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Requirement Configuration

Requirement Configuration

Jun 12, 2019

Enable Rich Text in Summary Field

In order to enable Rich text in "Requirement Summary" field,

  • Switch to RMsis Administration > Configuration > Application

  • Enable the "Enable Rich Text in Summary Field" checkbox available under the heading "Summary Field".

Configuring Requirement Approval Workflow

The Requirement Approval Workflow can be configured by clicking on the option provided.

A detailed description of the functionality can be found at Requirements Approval Workflow

Configuring Default Attribute Options

  • Users have an option to reconfigure the Default Attribute Options for Requirements.

  • On the "Requirement Configuration Page", all default options (which can be configured) are displayed.

  • User will have an option to

    • Add Option

    • Edit Option, buy simply clicking on the option.

    • Delete Option

      • In case of Delete, the system will automatically prompt the user to map the (existing) assigned values.

  • A sample for a Configurable Attribute is shown below :

Function Attributes

  • Weight

    • The options will sorted for weights from "High to Low".

    • Even though there are no limitations imposed, the default convention is to use the range between 0 - 10

    • The weights are planned to be used in future for "Computed Fields"; even though they do not have any significance at the moment.

  • Default

    • This specifies the default value assigned to a newly created Requirement.

Configuring Effort and Size Units

The administrator can set the effort and size units to the following possible values:

Effort

  • Man Weeks

  • Man Days

  • Man Hours

  • Man Minutes

Size

  • Function Points

  • Feature Points

  • Story Points

Defining Custom Attributes for Requirements

  • RMsis provides a table, which can be used for managing custom fields for Requirements.

  • These custom fields will be applied globally to all projects.

  • These attributes can be configured for display in the Planned Requirement Data Table and are also included in the PDF reports generated for Planned Requirements.

Custom Field Attributes

A custom field has the following attributes:

  • Custom Field Name

    • This field specifies name of the custom field.

  • Field Type

    • This field specifies the field type of the custom field.

    • Just click on "Field Type" column against a custom field row to enter its field type.

    • Possible values for this field are

      • Text

      • Integer

      • Real value

      • Date

      • Single select list

      • Multi select list

      • Rich Text Area

      • Hierarchical View

      • JIRA Data

  • Field Unit

    • This attribute specifies the unit of the custom field.

    • It is only applicable for "Text", "Integer" and "Real value" type custom fields.

  • Field Options

    • This attribute specifies the field options for the custom field.

    • It is only applicable for "Single select list", "Multi select list" and "Hierarchical View".

    • The options can be entered by clicking on respective cell.

    • By default, a blank option is added to the list; this is displayed as "—".

  • Editable

    • Editable flag when set, implies that this custom field can be modified, even after the Requirement has been committed.

Custom Field Operations

The following operations can be performed on this table: