Following DOORS URLs
When you follow a IBM® Engineering Requirements
Management DOORS®
(DOORS)
URL, the URL handler identifies which database is referenced, and checks if a suitable session is
running.
The following sessions cannot be used to show an item that is referenced by a URL:
- DOORS running in batch mode.
- A pre-8.1 version of DOORS.
- A session that has not been authenticated.
- A session that has been initiated, but not logged in to.
- A session that is running against a different database.
If the URL handler finds a suitable session, and if you have access to the item, it is shown.
If the URL handler does not find a suitable session, it starts a DOORS client. Log in to the client to see the item that is referenced by the URL.
Item referenced by URL | Description |
---|---|
Database | The database is opened and the database icon is selected |
Project | The project is selected in the left pane of the database explorer, and its contents are shown in the right pane. |
Folder | The folder is selected in the left pane of the database explorer, and its contents are shown in the right pane. |
Module | The module is opened in the default edit mode. If view information has been copied with the module URL, and the user has read access to the view, that view is shown. Otherwise, the default view is shown. |
Baseline | The module baseline is opened. If view information has been copied with the baseline URL, and the user has read access to the view, that view is shown. Otherwise, the default view is shown. |
Object | The module containing the object is opened in the default edit mode with the object selected. If view information has been copied with the object URL, and the user has read access to the view, that view is shown. Otherwise, the default view is shown. |
Note: The DOORS
splash screen, Login dialog box, database explorer, and module windows are displayed in the normal
way.
You must log in within 60 seconds, or the item referenced by the URL is not displayed.