DOORS 9.5 and DM 4.0.1: can we create links from DOORS to DM artifact via OSLC?
Hello,
I understand that the inside DOORS, we can create links to test plan or test cases. In RQM, we can create links to requirements in DOORS.
Regarding RM and DM, it seems that the link is one directional. That is, we can create links within RM or DM to requirements in DOORS.
Are we able to create links with DOORS to requirements in RM or design artifacts in DM?
Basically, inside DOORS, I would like to define links to design artifacts to indicate which design artifacts inside Rational DM will cover the design of the requirements in DOORS. That is, in DOORS, I would like to create "Derives" link to some design artifact in Rational DM on Jazz platform.
Is this some kind of DOORS enhancement request or DM enhancement request?
Thanks and regards
I understand that the inside DOORS, we can create links to test plan or test cases. In RQM, we can create links to requirements in DOORS.
Regarding RM and DM, it seems that the link is one directional. That is, we can create links within RM or DM to requirements in DOORS.
Are we able to create links with DOORS to requirements in RM or design artifacts in DM?
Basically, inside DOORS, I would like to define links to design artifacts to indicate which design artifacts inside Rational DM will cover the design of the requirements in DOORS. That is, in DOORS, I would like to create "Derives" link to some design artifact in Rational DM on Jazz platform.
Is this some kind of DOORS enhancement request or DM enhancement request?
Thanks and regards
2 answers
All links between DM and RM (with either DOORS or the Jazz RM application DOORS NG / RRC) are stored in DM. All of these RM tools query DM to find out what links exist and represent the links in the RM tool UI. This has been done to simplify the user experience (permissions needed in the RM tools are less) and to simply the implementation (there is no potential for back links to get out of sync, since there are no back links).
The above behavior is independent of which tool UI (DM or a RM tool) you use to create the links to the other tool's project area.
Also note that this has been an active area of development over the last two years; with DM V3 indeed there was only a one-way link from DM to an RM tool; this has been expanded (as I recall) in the DM V4.0.1 and RM V4.0.1 / DOORS 9.5 implementations. The most recent DOORS 9.5 fix pack includes important performance improvements related to the process of querying the DM application.
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I paster some info coming from Daniel in order to benefit more Jazz users.
The query for retrieving the link info from DM is executed when user open Doors client.
The info would be stored in client cache, and by default the cache would timeout in 5 mins.
After 5 mins, if doors client opened by another user, the query woud be called again and refreshed the cache info.
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Thank you for help again, Daniel