Libor Buš <reqview@eccam.com>

Offline Review of Requirements Documents in ReqIF Format

ReqView v0.10.0, 27.2.2014

Requirements Management Challenges

• Development partners separated by firewalls

• Incompatible RM tools

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Example of requirements distribution between development partners

ReqIF - Requirements Interchange Format

• OMG standard since April 2011, based on RIF

• Enables offline collaboration across RM tools preserving

– Requirements hierarchy and traceability

– Data types and attribute definitions

– Rich text formatting

– Embedded data objects

– Access rights

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Overview of ReqView Solution • Lightweight requirements definition tool allowing

users to modify attributes and discuss requirements

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ReqView Use Cases

• Share requirements between development partners

• Utilize RM tool licenses within your project team

• Work offline at home, business trip or at customer site

• Elaborate requirements on mobile devices

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ReqView Features

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ReqIF Import from DOORS Browse Structure Preserve Rich Text Format

Edit Custom Attributes Comment Requirements Track Changes

ReqView Workflow 1) In RM tool define attributes for review

– Discussion – text attribute for reviewers comments

– History – text attribute summarizing reviewers changes

– Status – enumeration of allowed status values, e.g. draft, accepted, rejected

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ReqView Workflow 2) In RM tool create ReqIF Definition for export

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DOORS Next Gen

3) Run ReqView Synchronizer to convert ReqIF into ReqView data format

– Import config file describing attribute mapping

– Password for file encryption

4) Share encrypted file with a reviewer

ReqView Workflow

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synchronizer -i UserNeeds.reqif -f reqif -o UserNeeds.reqw -c config.json -p password

ReqView Workflow 5) Open document in ReqView Desktop

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DOORS Next Gen ReqView Desktop

ReqView preserves document structure and formatting

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Discussion Status

Structure

ReqView Workflow 6) Synchronize changes back to RM tool

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Updated in ReqView

DOORS

ReqView System Requirements

• ReqView Desktop

– Google Chrome Extension

– Platform independent

• ReqView Synchronizer

– Windows

– Supported RM tools

• DOORS 9.4 and later

• DOORS Next Gen 4.0.1 and later

• More coming later (ProR, IRQA / Visure, Polarion, Caliber, …)

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ReqView Summary • ReqView enables offline project stakeholder

– Review project requirements

– Update requirements status

– Comment requirements

• ReqView preserves original requirements document structure and formatting

• Changes can be synchronized back to the original RM tool including history of changes

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ReqView References • Check ReqView product page

http://www.reqview.com

• Try ReqView Desktop Online http://www.reqview.com/apps/desktop/ReqViewDesktop.html

• Install ReqView Desktop https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/reqview-desktop/cmbnhmeabefpflildnahpbghcejkblin

• Check documentation http://support.reqview.com/solution/categories

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