Chapter 5 Working with Word Documents and RQMs

Linking an RQM with a Word Document

PowerDesigner provides the facility to link an RQM with an MS Word document. This allows you to import a Word document into an RQM and to export an RQM to MS Word format. The RQM and the Word document will be linked, allowing you to keep the two versions synchronized.

In this way you can leverage the capabilities of PowerDesigner to link requirements to design objects in other models, while retaining a requirements document in a format familiar to less technical users.

Use Case 1 You can start from a Word document and create an RQM.

Use Case 2 You can start from an RQM and create a Word document.

In both cases, the Word document and the RQM can be linked to allow easy updating