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Status Submitted
Workspace IBM Engineering - Lifecycle Optimization Publishing
Categories Document Studio
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 19, 2025

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Please reinstate the ability to report on link direction

Background:

Well established Systems Engineering techniques prescribe that all upwards traceability should be defined as out-links.  Very much following the original way of working with DOORS.

With a consistent link direction it should be possible to create a single Publishing template that can report on different module types.  Each document will show outgoing trace links to a requirements "basis", demonstrating the requirement has a documented reason for existance.   There can be many link types but the consistent selection would be on link direction.

There is information on the internet to suggest DNG used to provide "link direction" with a boolean flag "parent".  This has been depricated in recent releases or it never worked.

Enhancement:

Please provide a reportable flag on a link to show it's direction (out or in).

Reasoning:

Without link direction it is not possiblke to create an efficient Publishing template to report on multiple module types.  The only way of working is to hard code the names of all out-link types.  Each time a new link type is created the Template will require updating.

Idea priority High
Needed By Yesterday (Let's go already!)
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