DOORS Tips and Tricks Unlock DOORS March 24, 2011 Boston Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Introduction Assumption Experienced DOORS users Content DOORS Foundation Training DOORS Practitioner Training Innovate Optimizing DOORS Presentation Recommendations Register DOORS Training Attend Innovate Conference Participate in local User Group 2 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Training Material Finding a Project, Folder, or Module Tool Bars Rich Text Formatting Spell Checking Document Structure Shareable Editing Module Comparison Suspect Links Baseline & Baseline Sets 3 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Locate information in the database by name 1 2 3 Projects, folders, and modules found 4 4 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Displaying toolbars 5 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Displaying toolbars (continued) 1 2 Right-click an empty space in the toolbar area and then select a toolbar to display. The selected toolbar is displayed. 6 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Rich text formatting 1. Select text to be formatted. 2. Right-click selected text and then select a formatting action. -or- Click a button to apply a format. 7 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Spelling and grammar 8 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Spelling and grammar (continued) 9 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Spelling and grammar (continued) 10 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Options: Spelling 11 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Structure guidelines Make text objects children of the headings under which they appear. 12 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Structure guidelines (continued) An object should have either heading or text, not both. 13 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Structure guidelines (continued) Do not make text objects children of other text objects. 14 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Structure guidelines (continued) If you follow the guidelines: All non-leaves will be heading only. All text will be leaves. Implied structure will match actual structure. 15 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Promote Select Edit > Object Promote or click Promote. 2.1 Heading 4 becomes 3 Heading 4. 16 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Demote Select Edit > Object Demote or click Demote. 3 Heading 4 becomes 2.1 Heading 4. 17 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Shareable mode concept USER 1 USER 2 Lock Lock Shareable editing must be setup first 18 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Who has the lock? If you try to lock a section already locked by another user If you try to open a module in Exclusive Edit mode whilst other users are in Shareable Edit mode Send a message to the other user(s) 19 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Module baselines changes changes changes current 0.0 current 1.0 (beta) current 1.0 current 1.1 Baseline 1.0(beta) Baseline 1.0 Baseline 1.1 Module history Time 20 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Using baseline sets Stakeholder requirements System requirements Test Cases Stakeholder Requirements System Requirements Test Cases Baseline Set Release Candidate 1 21 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Using baseline sets (cont.) Stakeholder requirements System requirements Test Cases Baseline 1.1 Stakeholder Requirements System Requirements Test Cases Baseline Set Release Candidate 1 22 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Using baseline sets (cont.) Stakeholder requirements System requirements Test Cases Baseline 1.1 Baseline 2.1 Baseline 1.3 Stakeholder Requirements System Requirements Test Cases Baseline Set Release Candidate 1 23 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Performance Issues History/Baselines Shareable Edit Views (default) Layout/Attribute DXL Deleted Non-Purged Objects Link Structure OLEs Tables 24 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
History/Baselines 25 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Shareable Edit 145 Sections Many of the sections on individual Text Objects (look for the #.0-1) 26 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Views (default) Module Explorer/Layout/Attribute DXL 27 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Deleted Non-Purged Objects 28 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Link Structure RM specifies RM Index RM specifies RM specifies Feature Feature PD xxxx (1000 Link Modules) Products PD xxxx PD xxxx PD xxxx Feature satisfies (2000 LMs) Requirements set xxxx Sets Key One set of links Multiple sets of links PD xxxx (2000 Link Modules) Note: Where multiple links are shown on a set of similar modules, the links can be within a single module are between members of the set TPs TPs RM tests refines RM tests satisfies Technical Technical Requirements Requirements satisfies set xxxx 29 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
OLEs 30 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Tables Use OLE for tables if: The entire table represents a single requirement The table does not contain requirements, and the data can be easily displayed in an OLE object Use DOORS tables if: Each cell must be tracked separately (as individual objects) The table provides information that can be best displayed in DOORS table format Use Custom DXL Attribute to display multiple attribute values in a cell 31 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
Tables (continued) Convert the table to DOORS text objects if: Entire rows or columns represent single requirements You want to be able to display and modify attribute values in a separate column for each requirement in the table The conversion utility is in Tools > DXL Library > Some example programs which illustrate various DXL features > Convert DOORS table into objects, one per row 32 Copyright IBM Corporation 2010
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