A requirement type is needed to define the number and kind of the characteristics of a requirement. A requirement type consists of a collection of attributes and the table header will be designed by these types.
Right-click in the "Type Definition" view
Choose New > New Requirement Type. - Outcome: the dialog "New requirement type" will open.
Enter a name for the requirement type.
Optionally, enter a description.
Set the safety relevance for the requirement type.
Click on Finish.
Outcome: a requirement type was created and added to the view "Type Definition".
Inserting Attributes
Existing attributes can be used for the requirement type.
Click on Insert. - Outcome: the dialog "Attribute selection" will open.
Select the desired attribute.
Click on OK.
Outcome: The selected attribute was added to the requirement type.
Creating new Attributes
Click on New.
[1] Name for the attribute
[2] String, Boolean, Integer, Real, Date, Enumeration (can be customized), XHTML, SOX.Status
[3] Default value
[4] Optionally, enter a description
Name and Status attributes must be applied specifically if you want to import an Excel file. A
name attribute has to be named with ReqIF.Name. A status attribute has to be provided with
the SOX.Status type.
Outcome: an attribute was created.