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Display filtered Objects in the Module-Treeview optionally as greyed-out Objects

Up from DOORS 9.7.2 (with fix from 9.7.2.7), the filtered Objects in the Module-Treeview are not displayed anymore. Before this version, the objects are shown, but greyed-out. This change confuses my users, so I like to have an (user-specific) opt...
28 days ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / Editing/Display 1 Under review

Cursor positioning at the end when accessing large text attributes

When accessing an exisiting text attribute in a DOORS column the cursor goes to the front of the text by default. When the text is large the column is usually narrow and long. Normally the user wants to add something at the end of the text but the...
7 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / Editing/Display 0 Future consideration

Accept "\n" for newline in "Edit > Find" dialogue.

Searching for newlines requires a different notation in different parts of the product. For example Filters accept the "\n" notation for newline. "Edit > Find" does not. Find will however work with "\u000A" - the hexadecimal code for Line Feed ...
5 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / Editing/Display 1 Future consideration

The DOORS “Message of the Day” must provide clickable URLs!

Because it is not possible to provide URLs for information to users within the DOORS “Message of the Day” dialog which can be clicked by the users, the entered Urls shall be coded like in Markdown. Example: “[link name](https://www.siemens.com)”
6 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / Editing/Display 0 Future consideration

Multiple, independing Object Selection and Editing

Currently, only one or a coherent set of Object(s) can be selected and edited at the same time. For user-experience and optimizing the effort of editing Objects, a Multi-selection-and-Editing feature shall provide the users the ability to select m...
3 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / Editing/Display 0 Future consideration

Different Fonts, Font-Sizes and Styles for Attribute-Values in the Module-Window Shall be Possible

Currently, the row in a Module can be colored by an Attributes-color definition the columns text- and background-color can be configured by the columns-properties To get a much more better user-experience and a more-clearer user-interface, the col...
3 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / Editing/Display 0 Future consideration

Multi-Window-Option

DOORS Classic Client can only open one window at a time. As users often need to compare values and data between different sections of a Module or Object-Properties, the DOORS Client shall be able to open additional windows of the same view/Module/...
3 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / Editing/Display 0 Future consideration

Modernise the built-in (object) Richtext Editor by moving away from the Windows OS component RichEdit Control

The RichEdit control shipped with Windows is increasingly falling out of date and style, and already differs significantly from the one used/shipped with Microsoft Office (WMF vs EMF data format). Lack of updates and patching on the OS end especia...
about 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / Editing/Display 0 Future consideration

Implement identical richtext capabilities between DOORS 9 client and DOORS Web Access, for example RTF colors

Currently RTF in DWA is more limited compared to the DOORS 9 client. For example, text colors that show in the client are not displayed on the web. Similar feature scope for Richtext between the two methods of displaying module data, is desirable.
about 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / Editing/Display 0 Future consideration

Allow to copy projects, folders and modules while data is locked for editing therein

In a busy database accessed by users across multiple time zones, the limitation of exclusivity between copying projects, folders and modules, and locking data in modules for editing is a serious constraint. Breaking up this exclusivity will greatl...
about 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / Editing/Display 0 Future consideration

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