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IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next

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Option to set or change the RDF URIs in type definition

While adding the enumerated values, DNG allows adding multiple values. But only Label/Value can be added. RDF URI (needed for traceability across different components and project areas) must be assigned individually and uniquely for all data types...
6 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Administration 0 Future consideration

We need a Find and Replace All that works in one instance, not one-by-one processing

This was an RFE back in Feb. 2017 (RFE 113153). It was closed in April 2021 and not added as a planned work item. After discussing a defect with the Find/Replace with IBM support in an open case, the issue of having to click on the Replace button ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Reverse Change Set

It seems that it should be possible for a reverse action could be made, such that a Change Set is automatically created that performs the opposite of the actions done in the selected change set.
about 3 years ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next 0 Not under consideration

Either copy only what is shown in the view (so filtered out descendants won't get included), or that there is a Copy option for not including descendants.

The background of this issue is that there are 2 modules, I want to filter some artifacts in module_1 then copy them with their heading (chapter description) to module_2. The problem is every time when the heading was chosen to be copy, the full c...
about 2 years ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Feature 1 Future consideration

DNG ReqIF Export: View-based export shall only export attributes that are in Export View

Description The DNG ReqIF Export (when using an Export View to export) shall only export attributes that are in the Export View. There shall be no "forced" export of any attributes, i.e. there shall be no attribute that always is exported regardle...
over 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Feature 1 Future consideration

DNG shall ensure that a module and artefacts inside the module do not have the same Artefact Type, as otherwise data cannot be exported via DNG ReqIF Export

Description When a user tries create / change / etc. data so that a module and an artefact inside the same module have the same Artefact Type, DNG shall... Option 1: Prevent the user from doing so via a clear and understandable error message that ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Feature 0 Future consideration

Enable DOCX output for Create a Report/Generate a Report function

To take advantage of the benefits of DOCX format (size, reliability, security) enable Word DOCX output for the Create a Report/Generate a Report for View function. Currently only available to output to Word as DOC format only. RPE allows for outpu...
over 2 years ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Usability 1 Future consideration

Saving of the Link Validity property in a Component Template (.archive)

During saving a Component Template (.archive), the Link Validity property is not saved, which is not the expected behaviour. Impact :In each component created from this template (.archive), it is necessary to go to "Manage Component Properties -&g...
about 6 years ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Feature 4 Not under consideration

In a module, have possibility to insert an existing from an another component

In Doors NG, in a module, it could be useful to have possibility to insert an existing from an another component. Workaround :In the component (and not in the module), Copy from a component the desired artifact and then in the module, click on Ins...
about 6 years ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Feature 5 Not under consideration

URIs are not included when creating migration packages in DOORS Classic

We are in the process of migrating many existing DOORS Classic projects to DOORS Next. We are doing this with the help of "migration packages". The problem is that it seems that the URIs are not included in the migration packages and once imported...
about 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Administration 0 Future consideration