Creating hierarchical requirements

You can create hierarchical requirements by having one requirement own all the subrequirements; the owning requirement is called the "sum requirement."

1. In the browser, right-click the component that is to own the requirement and select Add New > Requirement.
2. Name the new requirement. This is the sum requirement.
3. Right-click the sum requirement and select Add New > Requirement.
4. Name the subrequirement.
5. Continue creating subrequirements as needed.
6. Create dependencies between the requirements as needed.

Results

The following figure shows a hierarchical requirement.