Creating and editing tables

You must have create access to the current object to create a table one level below it. You must have create access to the parent of the current object to create a table at the same level as the current object. The module must be open in exclusive edit mode.

Before you begin

Procedure

  1. In the module window, select the object where you want to create the table.
  2. Click Table > Insert and then either After or Below.
  3. Optional: Type the number of rows and columns you want in your table.
  4. Optional: Type the column width, in pixels.
  5. Click OK.

What to do next

Tables in Rational® DOORS® consist of an object for each cell in the table and a table marker object, which contains the table cell objects.

You see the table marker object in the left pane of the module explorer. It has >> Table as its text. In the right pane, the table marker object is hidden by default and you see the table cells.

You can toggle the display of table cells by clicking View > Show > Table Cells. When table cells are hidden, you see >> Table in the right pane and the left pane.

Note: Turn off the display of table cells before you copy and paste or drag-and-drop tables.

Use the Table menu to add and remove rows and columns, to open the table properties, and to delete and purge tables.

Edit the table properties to:
  • Set the width and alignment of cells
  • Show or hide change bars and link arrows
  • Configure the table borders
  • Select the attribute that you want to display in the cells of the table. To display more than one attribute, use the DXL Attribute wizard to create a DXL attribute that contains all the attributes that you want to display.
  • Display the table across the full width of the module window. By default, the whole table is displayed in the main column, and is truncated if it is too wide.

To change the properties of a particular cell, click that cell. To change the properties of a row or column, click any cell in that row or column. To change the properties of the whole table, click any table cell.


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