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Make Internal Requirement External
Elements in Enterprise Architect have internal requirements, or responsibilities (what they must do or accomplish). These often overlap or duplicate more formal requirements that the system in general must meet, so you might decide to make a single element's internal requirement into an external Requirement element (where the requirement can perhaps be implemented by multiple elements). You can make this conversion in one operation, using the Move External function.
Change an element's internal requirement into an external Requirement element
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Double-click on the element in a diagram or in the Project Browser. The element Properties dialog displays.
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Select the Requirements page.
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Locate and highlight the internal requirement.
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Click on the Move External button. The Browse Project dialog displays.
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Select the package to place the new requirement in.
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Click on the OK button. A new Requirement element is created in the target package, with a Realization connector from the element to the Requirement. In the Properties dialog, the requirement is now marked external and the dialog fields are grayed out. To edit its details, double-click on the requirement.
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Notes
| • | When an internal requirement is made into an external Requirement element, the Stability field and its value for the internal requirement are translated into the Stability Tagged Value in the external Requirement |
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