Linking a test case to a requirement in Rational Requirements Composer

You can link a new or existing test case to a requirement in IBM® Rational® Requirements Composer.

Before you begin

C/ALM integration must be configured before you can perform this task. In addition, you must have an existing requirement that you can link to.

About this task

Note: It is also possible for a Rational Requirements Composer user to create a new test case while creating a new requirement or to link a new requirement with an existing test case.
To create a new test case that links to a requirement in Rational Requirements Composer:

Procedure

  1. Open a test case or create a new one.
  2. Add a Requirement Links section to the test case.
    1. In the test case, click Manage Sections.
    2. Click Show all sections.
    3. Select Requirement Links and move the section to the Selected Sections column.
    4. Click OK.
    Note: You can also set the default test case template to Collaborative ALM Test Case Template. Then, all new test cases will include a Requirement Links section automatically.
  3. From the Table of Contents, click Requirement Links.
  4. From the table view, click the Add new links icon (Add).
  5. If more than one requirement provider has been configured, select a requirement provider from the list and click OK.
  6. If necessary, type your User ID and password for the Rational Requirements Composer Jazz server.
  7. Select a requirement and click OK.
  8. Verify that the selected requirement is appended to the table.
  9. Click Save.
  10. Hover over the link with your mouse and verify that you can view the contents of the requirement.
  11. Click the link and verify that the requirement opens in the Rational Requirements Composer Web interface.
  12. Expand the Links section in the lower right corner of the screen and then expand Validated by.
  13. Verify that the link to the new test case appears.
  14. Click the link and verify that the test case opens in Rational Quality Manager.
  15. Complete the remaining sections of the test case as needed.

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