Artifacts, including work items, requirements,
design models, and test cases, are retrieved by the index. You do
not have to open a link to view information about it, but if you want
to modify the artifact, you must open it in the native tool.
For
example, if you are in the Browse Products page
and want to view information for a requirement, you can click the
requirement link and view the information in the properties area in
the right pane. To modify the requirement, you must open it in the
native tool, Rational® DOORS®.
About this task
You can view information for an artifact in several ways.
- In the Browse Products page, click a link
and view the information in the properties area in the right pane.
- In the Views page, place the cursor over
an artifact in My Views or Shared
Views and read the hover text.
- In the Queries page, view query metadata
by placing the cursor over a query in My Queries or Shared
Queries and reading the hover text. Click a query to reveal
the artifacts retrieved by it. Hover over any artifact to read the
hover text.
- In the Analysis page, in the analysis output,
click an artifact and then click the Preview icon
to read the hover text.
Procedure
- In the Browse Products page, right-click
a link and choose Open Artifact.
The
artifact opens in the native tool. Modify the artifact and save your
changes.
Back in the Browse Products page,
view the artifact to see the changes you made. If you do not see the
changes, click the Refresh icon, which is the
last icon in the icon bar.
- In the Views page, place the cursor
over an artifact in a view and click it. Click the menu arrow and
select Show Artifact.
The artifact
opens in the native tool. Modify the artifact and save your changes.
Back
in the Views page, hover over the artifact to
see the changes you made. Click Show Detail,
if necessary. If you do not see the changes, click Refresh.
- In the Queries page, click a query
in My Queries or Shared Queries.
On the result page, place the cursor over an artifact, click it, and
then select Show Artifact.
The
artifact opens in the native tool. Modify the artifact and save your
changes.
Back in the Queries result page,
hover over the artifact to see the changes you made. Click Show
More, if necessary. If you do not see the changes, click Refresh.