You can create links to existing requirements from a document
or from an artifact element, such as a business process task or a
use case. You can use existing text in the document or element as
the link to the requirement or modify the link description.
About this task
Do
not use any of the following characters
when creating or renaming an artifact:
\ / | : * ? " < > &
Procedure
To link to a requirement from a document or an artifact
element complete the following steps:
- Open a document or artifact.
- Do one of the following actions:
- Highlight a range of text in the document. Right-click the
highlighted text and click Mark As Requirement.
- Select an element in the artifact. Click the Show
Requirements icon
above the element. In the Requirements
window, click
Add Requirement,
type a description for the link, and then click Set Target.
- In the Mark As Requirement window,
click Choose Existing Requirement option.
- Modify the Link Description and
the selected repository, if necessary.
- Use the Search field or the browse
through the displayed projects and folders to locate and select a
requirement.
- (Optional) To add your Link Description text
to the existing requirement text, click Append Requirement
Text.
- Click OK. A link
to the requirement is created at the text in the document.
What to do next
To navigate to the requirement in a document, press Ctrl
and click the link. To navigate to the requirement in an element,
double-click the link in the Requirements window.