RequisitePro provides templates to help get you started. Module 3 described the project templates provided with RequisitePro; this module introduces you to document types.
Working with document types
A document type is a document structure; it includes fonts, formatting, page layout information, and other features associated with documents. You can use the document types provided with RequisitePro to organize your requirements.
Document types are based on document outlines. Many Rational Unified Process and RequisitePro outlines are available on which you can base the document types you need for your projects. The following document types are commonly used in requirements management projects:
- Vision. This document gives the overall view of the system: main characteristics, major features, key stakeholder needs, and key services provided.
- Glossary. It is important that all stakeholders use consistent terms to express requirements. The Glossary is a tool to capture and define the terms used in the project.
- Requirements Management Plan. This document sets out guidelines for establishing the requirements
documents, types, attributes, and traceability in order to manage the project requirements.
- Use-Case Specification. Use cases serve as a format to express functional requirements in sequence. A use case is a sequence of actions performed by a system that yields an observable result (a work output) of value to a particular actor. Use cases are especially good at documenting functional software requirements.
- Supplementary Requirement Specification. This document captures any requirements that cannot be tied directly to any specific use case, and especially many of the nonfunctional requirements and design constraints.
- Test Plan. This document describes the target-of-test (components, application, system) and its goals; the stages of testing; and the types of testing that will be addressed by this plan. If you have installed Rational TestManager, we recommend that you use it to develop your test artifacts.
By default, document outlines are available at <install drive>\Program Files\Rational\RequisitePro\outlines.
In RequisitePro, you can view the list of document types associated with the project template. You do that by selecting the project in the Explorer, clicking File > Properties, and then clicking the Document Types tab. Click the button to see a screen capture of that dialog box.
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