You link IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® elements to IBM Rational DOORS® requirements by first exporting information that identifies the elements to Rational DOORS. The information is inserted into a Rational DOORS module as an object. You can link any exported element that is not undefined or unresolved in Rational Rhapsody.
Once you have set the wanted export options, you are ready to export the project.
To export the project:
If Rational Rhapsody cannot connect to the Rational DOORS project, the specific Rational DOORS error message displays. If Rational DOORS cannot be run at all, Rational Rhapsody displays an error message.
Once you have successfully logged in, Rational Rhapsody exports design information to the Rational DOORS project. For each Rational Rhapsody element for which the Rational DOORS project does not yet have a shadow, one is created. If the Rational DOORS project already has a shadow for a particular element, the shadow is updated with current information.
After all shadow information is updated in the Rational DOORS project, Rational Rhapsody automatically checks the data to verify that all elements were correctly exported.
Rational Rhapsody remains connected to Rational DOORS for the duration of the Rational Rhapsody session. Therefore, if you close the DOORS Interface window, you do not need to reconnect to Rational DOORS during the same Rational Rhapsody session.
Together with each shadow element, Rational Rhapsody exports structure information that allows Rational DOORS to mirror the hierarchy of information shown in the Rational Rhapsody browser. Rational Rhapsody also maintains internal information about exported elements.