.

For more information about the module content, including the summary object, special attributes, and links to the document and embedded artifacts in Rational Requirements Composer, see Integrated data in Rational DOORS modules.


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