Overview of Rational DOORS Next Generation

IBM® Rational® DOORS® Next Generation is a requirements management tool that leverages the technology of Rational Requirements Composer web client and IBM Rational Jazz™ platform. With Rational DOORS Next Generation, you can define and manage requirements in systems and software engineering projects.

Rational DOORS license holders are entitled to Jazz license keys for Rational DOORS Next Generation. For more information, see the Rational License Key Center.

Rational DOORS Next Generation provides capabilities that are delivered in several applications that are deployed on Jazz Team Server:

For an interactive workflow diagram of the requirements definition and management process, see Getting started with requirements management. For a guided exploration of the product, see Rational Requirements Management Scenarios on Jazz.net.

In the web client for the RM application, you can define, elicit, capture, elaborate, discuss, and review requirements and supporting artifacts with your extended stakeholder community. Teams can manage requirements by using attributes, tags, filtered views, custom artifact types and link types, change indicators, and project dashboards. In the context of the Rational solution for systems and software engineering, the RM application extends traceability and collaboration to development, design, and test artifacts.

The RM application is built on the Jazz integration platform. The software architecture for the RM application is based on an Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) specification, which uses a common set of resources, formats, and REST architectural services to enable data sharing between applications. OSLC provides an open, scalable set of specifications for integrating tools in heterogeneous development environments. The data sharing supports linking that is based on HTTP protocol, identification of resources by URIs, and information retrieval using industry standard media types. The collaboration server and data sharing are secured using the standard HTTP authentication mechanisms and OAuth authorization protocol.

You can use OSLC integration protocol to link requirements in Rational DOORS with artifacts in the RM application. You can exchange requirements data between the two products by using ReqIF, which is an evolution of the Requirements Interchange Format that is governed by the Object Management Group (OMG). With ReqIF, teams in different organizations and can use different requirements management tools to work on shared specifications to construct a consistent view of a solution. For information about ReqIF import and export, including restrictions and limitations, see Importing and exporting ReqIF files.

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