What's new in Rational Requirements Composer

• Faster artifact creation, more artifact information on pages and in menus, and locking improvements so that you unlock only the artifacts that you locked
• Demo: When you create an artifact type that is based on the Module format, you can specify the types of artifacts to use in that module in the new Preferred Module Content field. Then, when other team members add artifacts to modules, the preferred artifact types are presented by default.

New drag and drop capabilities make Rational Requirements Composer easier to use.

• Move and reposition information within a module
• Link between different requirements within a module and across the project
• For high-volume link creation, display two modules side-by-side in different windows and drag and drop linking between them
• Copy and link operations to aid the analyst drawing high-level requirements into lower level specifications

• Analysts can organize requirements into ordered lists and hierarchy groups.
• Modules have a familiar structure much like the outline of a document.
• Team members will better understand the format and organization for requirements.

Demo: Brief overview of the Module feature to help you see how to add existing requirement artifacts into a module, author new artifacts, and more.

• Use the requirements definition and management capability from RRC to manage project requirements being tested using HP Quality Center.
• Preview tests directly in Rational Requirements Composer against testable requirements.
• Testers in HP Quality Center will be able to use requirements for testing and reporting.

Collection comparison

• Analysts can compare versioned collection against another version for a change report.
• Discover differences in project information quicker by knowing what has changed.

Real-time attribute traceability reports

• Create real-time attribute traceability reports to show the detail for linked requirements.
• Attribute values are displayed in traceability views and reports.
• Stop replicating information or needlessly navigating information when you can have one view that shows you all traceability in a single place.
• Note: When creating links the project member is now the recommended preferred link.

Demo: Watch how you can now compare requirements that have been grouped by collections to see changes over time. Also, see how live traceability reports are now more detailed to show you specifically what is happening within your project from any traceable link.

• Control who can change information to your requirements while you are working.
• Lock a requirement artifact or multiple artifacts while you are making changes.
• Apply permanent locks to restrict changes to uploaded content.

Demo: See the artifact locking capability for requirements -- watch how to lock an artifact to prevent other users from editing or deleting it.

• Export requirements to and from projects using an XML standard format -- Requirements Interchange Format (ReqIF).
• Establish new projects based on existing requirements.
• Easily collaborate with partners and collaborators using ReqIF exports.
• Work with requirements offline, and then re-sync to your project.

Demo: Watch how to import a module as a ReqIF file into your requirements project, manage properties to view related reports and track data as you exchange it with partners.