Creating domain elements from requirements

You can create a domain element from a requirement if your project properties Element Creation Policy is configured for element creation. The policy can also be configured to create an association between the requirement and the new domain element.
The UML linkable domain is the only domain that is configured by default for element creation. To create domain elements from requirements, you must use a Rational® Software Development Platform product that includes the UML linkable domain or you must configure the Element Creation Policy for your Rational RequisitePro® project to enable element creation between domain elements and requirement types. You must also set the policy to Link After Creation to complete the association as described.
To create associated domain elements from requirements:
  1. Right-click a requirement in the Requirements Explorer view and click Linkability > Add to Link Clipboard. The requirement is displayed in the Link Clipboard view.
  2. Right-click a model or package in the Project Explorer view or right-click a diagram and click Linkability > Create Element from requirement name. An associated domain element is created in the Project Explorer view with a name and documentation text that matches the name and text of the requirement.

    The kind of domain element that is created is determined by the properties on the Element Creation Policy page in the Project Properties window. The association is direct or indirect, depending on the properties on the Link Policy page of the Project Properties window.

As an alternative to using the previously described menu items, you can create the domain element by dragging a requirement to a model or a package in the Project Explorer view or to a diagram.

Related tasks
Creating requirements from domain elements
Related reference
RequisitePro project properties reference

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