Creating attributes for requirement artifacts

When you create requirements in a project, you can create custom artifact attributes to use in custom artifact types. Custom attributes are based on predefined and custom artifact data types, which define the properties of the attribute, such as textual entries, integers, date, time, or team member names.

1. From the Administration menu , click Manage Project Properties.
   Note: If configuration management is enabled for your project, on the Administration menu, click Manage Component Properties.
2. Click the Artifact Attributes tab, and then click New Attribute.
3. Enter a name and description.
4. Select a data type.
   You can also create a new data type. For more information, see Creating requirement attribute data types.
5. If you want users to be able to select multiple values from the list of attribute values, select Multiple values allowed.
6. Optional: Enter an initial value that is shown when you create a requirement artifact that contains an attribute of this type.
7. Optional: In the URI field, specify a unique URI to identify the artifact attribute across DOORS Next projects, with the syntax http://hostname/domain/myLabel.
   Restriction: When you specify a URI, ensure that it follows these conventions:

   • Specifies an absolute URI.
   Note: If you use Lifecycle Query Engine as your data source, specify a URI to ensure consistency for reporting across projects.

   In a project, use a unique URI for each artifact attribute. If another project has an equivalent attribute, use the equivalent attribute's URI to enable a shared vocabulary for reporting. Also, define URIs for each of the enumerated values, and use the same URIs to denote equivalent values. In a project that is enabled for configuration management, you can use the same URI for equivalent attributes that are in different components.

   If the IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next projects define a "Priority" property, use the same URI for it in each project, such as http://my.org/ns/rm/Priority. If another project defines an "Importance" property that is the same as "Priority", use the same URI for both properties.
8. Select the Affects Link Validity checkbox to determine whether this attribute affects link validity. For more information, see Link validity.
9. Click Save.
10. To rename artifact attributes, select the artifact attribute that you want to rename, edit the artifact attribute name, or enter a name.
    Note: You cannot edit the pre-defined artifact attributes.
11. Click Save.