Relation Type Mapping
Input Relation Types must be mapped to Codebeamer Association types and/or Reference fields.
Only the pre-defined association types can be chosen from. creating new association types is not supported.
An input relation type can also be bound to target tracker reference fields:
A Relation type can also be bound to more than one Reference field (in different types of trackers).
The actual target reference field will then be determined for each input relation according to the actual type of the relation source/origin item.
A relation type can also have attributes, which must be either ignored or mapped to appropriate target association fields.
There are 3 pre-defined association fields:
• Comment (Text) - Optional association comment.
• Propagate Suspects (Boolean) - Whether this association supports suspected link propagation.
• Suspected (Boolean) - Whether this association represents a suspected link.
New custom association fields can be created by right-clicking on the target field dropdown list and choosing New Field... from the popup menu.
Custom association fields cannot be seen at the Codebeamer GUI.
In order for Codebeamer, to recognize deleted relations or relation deletions upon import:
• The relation (type) must have the special ReqIF.ForeignDeleted attribute.
• The ReqIF.ForeignDeleted must be mapped to the Deleted flag/field of the target association.
Upon (re-)import:
• Associations will be removed (moved to trash), if ReqIF.ForeignDeleted is true.
• Removed associations will be restored, if their ReqIF.ForeignDeleted is false.
The simple absence of previously imported relations in a subsequent re-import does not remove the absent associations in Codebeamer.
 | Having finished the ReqIF import configuration, consider to Save the executed work before clicking on Next. Especially if there are lots of item types and/or attributes to map (for example, importing from IBM Rational DOORS), several iterations may be needed until the import result is considered satisfactory. Being able to load (and refine) previously used input configuration can save considerable time and work. |