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IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next

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Evolve link types constraints in DOORS NEXT to configure link types between modules names

In DOORS Classic, for a specific module (named by its name), it is possible to define the authorized links to another module (by its name). Goal: configure link constraints for the users to avoid errors.UseCase in DOORS Classic: right click on a m...
over 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Feature 0 Future consideration

Easily identify all entries which are using a certain folder as content folder.

It is currently not possible to see where has a certain folder has been used as content folder. This should be possible to save time and effort.
7 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Feature 0 Future consideration

Review managing and administration

When we conduct a review, for example a collection of requirements relating to performance, in person during a meeting, in the presence of performance specialists, the participants in this review are either reviewer or validator.To secure this rev...
over 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Administration 0 Future consideration

Fix the timeout observed when filter applied with link type

Problem: When a view contains a Link Exists filter with additional filters for linked artifacts, processing such a view may take a lot of time and may result in timeout. This is a known limitation in 7.0.2 version - IBM Engineering Lifecycle Manag...
2 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Performance 0 Future consideration

DNG review: Work with "module artifacts" instead of "base artifacts" only

In the moment only base artifacts can be added to DNG reviews. Module artifacts cannot be added to reviews. This led to the effect that only base artifact links are shown in the review screen. Module artifact links are not shown.Since we review on...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Usability 2 Not under consideration

exporting diagram artifact from DNG to external editable source and vice versa

Currently diagram artifact type in DNG can be drawn and updated in DNG only.By exporting to Word or PDF, it is not possible to continue to update the diagram. 1) is there any way, that after exporting the diagram artifact, to continue to edit and ...
2 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Usability 0 Future consideration

Inhibit Remove of artifacts with child artifacts

While processing Modules and hierarchy it would be extremely valuable to inhibit removal of artifacts with child artifacts. Currently, it is possible to remove complete chapters by removing headlines. Recovering removed artifacts is not a problem,...
5 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Usability 0 Future consideration

Provide an indicator in review comment list to identify the artifacts for which comment(s) have been answered/responded

It takes VERY long to open each requirement one by one, which are part of review to check if there is a reply to a comment.
7 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Usability 0 Future consideration

Warn the user when duplicate artifact is added to the module

Currently, users are allowed to use same artifacts in one module which are duplicate entries and causes confusion for other users. It would be really useful if we get a warning message when the user is trying to add an artifact which is already ex...
7 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Usability 0 Future consideration

Project, Component and Folder level Access control granularity

What we need from DOORS NEXT is: Project-Level Access Control granularity: DOORS NEXT already supports this. No further enhancement, requested at this point. Component-Level Access Control granularity: Granting READ only permissions to a user to a...
over 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS Next / Administration 0 Future consideration