{"id":4959,"date":"2013-10-05T04:28:20","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T11:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/?p=4959"},"modified":"2020-04-21T21:45:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T04:45:29","slug":"how-do-i-change-a-requirement-type","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/4959\/how-do-i-change-a-requirement-type\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I change a Requirement Type"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p>In <em>TopTeam<\/em>, all textual requirements go into a <em>Requirements Document<\/em>. You can have one or more <em>Requirements Document<\/em> in a project, each having its own set of <strong>Requirement Types<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>When multiple <strong>Requirement Types<\/strong> and their requirements are included in a <em>Requirements Document<\/em>, any requirement can be changed to any other requirement type.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a requirement of <em>Software Requirement<\/em> type was initially added to a document, later it may be decided that the same requirement should be of <em>Functional Requirement<\/em> type. This requirement can be changed to the <em>Functional Requirement<\/em> type.<\/p>\n<p>You can change the type of requirement by using the following methods:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Requirements Document Editor, using the drag-and-drop method<\/li>\n<li>Requirements Tree<\/li>\n<li>Record editor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Who should read this?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>TopTeam Users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>1. Using Requirements Document Editor<\/h3>\n<h4>Step 1.1. Open Requirements Document Editor and select a requirement in Document Map<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49894\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/c-users-admin-appdata-local-temp-snaghtml111b170e-1.png\" alt=\"C:\\Users\\admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\SNAGHTML111b170e.PNG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can open Requirements Document Editor from<strong> the following interfaces:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><em>TopTeam<\/em> main menu <\/strong>\u2013 From the <em>TopTeam Home<\/em> screen, open <em>TopTeam<\/em> main menu. Select <em>Requirements<\/em> and click <em>Requirements Document Editor<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How do I? <\/strong>\u2013 Locate How do I? in the top-right corner of the application and select the option for opening <em>Requirements Document Editor<\/em> in the <em>How do I?<\/em> screen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Requirements Document detail editor <\/strong>&#8211; In repository explorer, select a <em>Requirements Document<\/em> and select <em>Open Requirements Document Editor<\/em> in the right-hand side editor pane.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Step 1.2. Drag-and-drop the requirement from its original position and type to the destination position and type<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49895\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/word-image-2.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Step 1.3. Confirm the change to the new destination Requirement Type<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49896\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/c-users-admin-appdata-local-temp-snaghtml158a2084.png\" alt=\"C:\\Users\\admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\SNAGHTML158a2084.PNG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE: If your <em>Requirements Document<\/em> is in <em>Strict Hierarchy Mode <\/em><\/strong>(see information at the end of the article)<strong>, this window will appear.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Step 1.4. The Requirement Type has been changed to the destination Requirement Type<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49897\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/c-users-admin-appdata-local-temp-snaghtml11338d63-1.png\" alt=\"C:\\Users\\admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\SNAGHTML11338d63.PNG\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2. Using Requirements Tree<\/h3>\n<p><strong>NOTE: <em>Requirement<\/em> Document that you want to open in Tree editor must be <em>Mixed Mode<\/em> <em>Requirements Document<\/em>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can open <strong>Requirements Tree Editor<\/strong> from the following interfaces:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><em>TopTeam<\/em> main menu <\/strong>\u2013 From the <em>TopTeam Home<\/em> screen, open <em>TopTeam<\/em> main menu. Select <em>Requirements<\/em> and click <em>Requirements Tree<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How do I? <\/strong>\u2013 Locate How do I? in the top-right corner of the application and select the option for opening <em>Requirements Tree<\/em> in the <em>How do I?<\/em> screen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Requirements Document detail editor <\/strong>&#8211; In repository explorer, select a <em>Requirements Document<\/em> and select <em>Open Requirements Tree <\/em>in the right-hand side editor pane.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To copy requirements, refer to the following process demonstration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49898\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/word-image-3.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>3. Using Requirement Editor<\/h3>\n<h4>Step 3.1. Open a requirement (of Mixed Mode Requirements Document) in its detail editor<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49899\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/word-image-2.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE: <em>Requirement<\/em> whose type you want to change should belong to <em>Mixed Mode<\/em> <em>Requirements Document <\/em><\/strong>(see information at the end of the article)<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Step 3.2. Click the Type field and select another Requirement Type to change type<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49900\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/word-image-3.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE: If the <em>Type<\/em> field is not available, you can add it using <em>Form Layout Designer<\/em>. For information on customizing form, refer to the article <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/21286\/customizing-form-layout-adding-fields-to-forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Customizing Form Layout \u2013 Adding Fields to Forms (Screens)<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hierarchical modes in Requirements Document<\/h3>\n<p><em>Requirements<\/em> can be either in a <strong>Strict mode<\/strong> or a <strong>Mixed mode<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Strict mode<\/strong> \u2013 In <strong>Strict mode<\/strong>, you can have only one <em>Requirement Type<\/em> within the same requirements hierarchy or tree. However, you can have multiple <em>Requirement Types<\/em> within the same <strong>Requirements Document<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mixed mode<\/strong> \u2013 In <strong>Mixed mode<\/strong>, you can have different <em>Requirement Types<\/em> within the same requirements hierarchy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>See Also<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/4576\/how-to-add-a-requirement-type-to-a-requirements-documentproject\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to add a Requirement Type to a Requirements Document\/Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Revised: April 21<sup>st<\/sup>, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In TopTeam, all textual requirements go into a Requirements Document. You can have one or more Requirements Document in a project, each having its own set of Requirement Types. When multiple Requirement Types and their requirements are included in a Requirements Document, any requirement can be changed to any other requirement type. For example, a requirement of Software Requirement type was initially added to a document, later it may be decided that the same requirement should be of Functional Requirement type. This requirement can be changed to the Functional Requirement type. 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