IBM Rational DOORS and the System Architect Explorer and menu
The System Architect DOORS link provides functionality from the System Architect Explorer and Tools menu. These features enable you to interact with IBM Rational DOORS and view the status of IBM Rational DOORS enabled objects, in relation to IBM Rational DOORS. Explorer options are available by right-clicking on the Explorer. IBM Rational DOORS menu options are found under the tools menu.
Following is a brief description of the System Architect Explorer and menu functions. Each function is described in more detail in the sections that follow.
System Architect Explorer functions for SA‑IBM Rational DOORS link
IBM Rational DOORS filters
You can show or hide IBM Rational DOORS enabled objects in the Explorer. You access this choice by right-clicking in an empty area of the System Architect Explorer. The dialog provides you the ability to show icons in the Explorer to denote whether an icon is staged to be sent to IBM Rational DOORS (an open door icon), has been sent to IBM Rational DOORS (a shut door icon), or has not been sent and may not be sent to IBM Rational DOORS.
Updates the link information in System Architect between model artifacts and IBM Rational DOORS objects with the latest linkages created in IBM Rational DOORS.
Manage DOORS
Right-click a IBM Rational DOORS transfer unit definition in the DOORS tab within System Architect to delete or create new DOORS transfer units.
Send to DOORS
Right-click a DOORS transfer unit definition in the DOORS tab within System Architectto send the transfer unit and all its contained artifacts, to IBM Rational DOORS.
System Architect menu commands accessed by Tools > DOORS
Sending model artifacts from System Architect to DOORS
Sends objects you have selected to send in the Access Control dialog. If an object cannot be sent, it is kept on the list to be sent later, and it is displayed on a report, stating why it could not be sent.
Updates objects that you have sent to DOORS. You do not need to re-select objects you have sent to update them in DOORS. System Architect automatically detects objects you have sent, and if it finds a change in any one of them, it sends the update to DOORS.
Right-click a model artifact in System Architect’s Explorer that has been sent to IBM Rational DOORS, and then click DOORS > Remove from DOORS, this command “soft deletes” the model artifact in IBM Rational DOORS.
Stage for DOORS
Right-click a model artifact in System Architect’s Explorer and then click DOORS > Stage for DOORS to select a DOORS transfer unit that contains the model artifact. This DOORS transfer unit has a one-to-one correspondence with a DOORS surrogate module.
Do Not Send to DOORS
Right-click a model artifact in System Architect’s Explorer that has been staged for DOORS, and then click DOORS > Do Not Send to DOORS to remove a model artifact that has been “staged for DOORS” from the DOORS transfer unit it has been assigned to.
Viewing DOORS objects linked to model artifacts while in System Architect
Right-click a model artifact in System Architect’s Explorer or diagram workspace that is denoted as having DOORS objects linked to it, to view IBM Rational DOORS objects that artifacts have been linked to.