Importing FrameMaker files
The import FrameMaker tool imports Maker Interchange Format
(MIF) file. Objects are created in the current module and are populated
with the contents of the file.
Before you begin
About this task
When you import a MIF file you map styles in the file to Rational DOORS features. You can save the file mapping to use again.
- The FrameMaker importer only imports text from Text Flow A.
- You can map styles that contain text that you do not want to import to the Ignore feature in Rational DOORS.
- Text that is not mapped to a Rational DOORS feature is imported as object text.
- Pictures are not imported. References to pictures are stored in the FramePicture attribute in Rational DOORS.
- International data is imported using encoding that is supported by the MIF format.
- When you import the Omega symbol, it loses its font family, and is pasted as the letter w.
Use the advanced options to
- Remove the auto-numbering from auto-numbered headings, to avoid confusion with Rational DOORS heading numbers. If you do not remove auto-numbering, the numbers are enclosed in square brackets ([]).
- Create the Autonum attribute. The values of auto-numbers, bulleted list items, and dashed list items are stored in the attribute.
- Save MIF style definitions from the file in a module attribute. Note: Saving style definitions makes your modules bigger. However, if you plan to export the data to MIF then import it again, save the style definitions so that you do not need to use a template.
- Select the encoding to be used to interpret the file in Rational DOORS.
Procedure
- Click .
- Select the file that you want to import and then click Import.
- Map the FrameMaker styles to Rational DOORS features, and then click Import. For more information, click Help.