Requirements Interchange Format definitions are composed
of one or more formal modules, a view of the data in each module,
and the locks to apply to the data when the definition is exported.
Before you begin
You must have the power to partition data, and modify access
to the project.
Procedure
- In the database explorer, select the project where you
want to create a definition, and then click .
- Click the RIF Definitions tab, and
then click New.
- Type a name and optionally a description for the definition,
and click OK.
- Select the first module you want to add to the definition
in the file explorer in the left pane.
- In the Options pane, select the module
version, the locks that you want to apply to the local data, and the
view that displays the data that you want to include.
Note: Picture
objects are not included in a definition.
If
you have selected either Lock objects or Lock
attributes, you must select a second view in the Apply
locks to objects in view field.
Note: If you selected Lock
attributes, the label changes to Apply locks
to attributes in view.
This view displays the
objects or attributes that you want to be editable in the exported
data.
- Click Add or Update Module to add
the module to the RIF definition. Continue adding
modules until your definition is complete.
- Click OK.