Referencing One Object's Text from another Object's Text (similar to Excel)

Using IBM Rational DOORS v 9.3.0.2, I want to reference the text of an object (in module a, for example) to the text of another object's text (in module b, for example). Excel accomplishes this quite easily ("=<reference cell>"). Can DOORS ver 9.3.0.2 accomplish this feat? I would like to reference another object's text because multiple modules will end up utilizing that same text and I want to maintain the content in only one module. Eventually, at least eight modules will utilize the text from this "common" module with referenced objects. I was thinking of links and then displaying the links in separate columns, merging objects, etc. Is there a way to simply reference the text of an object in module a and store that string within the text of another object (within another module)?
BM_DOORS_USER - Fri Feb 04 11:51:18 EST 2011

Re: Referencing One Object's Text from another Object's Text (similar to Excel)
SystemAdmin - Fri Feb 04 14:07:08 EST 2011

No simple way to do this - I would suggest that you try the links approach.

But for one implementation of "virtual objects" look for the Dynamic Linked Cells presentation and the script to implement it. But it also needs the links...

Re: Referencing One Object's Text from another Object's Text (similar to Excel)
BM_DOORS_USER - Fri Feb 04 14:16:25 EST 2011

Thanks for your comment. Perhaps IBM Rational will incorporate this feature is subsequent releases of DOORS???

Re: Referencing One Object's Text from another Object's Text (similar to Excel)
llandale - Fri Feb 04 14:32:19 EST 2011

You could run nightly on-demand scripts that follow links and update lower-level object text, but its risky.

Its easy to pull the other Object Text into some other AttrDXL, but not into the local Object Text as that requires updating it regularly.