Chapter 3 Building a requirements model

Activating business rules in a requirements model

Business rules are activated through the creation of an extended model definition.

To activate business rules in a requirements model:

1. Select Model→Extended Model Definitions, to display the List of Extended Model Definitions.
2. Click the Add a Row tool to create a new extended model definition.
3. Click Apply.
4. Double-click the arrow at the beginning of the line, to display the extended model definition property sheet.
   
5. In the right pane, type a name and a code for the extended model definition.
6. In the left pane, right-click the Profile category and select Add Metaclasses in the contextual menu.
   
   The Metaclass Selection dialog box appears.
7. In the PdCommon page, select BusinessRule.
   
8. Click OK.
   
   The BusinessRule entry appears within the Profile category.
   
9. Click OK.
   
   The new extended model definition appears in the List of Extended Model Definitions.
10. Click OK.
    
    The new extended model definition appears in the Browser tree view, and you can now create business rules (See Creating a business rule) and attach them to requirements (See Applying a business rule to a requirement).

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