DOORS Session

DOORS
Database Management
TRW Automotive Inc. 2004
Why to have a
Requirement Database???
Why to have a Requirement Database???
When a project team receives requirements from an approved requirements

provider:
The requirements are reviewed with the requirements provider to
resolve issues and prevent misunderstanding before the requirements
are incorporated into the projects plans.
Once the requirements provider and the requirements receiver reach an

agreement:
Commitment to the requirements is obtained from the project
participants.
Why to have a Requirement Database???

The project team has to maintain the track of the requirements changes
as they evolve and identifies any inconsistencies that occur among:

The plans
Work products
Requirements
To minimize the inconsistencies that may erase due to any of the above
reasons we should have a management system where we can have a track
of the:
The requirement Changes
Design and Implementation of the requirements
Testing of the requirement and product as a whole.
So we need an appropriate system to keep a track of these things
DOORS Database
as a Requirement Management System
DOORS - Introduction
DOORs as a Requirements Database:
DOORs is a tool that provides linkage (traceability) between various
levels of requirements, design, code packages, test cases, and change
requests of a product in development.
DOORs takes a Word document (or other publishers) and extracts the
requirements to an online database for linkage with succeeding
documentation within the software generation process.
DOORS can also be used to create documentation from scratch (no
import necessary).
DOORS - Introduction
Example of DOORs layout:

Customer documents will be imported directly to DOORS, saved,
baselined, write protected and left alone.
There will be one formal module for each living requirements set.
Attributes will be added to indicate for each object:
Whether that object is a requirement or not (Boolean type),
For which discipline it is a requirement (multi-valued enumerated
type),
The review state (date, enumerated and text types), and potentially
others also.
Each object that is a requirement must link back (via a represents
link) to one of the original source documents (customer documents,
legislation, company standards etc).
DOORS Training Directory Structure
Example of DOORs layout (continued):

The software requirements formal module will expand and elaborate
on the system requirements, and will link back to the appropriate
system requirements via an requirements link.
There may be many software requirements modules, based on the
architectural design, to ease development.
One software design module will exist for each architectural domain in
the architectural design.
Objects in the design modules will link back to the software
requirements modules via the design link.
Design decisions will be made that influence the content of the software
design modules these may be documented either in the relevant
module (using an attribute) or in a separate design decisions formal
module, with justifies links to the software design module.
DOORS Training Displayed Information
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DOORS Training Displayed Information (continued)
Object Identifier (First column) ID

Prefix Typically an abbreviation for the requirement set.
Absolute number Provided by DOORS database.
Heading and Text
Section number
Object heading Provides a title for the object
Object text Requirement text or other information stored in the
object.
Current Object Is the highlighted object, used for performing functions:
Inserting an object
Pasting an object
Moving an object
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Change Bars
Green, yellow, and red change bars appear at the left edge of the Text
column.
Blue Denotes an object has not been changed since the last module
baseline.
Yellow Shows changes that have been saved since the baseline.
Red Indicates unsaved changes made in the current session.
Link Indicators
Displayed on the right hand edge of objects, which have relationships
to other objects.
Orange Triangle Points to the left and indicates an incoming link.
Maroon Triangle Points to the right and indicates an outgoing
link.
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DOORS Training Changing Edit Mode
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DOORS Training Changing Edit Mode (continued)
Use Edit, Edit Mode to change the edit mode of an open

formal module.
Read-only Provides read access to files for the user, and
does not prohibit other users from editing the files.
Shareable Edit Allows controlled, multi-user editing.
Exclusive Edit Exclusive write access to files for the user,
and prohibits other users from editing the files.
You can change edit mode without closing and reopening the
module.
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DOORS Training Object Properties
To open the object

properties within a
formal module:
Select an object.
Right click onto
properties.
The result is the
screen shown here.
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DOORS Training Object Properties (continued)
Properties provides an area for editing of detailed information

on an object.
Detailed information about an object:
General Heading, short text, object text values for the
object.
Access View or set access rights.
History Log of changes to the object.
Attributes Attribute values for the object.
Links Relationships to other objects.
Apply changes before leaving the properties, by clicking on the
Apply button and then the OK button.
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DOORS Training Object Drag and Drop
To move an object:
Select the object, hold down the left mouse button and drag
to new position.
When you start to drag an object, its background changes
color.
When you release the left mouse button at the new position,
a menu is displayed with the following options:
Make link from start
Move object after or below
Copy object after or below
Copy and link object
If drag is started, but not completed, select Clear Start
from the Link menu to clear highlighted objects.
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DOORS Training Copy and Paste Objects
Objects within modules can be added with Copy and Paste

Copy
Copy current object only with Edit, Copy or Ctrl+C.
Copy current object with hierarchy to copy the current
object and all of its children using Edit, Copy objects
with hierarchy function.
Select insertion point
Paste Ctrl+V or Paste objects one level down.
When you perform a copy and paste, the pasted copies are
new objects.
Attributes and links are also copied.
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DOORS Training Cut and Paste Objects
A DOORS tree can be rearranged with Cut and Paste

Cut
Cut (Ctrl+X) Removes current object and all children.
The objects are placed on a clipboard.
Paste
Select insertion point.
Paste (Ctrl+V) or paste
Pastes objects as first child one level down or
Pastes objects after as next sibling to the current
object.
Objects are renumbered according to entry location.
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DOORS Training Delete Objects
Delete
A DOORS tree can be trimmed with the Delete function.
Use Edit, Object, Delete, or select the object and then use
the delete key on the keyboard.
Applies to current or selected objects, including all child
objects.
Objects are only marked for deletion.
Deleted objects can be undeleted, restoring them in the
module.
Deleted objects can be purged, permanently removing
them.
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DOORS Training Creating Objects
Creating Objects
Building a hierarchy of objects in DOORS is simple
Current object is always the insertion point.
Choose position of new object relative to current.
New objects are placed in one of two positions relative to the current
object:
Insert, Object Places new object as the next sibling of the
current object.
Insert, Object Below - Places new object as the first child of the
current object.
Ctrl-T Puts the object into text mode (double click on object).
Ctrl-H Puts the object into heading mode (automatic when typing
starts).
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DOORS Training Undo Function
Undo
To undo an edit, select Edit, Undo.
The undo function will undo:
Object cut,
Object delete,
Attribute value changes,
Table formatting changes.
Undo is multi-level as long as an unsupported undo
function is not in the middle of the chain.
Changing of many attribute values at once may be undone
with a single undo.
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DOORS Training Undo Via the History Window
Undo via the History Window

Select the object.
Right click on the properties page.
Click on the History page.
Highlight the history item that you want undone.
Click the Restore button on the page.
The Undo via the History Window will not undo the following. To undo
these operations, do the following:
Create object Delete object
Move object Move it back
Copy object Delete object
Create link Delete link or close source module without saving
Delete link Create link or close source module without saving
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DOORS Training Export from Word to DOORS
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DOORS Training Export from Word to DOORS
To import a Word document into the selected folder in DOORS:

Open the document in Word
Click on the DOORS button (it looks like a door with an arrow
pointing at it)
The Export To DOORS window opens
Fill in the Module Name, Module Description, Module Prefix, Absolute
Numbers Start At
The Module Prefix can be modified/created at anytime.
Click Export button
The document is imported into DOORS with the same structure as the
Word outline.
Heading 1 text becomes an object at level 1 in DOORS
Paragraph breaks are used for delimiting the content of each object.
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DOORS Training Capturing and Displaying Additional Information via Attributes
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DOORS Training Capturing and Displaying Additional Information via Attributes
Attributes
Are additional defined characteristics of an object.
They can be used to define essential information:
Source Who specified this requirement
Priority What is the priority of this requirement
Verifiability Is the requirement verifiable
Accepted Has the requirement been accepted by developers
Review Review status of the requirement
Safety Is this a safety critical requirement
Comments Any comments to clarify the meaning of the requirement
Questions Any questions that must be clarified from the source
You can define attributes that will support your process and make your
database more productive for you.
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DOORS Training Finding and Displaying the Data You Want to See
Search Capabilities
Search the database for folders, projects, or modules based on:
Name
Text in the object text or object heading
Search a module for objects based on:
Text contents
Attribute values
Links
Position in hierarchy
Filter to show (only) all objects, which meet search criteria
Find and replace text
Go to object based on absolute number or section number
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DOORS Training Printing and Reports
Printing
DOORS supports direct printing of formal and descriptive modules.
Three print formats are supported:
Column
Is used to print tables in their typical multiple column format.
Book
Prints all columns of data visible online, but the column data is
listed by column heading wrapped under the object.
Graphics
The user is given the option of printing the currently displayed
tree view or using the applied column or book format.
The number of objects is constrained by the page size chosen in
the Page Layout window rather than the current DOORS
window size.
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DOORS Training Link Concepts
Why Define Relationships

Requirements in any real project are inter-related.
These relationships can be used to understand dependencies between
requirements and assess impact of change.
Analysis of dependencies helps ensure 100% traceability.
Requirements also have relationships to other objects in the database
for the project lifecycle.
Maintain bi-directional traceability among the requirements and the
project plans and work products.
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Link Concepts
A relationship between two objects in the DOORS database is
established using a link.
Source and Target Objects
Source is the from object
Target is the to object
Links can be followed in either direction.
We link from the bottom upward to provide a consistency for
traceability.
From module (where we have access rights) To higher level
requirements module (where we dont need access rights).
From STP to SRS
From SDD to SRS
From SRS to SPS
From SPS to CRS
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Customer
Requirement
Specifications
Glossary
System
Product
Specifications
Standards
Requirem ents
Requirem ents
TRW Lessons
Learned
Design
Software
Requirement
Specifications
Software Test
Plans
Software
Design
Documents
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Hardware
Requirement
Specifications
DOORS Training Link Direction Considerations
Primary reason for choice of link direction is access rights

User must have RM access at source in order to create a link
For example, engineers may not have Modify access to the
Standards module; therefore, they could only link to that module.
Only R access is required at the target object.
RM access is required for the link module.
RMC is required to create a linkset; limit this kind of access in order
to enforce your schema.
Secondary reason for choice of link direction is consistency and ease of
reporting.
When linking through multiple linksets in a single link module, same
direction allows for more convenient multi-level traceability reporting.
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DOORS Training Menu Driven Linking
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Menu Driven Linking

Select source object
Use Link, Start Link
Locate target object
Use Link, Make Link from Start
A link is created from the first object to the second object in the default
link module.
To clear a link that was mistakenly started from a source object use
Link, Clear Start, or just close the module.
A source link stays open to allow multiple linking to a number of target
objects by just using Link, Make Link from Start on each target object.
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DOORS Training Delete Links
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DOORS Training Delete Links
Delete Links
Select the object.
Click on Link, Edit Links in
module.
This opens the properties
window to the Link page.
Highlight the link that you
want deleted.
Click on the Delete button in
the lower right corner.
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DOORS Training Using Link Indicators
Position cursor over link indicator.

Right mouse button to select module and object.
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DOORS Training Attribute Types
DOORS provides a variety of predefined types from which attributes may

be defined.
Attribute types constrain the values that can be assigned for an attribute.
For example, by creating an attribute based on Integer Type, users
would not be allowed to enter values that contain a decimal point.
Attribute Defined Types
Integer, Real, Date Can have minimum and maximum values.
String, Text Text is as short as a string, or as long as a complete
document.
Username Values are constrained to the Usernames of DOORS users.
Enumeration A user-defined list.
User-Defined Types Users may create types that are relevant to their
project data.
Predefined types can be used directly, or customized to create user- defined
types.
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DOORS Training Defining Attributes
Edit, Attributes
Shows a list of the existing attributes.
To create a new attribute, click on the New button
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DOORS Training Defining Attributes
Each attribute must have

name and type.
Enter name
Select type
Set default value
Set application level
Objects and/or Module
Set Inheritance On/Off
Set history options
Change bars
Changed dates
Generate history
Indicate if Add new
attribute to current view.
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DOORS Training Attribute Value Inheritance
With inheritance set to On for an attribute, setting the value of the

attribute on a parent object causes the value to flow down to all of its
children, grandchildren, etc.
When an attribute has a specific value, it can be inherited by lower
level objects.
When the value is changed at the high level, it changes for all children
that have no specific value.
Inheritance is a characteristic specified when an attribute is created,
but can be changed later, if necessary.
Attribute inheritance should be used sparingly.
It may leave the impression that a conscious decision was made to enter
a value when it has actually been propagated by inheritance.
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DOORS Training Importing Attributes or Types

Use Edit, Types,
New button, then
click import button
Enter source module
Select attributes
to be applied
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DOORS Training Copying Modules
Formal modules can be selected, copied, cut, and pasted using the DOORS
Explorer clipboard.
Click on parent, then select in right hand pane of Explorer window.
Select operation from Edit menu or right-click and select.
Links that are in link modules within the copied folder will also be
copied.
A selection of modules can also be copied and pasted.
You must have Create access in the destination folder/project to paste
copied modules.
When copying a module that contains links, out-links are always copied.
An In-link is only copied if you also copy the module that contains the
source object at the other end of the link.
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DOORS Training Deleting Modules
Modules can be deleted, undeleted, and purged

Delete
Select the desired module in the right hand pane of DOORS Explorer
window.
Click Delete from the File menu or use the right click pop-up menu.
Undelete
Select Show Deleted Items from the DOORS Explorer View menu.
Select the item
Right-click or use the File menu and select Undelete.
Purge
Select deleted items (as described above)
Select Purge from the File menu.
A deleted module is removed from the standard DOORS Explorer
display, but is not removed from the database until it is Purged.
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DOORS Training View Deleted Objects
Deleted objects are shown in red with black change bar.

Use View, Show, Deletions to view deleted objects.
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DOORS Training Undelete Objects
Show deleted objects, which are shown in red with black change bar.
Highlight the object to be undeleted.
Use Edit, Object, Undelete.
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DOORS Training Purge Deleted Objects
Use Edit, Object, Purge to remove an individual object from a module.

Use Edit, Purge All to permanently delete all objects previously deleted in
the formal module. A trace of the delete and purge is recorded in the
Properties History.
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DOORS Training Importing Process
Identify essential source data

Select DOORS module
Analyze source data format
Select import method
Prepare source for import
Dry run import; if necessary, fix source
Import, check & save module
Files may be imported into new (empty) formal modules, or into existing
modules which already contain an object structure.
When importing into an existing module, the imported data will generally
be inserted after the current object in the module (starting at the same level
as the current object).
Word to DOORS export function will only allow you to append the
contents of the Word document to the end of the existing module.
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DOORS Training Exporting Process
DOORS supports many export formats to provide you with a convenient

method of transferring DOORS data in electronic format to other desktop
tools.
All export tools are found under the File, Export menu.
Export allows DOORS data to be transferred to other tools in known
formats.
Export to popular publishing applications
Export to ASCII
Export to other tools and the Web
DOORS exports the objects in the current View.
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DOORS Training Word Formatting Concepts
DOORS uses styles to map Word paragraphs to formal module objects

Heading 1 = Level 1 heading object
Normal = Object text
Before exporting a Word document to DOORS, ensure the Word document
is appropriately formatted to yield the desired content and structure in a
DOORS formal module.
Every Word paragraph is mapped to a DOORS object.
Any tables in the Word file will be brought into DOORS as DOORS tables.
Graphics in the Word file will be brought into the DOORS module as
embedded OLE objects.
Title page, table of contents, and any other formatter used in Word does
not need to exported to DOORS.
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DOORS Training From DOORS To Word
Use File, Export, Microsoft Office, Word to export the contents of a

DOORS module to a Word document.
This function exports the following to Microsoft Word:
Object Heading, Object Text, Tables, Pictures and icons, Embedded
OLE objects
Use the Advanced options to define the following for export
Use Paragraph Style attribute to use style information that was
captured in the Paragraph Style attribute during Word to DOORS
importing.
Allow the style mapping to map the DOORS features to Word styles.
Ignore DOORS table borders, put all borders on all cells.
Ignore DOORS column widths in table layout export, Auto Format
instead.
Use normal template to format the document using Normal.dot Word
template.
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DOORS Training Split Object Text
Use Tools, Functions,

Split object Text
To decompose
compound requirement
paragraphs into discrete
requirements that are
independently allocated
and verified.
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DOORS Training Spreadsheet Import
Use File, Import, Spreadsheet

Use with Word tables, Excel,
Lotus, Access
Map columns to attributes
From select list
From column header row
Choose import option
If create, navigate to desired
parent object (insertion point)
All imported objects are
siblings (no hierarchy)
Identify delimiter
Select input file
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DOORS Training Tables in DOORS
Tabular data can be displayed in a formal module as an OLE object or a

DOORS table.
Using OLE, the entire table is in a single DOORS object.
In a DOORS table, each table cell is a separate DOORS object
(displayed in a tabular format).
Tables are basically a displayed database of information.
Many of our customers and development teams provide their required
parameters as tabular data.
Part of the development teams job is to extract the data from a Word file
provided by customers, and create objects with attributes to manage the
data.
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DOORS Training Baselines

Baselines are read-only copies of a formal module and cannot be edited.
You can only edit the current version of a module.
The name of the last (most recent) baseline is displayed within the title bar of the
formal module window.
History is stored relative to the last baseline.
It builds up over the evolution of the version.
Baselining leaves the new history empty except for the baseline date.
The life history of a module is stored across a series of baselines.
Frequent baselining is recommended for large modules that are undergoing frequent
changes.
Baselines are typically created at significant stages of a project.
Creation 0.1
Baseline 1.0
Update 1.1 (modifications after 1st baseline)
Review 1.2 (2nd modifications after 1st baseline)
Baseline 2.0 (2nd baseline)
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DOORS Training Saving Baseline
Use File, Baseline, New

Select version
Increment the 1st digit of the
baseline number to create a
major baseline.
Increment the 2nd digit to create
a minor baseline.
Enter suffix (if desired)
Enter description
Click OK
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DOORS Training Opening Baselines
Use File, Baseline, View

Opens the baseline version in
read-only mode.
Provides the contents of the
module at the time that it was
baselined.
Select the baseline to view
Description is displayed
Click OK to open
Shading indicates all contents
are read-only
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DOORS Training Copy Baseline
Use File, Baseline, Copy

Copies a saved baseline to a new
formal module.
Can be used to revert to
previous baseline
Can be used to create module
template
Select baseline to copy
Verify new module name and
description
Include headings only or all
information
Select OK
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DOORS Training Compare Baselines
Use File, Baseline, Compare

The user can determine the number of changes that occurred between two
baselines or between the current version and a baseline.
The results are accumulated in a dialogue box and the formal module is
filtered to display only the objects that have changed.
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DOORS Training Delete Baseline
Caution: Deleting a Baseline deletes the associated history

As a baseline deletion is not reversible, you may want to archive the
baseline before deleting the baseline, so that it can be restored should you
need access to that history information.
Use File, Baseline, Delete
This only shows up if you are a Database Manager or Custom user
with the ability to Manage a Database.
Must have Delete access to the module.
Can be used to delete superfluous baselines from the database.
Select baseline to be deleted
Select Delete
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DOORS Training Archive and Restore
Archives can be created to prevent the loss of important data.

User with Can Archive Data privilege can archive:
Projects
Modules
User lists (only the Administrator can restore use lists)
Archived data should be restored in the same location in the same
DOORS database.
Use Partition/Rejoin to transfer data between databases.
Use DOORS Exchange Utility software for synchronizing two different
databases.
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TRW Automotive Inc. 2004

TRW Automotive Inc. 2004

Why to have a Requirement Database???

When a project team receives requirements from an approved requirements

Once the requirements provider and the requirements receiver reach an

TRW Automotive Inc. 2004

Why to have a Requirement Database???

as they evolve and identifies any inconsistencies that occur among:

TRW Automotive Inc. 2004

TRW Automotive Inc. 2004

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Example of DOORs layout:

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DOORS Training Directory Structure

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Example of DOORs layout (continued):

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DOORS Training Displayed Information

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DOORS Training Displayed Information (continued)

Object Identifier (First column) ID

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DOORS Training Displayed Information (continued)

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DOORS Training Displayed Information (continued)

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DOORS Training Changing Edit Mode

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DOORS Training Changing Edit Mode (continued)

Use Edit, Edit Mode to change the edit mode of an open

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DOORS Training Object Properties

To open the object

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DOORS Training Object Properties (continued)

Properties provides an area for editing of detailed information

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DOORS Training Object Drag and Drop

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DOORS Training Copy and Paste Objects

Objects within modules can be added with Copy and Paste

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DOORS Training Cut and Paste Objects

A DOORS tree can be rearranged with Cut and Paste

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DOORS Training Delete Objects

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DOORS Training Creating Objects

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DOORS Training Undo Function

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DOORS Training Undo Via the History Window

Undo via the History Window

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DOORS Training Export from Word to DOORS

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DOORS Training Export from Word to DOORS

To import a Word document into the selected folder in DOORS:

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DOORS Training Capturing and Displaying Additional Information via Attributes

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