Managing Traceability and Impact of Change for Integrity Modeler data
In order to understand the traceability relationships between items and be able to manage changes to those items, usage reports have been provided.
Viewing Traceability Links from Modeler Items
1. Launch Modeler and open a model that contains items with OSLC Links or OSLC Surrogates for remote Modeler data.
2. Select the OSLC browser and navigate to the appropriate Modeler item.
3. To view outgoing OSLC Links and Surrogates, right-click on the Modeler item and select Report > Uses. Note that OSLC Surrogates are always outgoing. In the example below, outgoing OSLC Links are displayed for a Use Case called "Accelerate".
4. The outgoing OSLC Links and Surrogates are displayed in the Results window. The OSLC Links are to requirements in a remote Modeler server, which are refined by the Use Case "Accelerate".
5. To view incoming OSLC Links, right-click on the Modeler item and select Report > Usage. In the example below, incoming OSLC Links are displayed for the Use Case called "Accelerate".
6. The incoming OSLC Links are displayed in the Results pane. The OSLC Links are from an Event, a Constraint and a Block in a remote Modeler Server.
Viewing Usage of Remote Modeler Items
To understand where remote Modeler items are used within the local Modeler model, perform the following steps:
1. Navigate to the OSLC browser.
2. Right-click on a remote Modeler item and select Report Usage. In the example below, linked items are displayed for the remote Modeler requirement called "Power".
3. The local Modeler items that are linked are displayed in the Results pane. These include a 2 Use Cases, a Block and an Activity.
