Configuring link appearance based on the link validity status in views

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IBM® Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Engineering Insights enables view authors to configure the appearance of the links between the linked containers based on the value of the link validity status.

About this task

In the applications such as IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS® Next and IBM Engineering Test Management (Engineering Test Management), users can set the value of link validity status of relationships to Valid or Invalid.

For more information, see the Visual reporting and filtering based on the value of link validity status video.

Procedure

  1. Open the view in edit mode.
  2. Right-click the container, and then select Show links to. The Show links to wizard opens.
    Click Link Validity dialog from the Show links to wizard
  3. Click the pencil icon pencil icon next to Link validity. The Link validity dialog opens.
    You can also access the Link validity dialog from the following locations on Engineering Insights:
    • Right-click the arrow between the linked containers and then select Edit link validity.
    • Click the dotted arrow between the linked containers to go to the Link section of the Properties pane.
    Other options to access the Link Validity dialog box
  4. Complete the following sub steps in the Link Validity dialog:
    1. From the Link validity value list, select the appropriate value, such as Ignore, Required, Optional, or Does not exist.
    2. For valid and invalid links, set the Stroke property.
    3. Click Add condition to add conditions for the link validity attributes such as Description, Last Modification, Modified By, and Status.
    4. Click Ok.
    Set stroke properties and add conditions in the Link Validity dialog box
    Attention:
    • The Link validity option is not available for the links that are created in Engineering Insights versions before 7.0.1.
    • To enable link validity for user-defined Custom artifact elements (CAE), see Enabling link validity for user-defined CAEs.

Results

Links between the nodes in a view that satisfy the condition are updated to show the value (Valid and Invalid) of link validity Status.

The default color is green for Valid links. And the default color is red for Invalid links.

Links that have unknown status have no colors.

When you hover over the link, the conditions value of the link validity status is displayed.

The color of the links between the containers gives the value of the Link Validity Status