You can associate a record with an Rational® ClearQuest® requirement. Use this option when the Rational RequisitePro® project is not available; for example, if the Rational RequisitePro client for Windows® is not installed or if you are working in MultiSite in a replica that does not have access to IBM® Rational RequisitePro.
This option is also useful if your team chooses to first approve requirements in Rational RequisitePro, then create requirements in Rational ClearQuest from those Rational RequisitePro requirements, and finally associate Rational ClearQuest records, such as test cases, with the approved Rational ClearQuest requirements.