Changes are special requirement elements which are used to define required changes for existing requirements that have already been approved. This section describes how to create and manage changes within RaQuest.
Changes are designed to be used when the approved requirement needs to be modified after the baseline update. Before the baseline update, the requirement is modified directly. Also, the change cannot be created on changes.
How to Create Changes
Select the approved requirement to be changed. Select Requirement | New Change menu item to display the New Change dialog, shown below. Enter the necessary information in the dialog.
Once a change has been created, the target requirement will be locked completely, and all further operations related to that requirement must be performed on the change requirement.
You can easily check the details of the originally approved requirement from the Requirement Properties dialog of the change by clicking the Cause Requirement button.
Impact of Creating Changes
After creating the change or modifying the changes of "Reviewed" or after status, the status of requirements which are related to the originally approved requirement will be changed to "Review Required" status immediately. In other words, RaQuest reacts in the same way as if the original requirement is modified. This means that you should review all requirements related to the original requirement when creating or modifying a change.
Management of Changes
Changes are handled in the same way as usual requirements and should follow the same status flow.