Add and manage requirement relationships

The Relationships () tab is where you link a requirement to another requirement or another quality assurance (QA) process. You may specify how the requirements/QA processes depend on each other. This enables you to follow up on other requirements/QA processes that depend on the one you've just completed.

To add a relationship:

1. From the list of requirements, select the requirement to which you want to create a relationship.

2. Open the Relationships () tab.

3. Click Add.

4. From the first drop-down list, select the option that specifies how the requirement is linked to the other requirement/QA process.

5. In the box beside the drop-down list, begin typing the name of the requirement or QA process you want to link this requirement to.

   A list of matching requirements/QA processes is shown.

6. Click the requirement/QA process you want to link to.

7. Click Add.

The relationship is added and shows the status of the linked requirement/QA process.

Repeat the above steps to add more than one relationship to a requirement.

• The relationship you added here is unidirectional, meaning the same relationship does not appear on the requirement/QA process you linked here. You would need to manually add the relationship going the other way.
• Upchain does not enforce these dependencies. It is up to you to specify the relationships and then follow through with them as you work through the requirements list.

Remove a relationship

1. From the list of requirements, select the requirement from which you want to remove a relationship.
2. Open the Relationships () tab.
3. Beside the relationship you want to remove, click Delete ().

The relationship is removed.