Importing requirements into Rational Quality Manager

If you have requirements defined in an external tool, such as IBM® Rational® RequisitePro®, you can import them directly into Rational Quality Manager, where they are visible in the Requirements editor. You can also import requirements that are saved as local XML files.
When a requirement is updated or deleted in the original requirements application, the requirement is updated with the Suspect icon (Request suspect). This alerts the tester or test manager to look at any test plans or test cases associated with the requirement and adjust them as needed.
Note: In a Rational RequisitePro project with a large number of requirements, you might need to increase the sync level for the icon to update properly. To do this, go to Admin > Jazz Server Administration. In the left sidebar, click Advanced Properties. Scroll to the Requirements section at the bottom of the page. Click Edit, and then change the Requirement Incoming Sync Task Fixed Delay property to a larger number, such as 60 minutes (3600 seconds). When you are finished making the change, click Save at the top of the page.

To import requirements:

  1. From the left sidebar, point to the Requirements icon (Requirements), and click Import Requirements.
  2. You can import requirements using one of two methods.

    • To import requirements from an external application:
      1. Select Import from an external requirement system, and click Browse.
      2. In the Source field, select the requirement source type, such as RequisitePro.
        Note: This integration requires RequisitePro, version 7.1.
      3. In the Host Name field, type the host name or IP address of the host.
      4. In the Port field, type the port number of the host, and click Next.
      5. Select the name of the project in the requirements repository.
      6. Type your user ID and password for the requirements repository, and click Next.
      7. In the Type field, select the requirement type of the requirements to import. A list of requirements displays.
      8. Select the requirements from the list. To import all the requirements that display, select the checkbox next to the Status column.
      9. Click Import, and then OK. The requirements are imported into Rational Quality Manager.

    • To import requirements from a local XML file:
      1. Select Import from a local XML file, and click Browse.
      2. Locate the file, and click Open.
      3. Click Import. The requirements are imported into Rational Quality Manager.
  3. Point to the Requirements icon (Requirements), and click All Requirements. The requirements you imported display in the Requirements editor.

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