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IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next

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Provide a DNG Project Explorer (like in DOORS Classic) with links between modules

Today, in DOORS Classic, the feature "RMF - Explore - Project" enables to display for a DOORS Project all the modules with their links between them. Very useful. See the attached snapshot. In DOORS Next (ALM), there is no equivalent. So this RFE i...
12 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Feature 4 Future consideration

Link Explorer should show the links b/w 2 instances of DNG

Hello Team,Link Explorer should show the links b/w 2 instances of DNG Currently the Link Explorer not providing an option to expand on the hierarchy for cross-server links is a limitation with the Product. we would like this behavior to be changed...
4 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Administration 0 Future consideration

Uploading new version of an image should lead to change in link validity

The new version of picture should invalidate the link validity and it change from valid to suspect Business Justification: This is a very common use case for us - most of our requirements have embedded images and any changes in the image must be c...
6 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Feature 0 Future consideration

Improve ReqIF in DOORS Next

Hi Today, in DOORS Classic, when we use ReqIF to extract data, ReqIF enables the user to filter attributes to be included in the ReqIF. On DOORS Next side, this possibility does not exist. The request is : reconduct the same in ReqIF when we want ...
10 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Feature 6 Not under consideration

In DNG, word .docx files preview not getting scaled upto proper visibility the way it is successfully in Doors.

Dear IBM, Users reported that the word document attached in the artifacts are not getting scaled in human readable size 'inside the Module' in artifact list. Also for 'maximizing artifact' the already available 4 options in the artifact pop-up is ...
2 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Usability 0 Future consideration

Allow getLocksInDatabase(true) DXL Function to Return Lock Information for Locks on Items that the Current User Currently Has Open

The getLocksInDatabase(true) DXL function does not return lock information for locks on items that the current user currently has open. When I submitted the lack of this function as a bug, the assigned DOORS developer at IBM responded that it was ...
2 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Feature 0 Future consideration

DNG review session improvements

The current requirement review interface has some deficiencies when it comes to filtering artifacts based on comments. Currently, the user must manually scroll for artifacts with the comment indicator icon. The following would be appreciated: 1. W...
4 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Usability 0 Future consideration

Enhanced Link Explorer

Link Explorer is one directional dilsplay in default. It's better that have two directional display for seeing upper requirement and lower requirement relation immidiately. Please see the attached file. It's good for users to be able to change dis...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Usability 1 Not under consideration

ReqIf import: No hidden, non-alterable mapping tables which can mess up a project area

Overview, use case: We want to exchange requirements with a customer who uses DOORS Next, too. We have already set up a project area with the same requirements i.e. same artifacts and same attributes as our customer. Our customer modifies some of ...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Feature 0 Future consideration

Audit trail for deleted artifacts

Deleted artifacts are gone with no trace they existed. Project History should log deletes, including ID, Name, user, and time of delete. This allows the distinction between artifacts that cannot be found vs artifacts deleted.
over 5 years ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Feature 4 Not under consideration