Design Verification

The Design Verification tab lists all objects added to the project's design verification bookmark.

You can view design verification traceability to documents and to child requirements in the Traceability Matrix tab.

To access this page:

  1. From the Design Projects tab, click a design project name.
  2. in the navigation pane for the design project, click Traceability.
  3. Click the Design Verification tab.

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Columns

NameDescription

Name

A tree structure that displays the root node of the design project, expanded to the design verification bookmark, further expanded to the document objects and files. Click "+" to expand the levels. Click a bookmark name to see other options for working with the bookmark.
Indicates, for a controlled bookmark in the Release (frozen) state, whether a higher revision exists for a document.

A faded icon indicates a "Higher Revision Exists". It is a disabled state indicating that a controlled bookmark is in a frozen (Release) state and its contents (documents) are Non Latest Revision objects. A tooltip displays “Please revise bookmark to get latest revision of content(s).” You will need to create a new revision of the controlled bookmark to enable an update to the latest content objects. After the new revision of the controlled bookmark is created, the icon will be enabled, which is described below.

A yellow icon or "Higher Revision Exists" icon indicates that content (documents) are Non Latest Revision objects. A tooltip displays "Click to update contents to latest revision.” You can click the icon to get the latest content.

Note: In an update, intermittent revisions of the document are ignored and only the latest revision of the document is attached to the controlled bookmark.

This column consists of two numbers expressed as m/n. "m" is the number of files locked/checked out; "n" is the number of files checked in.
DHF ElementThe DHF classification for a top-level controlled bookmark.

Action

Select one of the following actions on an object:

Downloads one or more files to your local machine. Browse to the directory or bookmark you want to contain the file. Multiple files are downloaded in a single zip file.

Shows the file in a registered viewer.

Checks out one or more files to your local machine and locks the files from other users who cannot unlock it. Navigate to the bookmark or directory you want to contain the file.

Checks in and unlocks one or more files.

Locks the file without checking it out. Shows the person who locked the file and the date locked.

Unlocks the file without checking in a new version.

Shows and lets you select subscriptions for a document. See Collaboration and Approvals User's Guide: Subscriptions.

Adds new files to a document.

Launches the defined URL for a bookmark URL.

Type

The type of object, for example, Design Specification.

Title

The title of the object. For documents, this is the title text if entered during creation; otherwise, this displays the default document object name.

Rev

The revision for controlled bookmarks and documents.
VerFor document objects only, this is the version number for a single file. For multiple files, click the version icon to view the file versions.
DescriptionThe description of the object.

State

The current lifecycle state of the object.

File Size

For files only, this is the file size.

Owner

The project member who owns the object.

Last Modified

The date on which the object was last modified.

Actions/Toolbar Commands

ActionDescriptionFor More Information
Relate RequirementTo execute this command, select one or more requirement or document objects in the Design Input table in the Traceability Matrix tab. Then select one or more objects in the Design Verification table. This command associates the selected documents and requirements to the selected design verification objects.

This action opens a form where you can optionally type the "Reference within the selected document." Once submitted, the provided text is set in the attribute on the "Design Verification" relationship.

The Traceability Matrix is refreshed to show the updated details.

Traceability Matrix