Tool Mentor: Proposing Requirements Modifications in DOORS
This tool mentor describes how to propose requirements modifications as part of the Medical Devices Evaluation scenario.
Tool: IBM Rational DOORS
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1. Double-click on the DOORS shortcut and then login as susan/susan.

2. Navigate to the Infusion Pump demonstration project, and then go to 01 Requirements -> User Needs. Double click on the User Needs module to open it.

 

*If you receive a request to re-validate susan’s credentials with RTC, login with susan/susan.

3. Because the module is under formal change management you now have three options:

  1. open the module against a change request
  2. open in read-only mode
  3. open for unmanaged changes.

We will use option A. Select the RCR – work item assigned to Susan. Click OK and then click Continue.

*Note that if you chose the wrong option you should close and reopen the module with Option A before proceeding.

Benefit: At this point we are using the RTC/DOORS integration. This integration enables the change of DOORS data to be managed using Work Items in RTC. This integration may be configured to give Just Enough Process Control according to your needs. Further in this evaluation, we will also use a feature to create a Task to perform some implementation work associated with a particular requirement. This is known as an Implementation Request.

4. With the module open, Susan is ready to make some changes according to the information in the work item. Select 02 User Needs from the Module View drop down list. Note that the work item number and summary are displayed at the bottom of the module.


Any changes made to any DOORS module with change control active will be ‘bundled’ with this Change Request work item. For simplicity in this example we will only make changes to the User Needs module.

5. Make the following changes to the User Needs module:

  • Section 1.2 Scope of the Product
    • Requirement beginning with “The Infusion Master 2000…”
      • User Needs Aspect – Intended Use
      • User Need Priority – Nice To Have
      • Device User – Trained Clinical
      • Status – Not Implemented
    • Create New Requirement “A New Requirement Object Is Created Here”
  • Section 1.3 Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations
    • Requirement beginning with “Hospital Maintenance – Sanitation:…”
      • Right click and select Delete.


Select File -> Save and the click Close from the Recording Report Pop Up dialog.