Exporting ReqIF packages

When you export a Requirements Interchange Format (ReqIF) package, the data that is included in the selected definition is copied to an XML file. Data locks are applied to the local data as prescribed by the definition. The XML file is called a ReqIF package.

Before you begin

You must have the permissions to partition data, and modify access to the project. Ensure that the project and the modules in the definition to export are not open.
Note: When you export a package, all public views that you can access in the modules in the definition are included in the package.

Procedure

  1. In the database explorer, select the project that contains the definition and data to export. Click File > Properties.
  2. Click the ReqIF Definitions tab, select the definition, and click Export.
  3. Enter a package file name and location and click OK.
    Note: If the data contains symbol characters that cannot be exported in ReqIF format, the report displays the following information about the characters: the object, module, and attribute that the data is in. You can replace the symbol characters with alternative characters and export the data. If the data is imported back to the original database, the symbol characters are overwritten with the Unicode characters that were exported.

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