Requirements Module Window

This window enables you to define and maintain ALM requirements.

To access	On the ALM sidebar, under Requirements, select Requirements. Select a requirements view from the View menu.
Relevant tasks	How to Create Requirements
See also	Requirements Specification Overview

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

UI Element	Description
View	The Requirement module includes the following views. You select a view from the View menu. Requirements Tree. Enables you to view your requirements hierarchically in a tree. Requirement Details. Enables you to create links between requirements and other entities. It also enables you to calculate and analyze requirement risks. For details, see Requirement Details Page. Requirements Grid. Enables you to view requirements in a flat non-hierarchical view. Each line in the grid displays a separate requirement. Coverage Analysis. Enables you to analyze the breakdown of child requirements according to test coverage status. For details, see Coverage Analysis View. Traceability Matrix. Enables you to view traceability relationships between requirements and other requirements or tests in a matrix. For details, see Traceability Matrix View.
<Requirements module common UI elements>	Requirement fields. For field definitions, see Requirements Module Fields. Requirement menus and buttons. For command and button descriptions, see Requirements Module Menus and Buttons. Requirement icons. For icon descriptions, see Requirements Module Icons. ALM masthead, menus, and sidebar. For details, see ALM Common Areas.
<Requirements tree>	Located on the left side of the window, organizes and displays your requirements hierarchically. Available from: Requirements Tree, Requirement Details, and Coverage Analysis
<Filter status bar>	Describes the filter currently applied to the grid or tree. Located directly above the grid filter boxes or tree. In grid views: Showing <x> results. Indicates the number of records currently displayed out of the total records. Retrieve all <x> results. Click to display all records.
Attachments tab	Lists attachments that provide additional information about the currently selected requirement. For details, see Attachments Page.
Business Models Linkage tab	Lists the business model entities linked to the currently selected requirement. For details, see Business Models Linkage Tab.
Comments tab	Comments about the currently selected requirement. Click in the text box to display a toolbar for formatting and spell checking the text.
Description tab	Describes the currently selected requirement. Click in the text box to display a toolbar for formatting and spell checking the text.
Details tab	Details the currently selected requirement.
History tab	Lists changes made to the currently selected requirement. For details, see History Tab.
Linked Defects tab	Lists the defects linked to the currently selected requirement. For details, see Linked Defects/Entities Page.
Represented Items	Lists the business process model entities represented by the selected requirement. Available from: Business Model requirements
Requirements Traceability tab	Lists the requirements linked to the currently selected requirement. For details, see Relationships Tab and Impact Analysis Tab.
Rich Text tab	Enables you to add, view, and edit rich text using an HTML editor from within ALM. Note: Changes you make to the rich text for a requirement are saved automatically when you move to a different requirement or a different module. If your project was upgraded from a previous version of Quality Center, rich text that existed before the upgrade is saved as an attachment to the requirement, accessible from the requirement's Attachments tab. For details on defining rich text templates, see the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management Administrator Guide: Customizing Requirement Types.
Risk Analysis/Risk Assessment tab	Calculates and analyzes risk for the currently selected requirement. For details, see Risk Assessment Tab and Risk Analysis Tab.
Test Coverage tab	Lists the tests associated with the currently selected requirement. For details, see Test Coverage Page.