Adding Traceability Links using Drag-and-drop from Quick Explorer

Overview

This article describes the procedure to add traceability between artifacts using drag-and-drop from Quick Explorer. If you’re new to Quick Explorer and want to know about it, refer to the Quick Explorer User Guide chapter.

You can add traceability links using drag-and-drop in the following interfaces:

Repository Explorer Artifacts
Traceability Widget
Traceability Coverage Matrix
Document View
OneView Document Editor
Artifact Tree Editor
Rich Text Fields
Non-Trace Links Widget

Step 1. Open the interface where you want to add traceability

INFORMATION

For demonstration purposes, we are showing Traceability Widget.

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Step 2. Open Quick Explorer from the top right corner of the application

For information about opening Quick Explorer, see Opening Quick Explorer.

Step 3. Drag-and-drop artifacts from Quick Explorer

Step 4. Traceability links between the artifacts will be added based on the conditions listed below:

1. When either Upstream/Downstream traceability link is defined between artifacts

2. When both Upstream and Downstream traceability links are defined between the artifacts OR when multiple traceability rules are defined between the artifacts

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Inserting Artifacts in Rich Text Fields using Quick Explorer (TopTeam Web)

Copying-and-Pasting Artifacts from Quick Explorer to Repository Explorer (TopTeam Web)