With the default project configuration, when you associate a domain element
that is not configured for direct linking with a requirement, the integration
creates a proxy requirement in Rational® RequisitePro®.
This proxy represents the domain element in the project database and is linked
directly to the domain element. This direct link is represented by a link
arrow on the icons for the domain element and its proxy requirement in
the domain Explorer view and the Requirement
Explorer view. Proxy requirements are created in the Eclipse Element
Proxies package in the Requirement Explorer view. The
integration also creates traceability from the proxy to the requirement that
you selected for the association. This requirement trace is represented by
a link-by-proxy arrow on the icon for the associated requirement.
The following figure represents an indirect association between a domain element and multiple requirements using a proxy and multiple requirement traces.