Doors link

Hello Forum,

Can Doors create a link between Object and file path

o_Source -> o_Target

o_Source is Object and my o_Target is a file path "C\........test "

Best regards ,

Re: Doors link
PekkaMakinen - Thu Mar 22 06:34:03 EDT 2018

A DOORS link is always from an object to an object.

But an external link can create links to files, look at https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSYQBZ_9.5.2/com.ibm.doors.requirements.doc/topics/c_aboutlinks.html

Re: Doors link
Control17 - Thu Mar 22 08:01:41 EDT 2018

ja thats right I need External links , but I did not found the DXL code that make this connection.

I have o_Source as Object und my Target is a URL, how can I connect it with dxl ?

Best regards ,

Re: Doors link
davidcs - Thu Mar 22 09:00:28 EDT 2018

We don't use external links in this way, but the functions are documented and there is example code for creating external links in the DXL Reference Manual. It may take some tinkering but should work.

ExternalLink el,el1,el2,el3
//Create 3 external links
print create(current Object, "Description1", "Name1", outward, none,
"https://www.ibm.com", el1)
print create(current Object, "Description2", "Name2", outward, openAsURL,
"https://www.ibm.com/software/support/", el2)
print create(current Object, "Description3", "Name3", inward, openAsURL,
"https://www.ibm.com/software/support", el3)

I'm not sure of the goal here but another way to 'link' or associate an object to an existing file is:

Insert->OLE Object

Then select 'Create from File' and then select the 'Link' checkbox. Again, this isn't something we use but may be something worth looking into depending on your use case.

Re: Doors link
PekkaMakinen - Thu Mar 22 09:03:14 EDT 2018

Search on this forum finds e.g. this dscussion https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/forums/html/threadTopic?id=d0a8aff9-6a9d-4b9e-a2f3-7e2d2866bf26

There is also a section "External LInks" in the DXL Reference

Re: Doors link
Control17 - Wed Mar 28 05:17:06 EDT 2018

thank u for your reply

Best regards,

Neven