Chapter 5 Working with Word Documents and RQMs

Preparing MS Word

The first time you open or create an RQM, the MS Word Import Export add-in is registered in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office and by default the Requirements menu...


... and toolbar should appear in the MS Word interface.

The following tools are available in the toolbar:

Tool Description

Create/Update a Requirements Model from the Document

For more information, see Creating an RQM from a Word Document and Updating Linked RQMs and Word Documents.

Detach the Document from the Requirements Model

For more information, see Detaching Linked RQMs and Word Documents.

If the menu and toolbar do not appear in MS Word, you can install them manually.

Steps To install the RQM menu and toolbar manually:

  1. Select Tools→Customize, click the Commands tab, and select Tools in the Categories pane.
  2. Select COM Add-Ins in the Commands pane, and drag this command to any menu item
  3. Select the COM Add-Ins command to display the COM Add-in dialog box, and select the PowerDesigner Requirements COM Add-Ins for MS Word check box. If you deselect the check box, the add-in menu and toolbar disappear from your MS Word environment.

Note: If you have several versions of PowerDesigner installed on your machine, you will not have several toolbars and menu bars. The latest version of PowerDesigner used to create or open an RQM disables previous versions.

 

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