Adding a traceability column

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A traceability column contains information about objects that are linked to or from objects in the current module.

About this task

Traceability columns are layout DXL columns. The values are calculated by a DXL program that runs an impact or traceability analysis and then displays information about the linked objects.

By default traceability columns display the following information about each linked object:

  • The name of the module that contains the linked object
  • The object heading of the linked object
  • The object identifier of the linked object
You can display other attribute values for the linked object, and you can display information about the attributes of the link itself.

Procedure

  1. Click Analysis > Wizard.
  2. Step through the wizard, selecting the options that you want for the analysis.
    For more information about the screens on the wizard, click Help.
    Note: When you run an analysis, all the modules that satisfy the analysis are opened in the background. If you run a subsequent analysis in the same session, and click All open modules, these modules are included in the analysis.

What to do next

To permanently add the new column to your view, save the view.