You can author requirements and other artifacts in Rational® Requirements Composer, embed them
in a document, and then add the document content as a new module in Rational DOORS® . After
making changes to documents in Rational Requirements Composer, update
them in Rational DOORS by
synchronizing the associations.
Note: To use the integration, you must have access to a Rational DOORS server
database.
Figure 1 provides
an example of embedding requirements and other artifacts in a Rational Requirements Composer document
and then adding the document as a module in a database in Rational DOORS .
Figure 1. Rational DOORS integration
scenario
In this scenario, follow this sequence:
- Define requirements and supporting artifacts in Rational Requirements Composer by using
requirement definition techniques (business process diagrams, user
interface sketches, screen flows, storyboards, use-case diagrams,
use cases, actors, and documents).
- Embed the requirements and other artifacts in a document. Rich
text in Rational Requirements Composer documents
can include formatting, bullets, numbered lists, tables, and images.
You can view this rich text in the Rational DOORS client
or its Web client after associating the document with a module.
- Associate the document with a Rational DOORS module
by adding the document to the Rational DOORS database.
- In Rational DOORS ,
add traceability from objects in the module to other objects and perform
additional requirements management tasks.
- Update document content in Rational Requirements Composer. Synchronize
the integrated documents.
The integrated content in Rational DOORS is designed
for read-only use. If you make changes to the integrated content in Rational DOORS , those
changes are overwritten when you synchronize the Rational Requirements Composer document.
All
links and comments that you add to objects in Rational DOORS are preserved
when you synchronize the document. If you change the name of the module,
that name is reflected in the link in Rational Requirements Composer document
sidebar after synchronization.
For more information about the
module content, including the summary object, special attributes,
and links to the document and embedded artifacts in Rational Requirements Composer, see Integrated data in Rational DOORS modules.