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Browsers and Views

The Browser is the central navigation tool, which can be used to structure and explore the contents of a repository including working with requirements. The Browser has a number of tabs that allow the contents of the repository to be viewed in particular ways. We have looked at the Browser in an earlier topic, but will speak about its relevance for visualizing requirements.

Most system engineers will try and keep their requirements for a particular project or endeavor in a single location, although there might be circumstances where they need to be separated; for example, for contractual or schedule reasons. Once a Requirements Package has been selected in the 'Project' tab, a user can switch to the 'Context' tab to get a focused view - effectively removing the noise of the other elements outside that context. An individual requirement can then be selected and the 'Details' tab selected on the Inspector window to focus on the properties of the selected requirement.

The elements and relationships contained in an open diagram can also be visualized through the 'Diagram' tab of the Browser, providing an alternative way of viewing the contents of a diagram.

Any Package or diagram can also be visualized in a number of different ways, including the list view that provides an often welcomed view of the elements in a list, similar to a spreadsheet where the requirements are listed in rows and their properties are listed in columns.