Add and Edit Requirements

Applies to QAComplete 11.8, last modified on January 21, 2019

To start working with requirements, go to Requirements > Show Requirements. On this page, you will see a list of requirements you can work with.

Add Requirement

To create a requirement, click Add New on the Requirements screen.

Requirements: The Add New button

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On the subsequent Create Requirement form, provide the necessary information about the new requirement on the Edit tab.

Tip: The required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).
The Create Requirement form

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To learn more about each field, see Requirements Reference.

Use the other tabs to provide the users, who will work on this requirement, with additional information (see below).

Once your requirement is ready, click Save to apply the changes you have made.

The Save button on the Create Requirement form

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The new requirement will appear on the Requirements screen.

The new requirement on the Requirements screen

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Edit Requirement

To work with a requirement, move the mouse cursor to it on the Requirements screen. The Edit button will appear to the left.

Requirements: The Edit Requirement button

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Click Edit to open the Edit Requirement form.

On this form, you can make the changes you need: for example, you can edit the fields describing the requirement, attach new error logs, add comments and so on. See below for more information.

To apply the changes you have made, click Save, or click Cancel to return back to the Requirements screen.

The Cancel and Save buttons on the Edit Requirement form

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What Else You Can Do

Link Items to Requirements

If you need to link some other items to the requirement (for example, requirements or releases), use the Linked Items panel on the Edit tab of the Create Requirement or Edit Requirement form. See Linked Items for more information.

Edit Requirement form: The Linked Items panel

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Add and Edit Comments

If you need to add a comment on the requirement, switch to the Notes tab and click Add New.

Create Requirement: The Notes tab

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On that tab, you can also edit or delete the existing comments.

Work With Attachments

To attach a file to a requirement, switch to the Files tab and drop the file to the appropriate panel. You can also click Choose File and upload a file from your device, or click Add / Link Files to open the Add New Link/Files dialog and upload the attachment from there.

Create Requirement: The Files tab

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On that tab, you can also download or delete the existing attachments.

View History

To view the history of changes of an existing requirement, switch to the History or Fast Edit History tab.

To learn more about the history of changes, see the corresponding topic.

View Requirement

To view the full information about a requirement in an easy-to-read printable form, do one of the following:

  • On the Requirements screen, move the mouse cursor to the needed requirement, then click the Printer Friendly button that appears to the left.

    Requirements:  The Print button

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  • Click Printer Friendly at the top of the Edit Requirement form.

    Edit Requirement: The Printer Friendly button

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Email Requirement

To email a requirement, do one of the following:

  • Move the mouse cursor to the needed requirement on the Requirements screen, then click the Email button that appears to the left.

    Requirements: The Send Email button

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  • Click Send Email at the top of the Edit Requirement form.

    Edit Requirement: The Send Email button

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To learn more about the email functionality in QAComplete, see Emails.

See Also

About Requirements

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