Creating requirements from model elements

You can create a requirement from an existing model element. This automatically creates an association between the model element and the new requirement.

To create requirements from model elements:
  1. Right-click a model element in the Model Explorer view or a diagram and click Requirement > Remember Element.
  2. Right-click a package in the Requirements Explorer view and click Create Requirement from element name. This creates an associated requirement in the package.
    Note: The type of requirement that is created is determined by the properties on the Requirement Creation Policy page in the Project Properties window. The association is direct or indirect, depending on the properties on the Link Policy page in the Project Properties window.

As an alternative to using the menu items described above, you can drag a model element from the Model Explorer view to a package in the Requirement Explorer view to create the requirement.

Parent topic: Creating associated model elements and requirements

Related concepts
Direct associations
Indirect associations

Related tasks
Setting project properties
Creating model elements from requirements

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