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Enterprise Architect => Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools => Topic started by: ijv on June 04, 2014, 06:02:04 pm

Title: DOORS import to EA - requirements traceability
Post by: ijv on June 04, 2014, 06:02:04 pm

Hi All,

I'm trying to import requirements from DOORS, the requirements import fine, but I'm losing the requirements traceability links between DOORS modules.

Is there any way to do this in EA?

Thanks,
ijv

Title: Re: DOORS import to EA - requirements traceability
Post by: Helmut Ortmann on June 04, 2014, 06:56:13 pm

Hi,

as far as I remember the traceability between DOORS modules is stored in an doors attribut.

If so you can configure to use the attribut in EA (EA configuration of the Addin).

If this information isn't stored in an DOORS Attribut you may write a DXL script  to write this information into an DOORS attribute.

Sorry it's some years ago I've worked with DOORS.

Helmut.

Title: Re: DOORS import to EA - requirements traceability
Post by: Aaron B on June 05, 2014, 10:52:08 am

The add-in does not handle links defined between requirements in DOORS.  They are not currently imported.

Title: Re: DOORS import to EA - requirements traceability
Post by: ijv on June 05, 2014, 11:13:02 am

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The add-in does not handle links defined between requirements in DOORS.  They are not currently imported.

Is there anyway around this, or do you have to reconstruct the linkages in EA manually?

Thanks,
IJV

Title: Re: DOORS import to EA - requirements traceability
Post by: Helmut Ortmann on June 05, 2014, 04:03:31 pm

Hi,


as I mentioned:
- Write a DOORS DXL script to put the linkage information into an DOORS Attribute
- Include the DOORS attribute to the list of imported attributes in EA
- Write an EA Script to create dependencies inside EA from the attribute information

Helmut

Title: Re: DOORS import to EA - requirements traceability
Post by: qwerty on June 05, 2014, 07:02:54 pm

I did something along these lines some 2 years ago. It's well feasible but takes some effort. Especially transferring character codes correctly has been quite tricky. Further conversion of RTF-formats was not that easy. We decided to forbid tables in DOORS (which is anyway a good idea).

q.

Title: Re: DOORS import to EA - requirements traceability
Post by: Sam Courtney on June 06, 2014, 11:18:43 pm

We have developed a platform to send content from data sources into and out of EA. This could be done using that platform. See this link and contact me via PM if you would like to give it a shot.
http://tinyurl.com/por6ehy