Dimensions® RM 12.6.1 RM Browser User’S Guide Copyright © 2001–2018 Serena Software, Inc., a Micro Focus Company
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Publication date: July 2018 Table of Contents Preface . 13 Contacting Technical Support . 13 Chapter 1 RM Browser Basics . 15 Overview . 16 Common Terms . 17 Main Pages of the RM Browser Interface . 20 General Navigation and Controls in RM Browser . 21 Welcome Menu . 21 Menu Bar . 22 RM Instance Bread Crumb . 22 Categories Pane . 24 Recent Items . 25 Actions Pane. 26 Favorites . 26 Attribute Types . 27 Editable Grid, Grid, and Form Views . 28 Editable Grid View . 29 Grid View . 31 Form View . 31 Selecting Multiple Requirements . 32 Common Dialog Controls . 32 Category Drop-Down List . 32 Attributes to Display List . 33 Sorting Order List . 33 HTML Text Formatting Toolbar . 34 Find & Select User Dialog . 41 Attribute Constraints Tab . 42 Relationship Constraints Tab. 45 Display Options Tab. 48 Accessing Dimensions RM . 52 Logging Out . 53 Switching to Another RM Instance . 54 Changing Your Password. 54 Getting Help . 55 Enabling and Disabling E-Mail Notifications . 55 Glossary . 55 Graph Editor . 56 Opening the Graph Editor. 56 The Graph Editor Dialog . 57 File Menu . 57 Importing Visio Files . 58 RM Browser User’s Guide 3 Table of Contents Additional Information . 58 Opening the Full Interface. 58 Viewing Version, System, and Contact Information . 58 Sample Databases . 59 The QLARIUS_RM Sample Database . 59 The RMDEMO Sample Database . 60 Using Spell Check in RM Browser . 60 Configuring Internet Explorer . 60 Configuring Edge. 61 Configuring Firefox . 62 Configuring Chrome. 63 Chapter 2 Configuring User Settings and Instance Settings . 65 User Settings Versus Instance Settings . 66 Configuring User Settings and Instance Settings . 66 General Settings . 66 Quick Search Settings . 70 Document Settings . 71 Report Settings . 74 Link Browser Settings . 74 Split View Settings . 75 Branch/Sync View Settings. 76 Customizing My Work Page . 76 Chapter 3 Working with Requirements . 79 Requirement Basics . 80 Finding Requirements with Quick Search . 80 Printing Requirements . 85 Explaining Update and Delete Functions. 89 Using the Actions Box . 90 Viewing Information about a Class . 90 About Requirement Versions. 91 About Requirement Locks . 91 Workflows . 92 Copying the URL of a Requirement to the Clipboard. 94 Working with Requirements and Change Requests. 95 Creating a New Requirement . 95 Mass Creating Requirements. 97 Proposing a New Requirement . 98 Editing a Requirement . 99 Copying a Requirement . 101 Using the Expand Feature . 102 Deleting a Requirement . 102 Undeleting a Requirement . 102 Removing a Requirement Version . 103 Printing a Requirement . 103 Changing the Class of a Requirement . 103 Viewing the Requirements in a Category, Document, Report, Collection, or 4 Dimensions RM 12.6.1 Table of Contents Baseline . 104 Submitting a Change Request. 104 Reviewing a Change Request/Proposed Requirement. 105 Working with Links. 106 Linking an Existing Requirement . ..