Creating requirements from UML model elements

You can create a requirement from an existing UML model element. This automatically creates an association between the UML 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. The UML model element appears in the Link Clipboard view.
  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 UML model element from the Model Explorer view to a package in the Requirement Explorer view to create the requirement.

Related concepts
Linkable domains for requirements
Related tasks
Setting project properties
Creating UML model elements from requirements
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