Tag: dng
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So you miss your DOORS Module Prefix…
In DOORS Classic we have a Module prefix; every requirement (Object) has a number that is unique within the module, and every requirement in a module has the same prefix. The prefix is user defined, and so not guaranteed unique in the database, or even the project, but that is what we are used to,…
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Connecting jazz project areas
I have been working in a small team this week on setting up a framework for a large project. We had all of our toys out of the box and it was important to make sure that everything was correct. We had DOORS Next Generation, Team Concert, Quality Manager, Design Manager, and RELM, sitting in…
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Streams of Truth
One argument put forward for the use of databases, models and other data storage solutions is that we need a single source of the truth. The question that is not raised at this point is ‘What is the truth?’. We often want multiple versions of the truth. When I give data to a supplier, I…
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How to handle Standards in DOORS Next Generation
This is not a new question. We have been struggling with managing traceability to standards for as long as we have had the concept of traceability to standards. In the DOORS Classic World we had a few options, and we still have those options with DOORS Next Generation, but we also have a couple of…
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Configuration management, a simple example… really!
Now that the DOORS Next Generation V6.0 has been out for a little while, I thought I should share some of my thoughts on how and why to use configurations. I am pleased to see that from an end user perspective, this is really easy to use – you get a work item linking to…
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Managing test data in DOORS Next Generation
The topic of test management comes up every now and again. Some people might remember the Test Tracking Toolkit from DOORS Classic, some might even have been using it recently. We also have a decent test management tool in Rational Quality Manager (RQM). I have been thinking about the options for a simplified way of…
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Documenting Interfaces
Documenting interfaces has always been a challenge. We put the interface requirements in a separate document and give that as a part of the documentation to the groups designing on both sides of the interface. Now I have a single document with all aspects of the interface neatly covered, but when I look at my…
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A basic CM Flow in DOORS Next Generation
A little while ago, I posted about Real Configuration Management for Requirements, but I didn’t go in to any detail about HOW it should, or could be used. Requirements engineers/managers are not typically working with configuration management at this level on a daily basis, so I have set out a very basic flow here. First…
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Real Configuration Management for Requirements
DOORS Next Generation is getting Configuration Management capabilities. This is a huge step for DOORS NG, a requirements management tool. The CM capability is similar to what you might expect for source control, with similar language, like ‘streams’, ‘deliver’, ‘workspace’, and others. I think that we will find that many requirements management users (or Business…
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Where DOORS Next meets Insight
I have been looking at the topic of reporting from DOORS Next Generation this week. After all, what good is all that data if we can’t get information out of it. The scripting technology preview is good for working with small amounts of data for the immediate attention of the user, but some of those…