Using the Requirement Browser

You can use the Requirement Browser to browse and edit requirements for Process Engineering objects.

The browser is laid out as a spreadsheet, comprising one column per attribute and a tree with grouping nodes.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: To open the Requirement Browser panel, click Browser Requirement from the Authoring section of the action bar.
See Also
About Requirements
Requirement Browser
Assignment Manager
Managing Requirements
Managing and Updating Requirement Links Between Items and Operations

Manage Attribute Display

You can hide or show, reorder, and edit attributes.

  1. In the Requirement Browser, click Attributes Manager .
    A side panel appears in the Requirement Browser panel with the list of all the attributes.
  2. To manage attributes display, use the following commands:
    CommandDescription

    Hides or shows all attributes.

    /

    Hides or shows a single attribute.

    /

    Moves the selected attribute up or down the list.

    Filters the attribute values.
  3. To close the Attributes Manager side panel, click again the Attributes Manager command.
  4. To edit an attribute, select its value in the spreadsheet and enter a new one.

Filter Requirements

You can filter requirements based on attribute values.

  1. In the Requirement Browser, click Filters Manager .
    A side panel appears in the Requirement Browser panel.
  2. Select a specific column to filter, that is, an attribute on the requirement.
    The list of available values for the attribute appears.
  3. To filter attribute values, use the following commands:
    CommandDescription

    Hides or shows all attribute values.

    /

    Hides or shows a single attribute value.

    Filters the attributes values.

    Note:
    • To display only the required priority requirements, you can filter or hide the other priority requirements. If several values are present for a particular attribute, you can use the search bar to filter the attribute values.
    • You can also filter rows based on attributes visible in the panel.
    • Filtering is cumulative. Once you have obtained the required priority requirements, you can further filter these requirements based on other attributes, for example, owner, difficulty, modified time, and so on.
    Tip: Use the Clear All Filters command to clear all the filters applied in the Requirement Browser. Right-click in the Requirement Browser panel to open the context menu, then click Clear All Filters .

  4. To close the Filters Manager side panel, click again the Filters Manager command.

Group Requirements

You can create grouping nodes to group requirements based on attribute values. This enables you to select and edit all requirements in a group simultaneously.

  1. In the Requirement Browser, click Groups Manager .
    A side panel appears in the Requirement Browser panel.
  2. Click Create Group .
  3. From the list, select an attribute.
    The list of available values for the attribute appears.
  4. Using Hide and Show , display only the values for which you want to create a group.
  5. Click Validate .
    A grouping node is created.
    Tips:
    • Click Enable Grouping for this Value to show a group. Similarly, click Disable Grouping for this Value to hide a group.
    • Click Delete Group to delete a group.