{"id":5417,"date":"2013-10-21T06:22:43","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T13:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/?p=5417"},"modified":"2017-01-07T01:13:20","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T09:13:20","slug":"how-do-i-link-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.technosolutions.com\/kb\/5417\/how-do-i-link-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"How to link Requirements using Traceability"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Overview<\/h3>\n
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Traceability<\/i> is the technique of documenting derivations or dependency relationships between elements of a system. Traceability<\/i> is defined by establishing “Trace Links<\/i>” between system elements.<\/p>\n

TopTeam<\/i> considers Trace In\/Traces From<\/i>, Used In\/Uses<\/i> and Impacts\/Dependent <\/i>on as “sub-types” of Trace relationships and uses them automatically in some instances. Trace relationships are automatically created for both forward and reverse searching. When you add a Traceability Link, both relationships are created.<\/p>\n

TopTeam’s<\/i> Traceability<\/i> feature allows Business Analysts to perform gap analysis to determine if there are any requirements that are not linked to a higher level requirement (scope management) or if any high level requirement has not been orphaned (missed).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Creating Traceability Links<\/h3>\n
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There are different methods by which Traceability<\/i> can be created in TopTeam<\/i>. These are all variations of the following menu options:<\/p>\n

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  1. Add Trace Link <\/i>– allows you to add directional links between existing records in TopTeam<\/i>.<\/li>\n
  2. Create Traced Requirement <\/i>– used to create a new Requirements record, with a “Traces From<\/i>” link with the selected record.<\/li>\n
  3. Create Traced Object <\/font><\/i> <\/font>– used to create a new Repository Object, with a “Traces From<\/i>” link with the selected record.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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    Option 1. Linking Requirements from Requirements Tree, Document View or List<\/h3>\n
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    Add Trace Link<\/i>
    \nRefer to the section Creating Traced Requirements of the video Requirements Tree.<\/a><\/p>\n

    Creating a Traced Requirement\/Record<\/i>
    \n    Refer to the sub-section Adding Traces Into Link by creating a new requirement of the section Creating Traced Requirements of the video Requirements Tree.<\/a><\/p>\n

    Creating a Traced Requirement\/Record by adding a record link in the Description field or any rich text field<\/i>
    \n    Refer to this article on linking requirements by Adding a Record Link in Description.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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    Option 2. Using the Traceability tab within an editor<\/h3>\n
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    Within a record’s editor, there is a Traceability<\/i> tab where Traceability<\/i> can be viewed and new Traces<\/i> created. Additionally, existing links can be edited, deleted, made suspect, cleared of suspicion and link notes editing, etc.<\/p>\n

    Refer to this article on Traceability tab in Requirements editor.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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    Option 3. Viewing Traceability overview from Requirements Tree and Document View<\/h3>\n
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    You can quickly see how many records are Traced Into and Out of each requirement by looking at the arrows which are found in Requirements Tree, Document View <\/i>and List.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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    See Also<\/h3>\n
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    How to create Traceability Links using drag-and-drop<\/a>
    \n    Linking tasks to requirements in TopTeam<\/a>
    \n    How to link Requirements to External Files or URLs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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    Revised: August 26th, 2015<\/p>\n

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