1. Using Innovation Management
  2. Modify a Requirements Specification

Modify a Requirements Specification

You can modify a requirements specification by moving it's hierarchy level or increasing the indent in the structure or modify attributes.

  1. Navigate to the Concept Design work area.

  2. Use the Search panel and search for and open a requirements specification.

    • In the Search For field, select Requirements Specifications.

    • Enter the name of the specification and click Search.

    • Click the specification in the search results to open it.

  3. The requirements specification has a list of requirements. Use the Actions menu to organize the requirements hierarchy. Some things you might change are:

    • Reorder the requirements using Actions > Move Up or Actions > Move Down;

    • Make one requirement become a child to another by increasing its indent in the structure. Use Actions > Increase Indent or Actions > Decrease Indent; or,

    • Move a requirement to a different place, in the specification; you must match a requirement's indent with others to move it in relationship to them. As you move a requirement, you may find that it belongs on a different hierarchy level.

      Along with adjusting hierarchy through directional moves, you can move requirements to new places in the requirements specification.

      With a little practice, you can make many changes to a large requirements specification quickly. It's good to click Save when you have made several adjustments, so you don't have to repeat these adjustments if you do too much and want to return to a hierarchy that you had established.

  4. Select the Table View icon to modify multiple attributes quickly and review the analysis.

    There's an Analysis column of pie charts for things like Total Estimates and Fulfillment Status, which can prompt further changes or reverting to previous states.

    The Warning icon next to Total Estimates indicates that there's at least one field that's empty. You can experiment with different estimates in the empty field to see how it affects the Total Estimates. If you've filled in an estimate and click Save, you see the Warning icon disappears and the various fields are updated with the new values.

  5. Click the refresh icon to update the Analysis panel, as you modify attributes and save them.

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