Creating a Requirement

You can create a new requirement and add it to a model version.

Before you begin: Open the model version. For more information, see Opening a Model Version.
  1. Select the Requirements tab.
  2. From the page toolbar, select New > New Requirement.
  3. Enter a title for the requirement.
  4. Optional: Select a priority for the requirement.
  5. Optional: Use the rich content editor to add rich content for the requirement.

    Command Description
    Bold Makes the selected text bold.
    Italic Makes the selected text italic.
    Strikethrough Strikes through the selected text.
    Link Creates a hyperlink from the selected text or at the cursor. You can specify the display text, protocol, and an URL when creating the hyperlink. The target is automatically set to open the link in a new window (_blank).
    Unlink Removes a hyperlink from the selected text.
    Formatting Styles Allows you to select a preformatted style to the selected text.
    Paragraph Format Allows you to assign a paragraph format to the selected text.
    Text Color Allows you to choose the color of selected text.
    Background Color Allows you to choose the background color of the selected text.
    Select All Selects all of the text in the requirement or comment.
    Cut Cuts the selected text.
    Copy Copies the selected text.
    Undo Undoes the last action.
    Redo Redoes the undone action.
    Insert/Remove Numbered List Inserts a numbered list at the cursor or turns the selected text into a numbered list.
    Insert/Remove Bulleted List Inserts a bulleted list at the cursor or turns the selected text into a bulleted list.
    Increase Indent Increases the indent of the text.
    Decrease Indent Decreases the indent of the text.
    Align Left Aligns the text to the left margin.
    Center Aligns the text to the center.
    Align Right Aligns the text to the right margin.
    Table Inserts a table at the cursor based on your specifications.
    Ω Insert Special Character Inserts a special character at the cursor.
    Image Allows you to select an image to insert at the cursor.

  6. To create the requirement, do one of the following:
    OptionActions
    Create a Single Requirement Click Create.
    Create Multiple Requirements Click Create another.

    Your requirement is created. The dialog box remains open so that you can create another requirement by changing the information.