Migrating data to Rational DOORS Next Generation

You can use a migration package to move data to IBM® Rational® DOORS® Next Generation.

Before you begin

To migrate data, you must upgrade the IBM Rational DOORS client where you do these migration tasks to version 9.6.1.3 or later.

About this task

This migration capability has these characteristics:
  • One-way. The data is permanently moved to Rational DOORS Next Generation and is not intended to be exchanged or updated.
  • Non-destructive. The default solution does not require data modification or deletion.
  • Incremental. You can include one or more modules in a migration package with minimal disruption and effort to an entire project.
  • Simple. Migration is series of export and import operations with minimal manual steps.
  • Optimized. The migration automatically harmonizes your module type systems and creates corresponding artifact types in Rational DOORS Next Generation.
  • Safe. After you export a migration package, the corresponding data is locked in Rational DOORS to prevent further editing.
  • Complete. All of your important Rational DOORS data is considered, including folders, modules, objects, views, and links.

Data is transported by using an enhanced version of the industry standard Requirements Interchange Format (ReqIF). Only the current version of modules is migrated. As each object is imported into Rational DOORS Next Generation, a link is created back to the source object in Rational DOORS. This link provides an intuitive audit trail that you can use to navigate back to the original baseline and history data.

Because the migration of project data can be incremental, do not assume that you need to migrate everything. Migrate only data that is relevant in the context of your business needs and Rational DOORS Next Generation. By focusing on necessary data only, you can reduce effort, disruption, and cost. This approach also prevents the proliferation of irrelevant data in Rational DOORS Next Generation.

Treat migrated data as read-only during the migration process. Maintain the locks on migrated data in Rational DOORS after a package is exported to avoid conflicting changes in both tools. Unlock only data if the migration process is abandoned.


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