Linking your Scope elements to model elements

Creating traceability links

To create a traceability link between two elements in your Scope Manager project, the drag and drop feature can be used to drag and drop an element from the explorer into the fast link editor (as shown below).

Selecting an element and freezing the fast link editor

Steps:

1. Select in the explorer the element which you wish to link via a traceability link to a Scope element.

2. In the fast link editor, click on the "Switch to traceability view" button. This selects the traceability editor mode.

3. Click on the button. This "freezes" the view on "Change floor".

Creating a traceability link

Steps:

1. Select the "Give orders" requirement in the tab of the explorer.

2. Drag this element into the fast link editor, and drop it on the right of the "Change floor" element.

Note: For more information on traceability management, please see "Managing traceability".

Creating a UML model element from another element

Another method of creating a link between a Scope Manager project element and a model element is the "Model element creation wizard" command, available by right-clicking on a Scope element in the explorer.

Creating a use case from a requirement

Steps:

1. In the explorer, right-click on the element from which you wish to create your new UML model element (in our example, the "Change floor" requirement).

2. In the context menu which appears, run the "Scope Manager/Model element creation wizard" command. The "Model element creation wizard" window then appears.

3. In this window, in the "Type of element to create" field, select the type of UML model element you wish to create (in our example, a use case).

4. In the "Default name" field, enter the name of the model element to be created (in our example, "Change floor 1").

5. Click on "Create" to confirm.

Note: It is also possible to create several elements in one go. This operation is known as multi-model element creation. For further information, please see "Creating model elements from other model elements".