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Requirements

You use the Requirements tab of the element Properties dialog to create requirements that the element is being designed to meet. Requirements are of two types:

·Internal requirements (responsibilities) and
·External requirements (system requirements, elements connected to the current element by Realize connectors)
 

The Requirements tab lists both types, although you edit the properties of the external Requirement elements through their own element Properties dialog.

You can show the internal requirements for an element on a diagram directly, using the element Feature and Compartment Visibility function; it is also possible to show inherited requirements in this way.

Access     On a diagram or in the Project Browser, right-click on element and select:
 
Properties > Requirements or
Properties Page | Requirements

Define internal Requirements

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Requirement

Type in the name and/or short definition of the requirement.

This text will display on the element on a diagram, if the visibility is set to show internal requirements.

 

 

Feature Visibility

Notes

Type in any additional details or comments on the internal requirement.

You can format the notes text using the Notes toolbar at the top of the field.

 

 

Notes Toolbar

Properties

In this panel, click on the Value field against each property, click on the drop-down arrow and select the appropriate setting:

·Status - select the current status of the requirement
·Difficulty - select the value that most closely reflects the difficulty of implementing the current requirement
·Priority - select the value that best indicates how urgent the requirement is
·Stability - select the value that provides the best indication of the probability of the requirement - or understanding of the requirement - changing; high stability indicates a low probability of the requirement changing
·Type - select the value that most accurately reflects the type or function of the requirement; Functional requirements are things that the system must do, such as identify franked, unfranked and total credit for a dividend; Non-functional requirements are things that the system must be, such as reliable or cost effective
 

The Last Updated field shows the date on which the requirement was last changed and saved.

 

 

New

Click on this button to clear the fields or set them to default  values, so that you can create a new internal requirement.

 

 

Save

Click on this button to save your changes to the currently-selected requirement.

 

 

Delete

Click on this button to delete the requirement currently selected in the Requirement list.

 

 

List

Lists the requirements associated with the current element. For each requirement, the list shows:

·The requirement's name/short description
·The requirement type, and
·Whether the requirement is an external Requirement element

 

The external Requirement element can be an internal requirement that has been converted to an external one, or an independent external Requirement that has then been connected to the current element.

To convert an internal requirement to an external Requirement element, right-click on the requirement in the list and select the Move External menu option.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Make Internal Requirement External

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