Creating direct associations between requirements and domain elements

You can create a direct association between an existing requirement and an existing domain element. This directly links the requirement and the domain element and synchronizes both artifacts so you can manage them as a single, conceptual item.

By default, the integration directly associates use-case requirements and use-case domain (model) elements. This creates a one-to-one, exclusive relationship between the use-case artifacts.

These instructions assume that your project properties are configured with the default properties on the Link Policy page, in which use-case domain elements and use-case requirements are linked with direct associations. You can customize your Link Policy properties to directly link other domain element and requirement types.

To create a direct association:

  1. Right-click a requirement in the Requirement Explorer view and click Remember Requirement. The requirement appears in the Link Clipboard view.
  2. Right-click the corresponding use-case domain element in the Model Explorer view or a diagram and click Requirement > Create Link to requirement tag. If the name and text of the requirement do not match the name and documentation text of the domain element, the RequisitePro Requirement Synchronization window opens so you can resolve the conflict. Choose the appropriate name and text for the domain element. A link arrow is displayed on the requirement indicating that a direct association exists for that requirement.
    Note: For steps 1 and 2, you can also work in the opposite direction, from the domain element to the requirement.

As an alternative to using the menu items described above, you can drag a requirement to a domain element or drag a domain element to a requirement.

Related concepts
Direct associations
Related tasks
Creating indirect associations between requirements and domain elements
Removing requirement associations
Reorganizing requirement proxies
Renaming proxy packages
Viewing and repairing requirement association problems
Related reference
RequisitePro Requirement Synchronization
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