Adding requirements

To document and track project requirements, add them to Helix ALM. You can enter details about a requirement when you add it or as you learn more about it. Team members in a variety of roles, such as stakeholders, subject matter experts, developers, and testers, will use the requirement. Make sure each requirement clearly communicates a specific need.

Note:  The following information explains how to add an individual requirement. You can also add requirements when working in a requirement document. See Adding new requirements to documents.

1. Choose Create > Requirement. You can also click Add on the Requirements list window.

The Select Requirement Type dialog box opens.

2. Select a requirement type.

Helix ALM includes default requirement types, but your team may use others. See Default requirement types.

3. Click OK.

The Add Requirement dialog box opens.

4. Enter a Summary to briefly describe the requirement. You can enter up to 255 characters.

5. Enter a Description to provide specific information about the requirement.

6. In the left pane, enter or select General and Custom Fields values. The available fields and grouping depends on how Helix ALM is configured for your team. To learn more, see Configuring field layouts.

  • To scroll to a field group, click Scroll to fields and select a field group.
  • To expand a field group, click . To collapse a group, click . To expand all groups, click . To collapse all groups, click .
  • If information is available about a field group, mouse over to display a tooltip.

7. Click the Files tab to attach files to the requirement. See Attaching files.

You can also attach files from a source control tool if the integration is configured for Helix ALM. See Attaching source files to items.

8. Click the Folders tab to add the requirement to a folder. See Adding items to folders.

Note:  You will use the Workflow, Versions, Documents, Traceability, and History tabs when viewing or editing requirements. See Viewing requirements and Editing requirements.

9. Click Add to save the requirement and add it to the project.

You can also click Apply to save the requirement and continue working on it. Click OK when you finish.

Tip:  Depending on user options, the Add Requirement dialog box may remain open after the requirement is added. Click Cancel to close it. You can change the Add Multiple Requirements user option to automatically close the dialog box after adding a new requirement. See Setting add multiple items options.

After you add a requirement, you can add it to a document at any time. See Adding existing requirements to documents.