Author Topic: Requirements Matrix (Read 4355 times)

GD_Monkey · « **on:** October 12, 2006, 03:32:38 am »

I'm trying to export our requirements matrices for inclusion in a Word document. However, I don't see how I'm supposed to do this....

...is it possible through the app or is it an automation process? If so, anyone got any pointers as to where to start?

Thanks (in advance!)

GD Monkey

markhudski · « **Reply #1 on:** October 16, 2006, 08:43:37 am »

I agree.

I'm very new to EA but have already found that the Relationship Matrix is an extremely handy tool. However there doesn't seem to be a way to export this to RTF. I've searched through the Forum and see people were asking for this back in 2002. Has it been delivered? If it has how is it acheived?

Thanks

Lio · « **Reply #2 on:** October 16, 2006, 01:43:47 pm »

I would like to know to. It seems wiered that one cant export the matrix as you can other diagrams.

It should be such a no brainer that i find it hard to belive it aint there.

thx for any help

GD_Monkey · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2006, 01:17:04 am »

Well, we're about to start taking screenshots and pasting them together to get our document out.

However, it'd be nice to see it there for our next project....?

Tonu · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2006, 01:51:23 am »

Hi,

If you mean "Relationship matrix" (and I have not overlooked a special matrix form for requiremetns), then this can be easily exported to cvs ... though, almost impossible to find since the feature is not in menus

- Open reltionship matrix
- In the upper bar where you have filters (Source, target, Profile etc) click mouse right button
- you should get a popup menu with selections "Matrix", "Options", "Profile", "Help"
- You will find CVS export under "Matrix->Export to CVS ..."

From CVS you can get the table to anywhere (of course, you format manually)

Tonu

markhudski · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2006, 02:01:52 am »

Nice one Tonu.

Thanks a lot. I tried the old right click thing but not in the right place.

My God these forums actually work.

BTW - if anybody wants the matrix the other way around (so the Columns are rows and vice versa) this can easily be achieved in Excel. Select the whole range, copy it, and then in a new worksheet click on Edit->Paste Special and check the Transpose check box.

Tonu · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2006, 02:04:05 am »

> BTW - if anybody wants the matrix the other way
> around (so the Columns are rows and vice versa) this > can easily be achieved in Excel. Select the whole
> range, copy it, and then in a new worksheet click on
> Edit->Paste Special and check the Transpose check box.

Well, you can easily do the same thing in EA -- just swich source and target ;-)

GD_Monkey · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2006, 02:04:32 am »

You're a star! I was just in the process of trying to hack together 20 bitmaps into some kind of graphical representation of the matrix.

It's a good job you're not here or I'd embaress both of us by giving you a big sloppy kiss!!

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