Add Requirement Dependency

Sometimes a derived requirement may result from multiple originating requirements. Or a a derived requirement may have already been added. In such cases, it is possible to add a originating-derived dependency between two requirements. Please see Terminology for more details.

  • Switch to Requirement tab, select the source project for the originating requirement in the navigation panel.
    • If the right project is not the visible, turn the nav panel carousel to left and select the basis platform
      • Turn the carousel back to show projects
    • Alternatively, if switch to portfolio tab and select the right project and switch back to the Requirements tab.
  • Select the originating requirement in the content panel
  • Click the Add button and fill out the information in the dialog box described below.

Select Source Project for Derived Requirement in the Drop down:It is possible to add a derived requirement to the source project for the originating requirement, its parent project, its siblings and its children. Please select the correct project from the drop down box. The input requirement data:

A list is displayed with choices for available requirements. Select the desired requirement to be linked and click OK. An entry is added into Derived Requirements list of the selected requirement and into Originating requirements list of the linked requirement

It is possible to define different types of links between originating and derived requirements. If your administrator has enabled this feature, please select the type of link from the drop down box.