Customizing requirement types

Users can record and present requirements as boxes visually through requirement modeling. The name of requirements summarizes the requirement while a set of attributes defines the requirement. The default requirement box allows users to specify general attributes, such as ID, source, kind, verify method, risk and status. Moreover, you are allowed to customize your own requirement types that contain attributes related to your domain.

1. Create a new requirement diagram or open your target requirement diagram where you want to customize your our own requirement types. Select Tools > Configure Requirements from the main menu.
2. When the Configure Requirements dialog box pops out, you will see the default requirement type requirement lists under Requirements. Click Add button to add a new requirement type.
   

   Add a new requirement type in the Configure Requirements dialog box

3. Name the newly created requirement type in the Name field.
   

   Enter name for requirement type

4. Next, add attributes for the requirement type to make it meaningful. Click Add button and select an attribute from the drop-down menu.
   

   Select an attribute

5. Name the newly created attribute. Create as much as attribute you need by following the previous step.
   

   Enter name for attribute

   NOTE:

   If you select Enumeration Attribute from the drop-down menu, Edit Enumeration... button will appear. Click Edit Enumeration... button to edit it.

6. Besides defining attributes, you can format the requirement type with fill, line and font. Click the ... button of Fill if you want to customize a color for the requirement type.
   

   Customize color for requirement type

   NOTE:

   Click the ... button of Line if you want to customize its line property while click the ... button of Font if you want to customize its font property.

7. Once you finish configuring requirement types, click OK button to return to your target requirement diagram.
8. Finally, you can see the customized requirement type is available on the diagram toolbar.
   

   The customized requirement type