Creating linkages between components

You can create linkages between components in IBM® DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) to display the relationship between them. The linkages can be between components or between child components of the same or different parent components.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

About this task

You can create multiple components in your system model. You can also create multiple child components under any component in the system model. You can specify the dependency among the components.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Test Hub.
    The Projects page of the initial team space is displayed.
  2. Click the Switch Team Space icon from the left navigation pane. Then, use the Switch to option to open the team space to which a team space respository is added.
  3. Click System Model in the left navigation pane.

    The System Model page is displayed.

  4. Perform the following steps to create a relationship between the components in the system model:
    1. Click the component that you want.

      The details of the component are displayed on the right pane.

    2. Perform the actions in the following table to create dependencies between the components:
      Option Action
      Depends on
      Perform the following steps, if the component that you selected is dependent on another component:
      1. Click the Add dependency icon Image of the add component icon. in the Depends on row on the right pane.

        The Add dependency dialog is displayed.

      2. Select the component from the list of components displayed under Depends on.
      3. Click Add.

      The components linked are listed under the Depends on section on the right pane. The linkage between the first to the second component that you selected is shown with an arrow that starts from the first and ends in the second component.

      Is a dependency of
      Perform the following steps, if the component that you selected has a dependency on another component:
      1. Click the Add dependent icon Image of the add component icon. in the Is a dependency of row on the right pane.

        The Add dependent dialog is displayed.

      2. Select the component from the list of components displayed under the Is a dependency of section.
      3. Click Add.

      The components linked are listed under Is a dependency of section on the right pane. The linkage between the first to the second component that you selected is shown with an arrow that starts from the second and ends in the first component.

Results

You have created linkages between components in the system model.

What to do next

You can publish the changes that you made to the system model. See Publishing changes to the system model.