Relationships Tab

This tab enables you to define relationships between requirements. It helps you understand associations and dependencies that exist between the requirements by displaying them in a grid structure.

To access	In the Requirements module, select View > Requirement Details. Click the Requirements Traceability tab.
Important information	The Relationships tab shows the affected requirements excluding their child requirements.
Relevant tasks	How to Trace Requirements
See also	Requirements Traceability Overview Impact Analysis Tab

Trace From/Trace To Grid

User interface elements are described below (unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Element	Description
	Defines traceability relationships between the requirements. Includes the following options: Add Requirement Traceability or From Requirements Tree. Displays the requirements tree in the right pane, enabling you to add traceability links from the requirements tree to the selected requirement. For details, see below. By ID (Trace From). Opens the Trace Existing Requirement dialog box, enabling you to add a traceability link to the Trace From grid by typing a requirement ID. By ID (Trace To). Opens the Trace Existing Requirement dialog box, enabling you to add a traceability link to the Trace To grid by typing a requirement ID.
	Remove from Traceability. Removes a traceability relationship link from the Trace From or Trace To grid. Tip: Press the Ctrl key to select multiple links.
	Refresh All. Refreshes the grids.
	Select Columns. Sets column appearance and order. Includes the following options: Select Column (Trace From). Opens the Select Columns dialog box, enabling you to determine which fields to display in the Trace From grid and their order. Select Column (Trace To). Opens the Select Columns dialog box, enabling you to determine which fields to display in the Trace To grid and their order. For details, see Select Columns/Select Fields Dialog Box.
	Go To Requirement. Displays a traced requirement in the requirements tree.
	Requirement Details. Opens the Requirement Details dialog box, enabling you to display the details of the selected requirement. For details, see Requirement Details Page.
Trace From pane	Displays requirements that affect a selected requirement.
<requirement fields>	For details on the requirement fields available from the grids, see Requirements Module Fields.
	Show/Hide. Shows/hides the Trace From or the Trace To pane.
Trace To pane	Displays requirements that are affected by a selected requirement.

Requirements Tree Pane

This pane enables you to add traceability links from the requirements tree to the selected requirement.

To access

In the Requirements module, select the Requirement Details view. Click the Requirements Traceability tab. Click the Add Requirement Traceability button.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element	Description
	Add to Traceability. Adds traceability links from the requirements tree. Includes the following options: Add to Traceability (Trace From). Adds selected requirements to the Trace From grid. Add to Traceability (Trace To). Adds selected requirements to the Trace To grid. Tip: You can also add traceability links by dragging a requirement in the tree to the appropriate grid.
	Show Requirement Details. Opens the Details dialog box for the selected requirement in read-only mode.
	Go to Requirement in Requirements Tree. Navigates to the selected requirements location in the tree in the Requirements module, and highlights the requirement.
	Refresh All. Refreshes the requirements tree.
	Find. Searches for a specific requirement in the tree. Type the name (or part of the name) of the requirement in the Find box and click Find. If the search is successful, the requirement is highlighted in the tree.
	Set Filter/Sort. Filters and sorts the requirements in the requirements tree. For details, see Filter Dialog Box.
	Go to Requirement by ID. Opens the Go To Requirement dialog box, enabling you to find a specific requirement by ReqID. Note: You can only go to requirements that are in the current filter.
	Close. Hides the requirements tree in the right pane.