add

Class: slreq.ReqSet
Namespace: slreq

Add requirements to requirement set

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Syntax

req = add(rs)
req = add(rs,"Artifact",artifactName)
req = add(___,reqProperty,value,...,refPropertyN,valueN)

Description

req = add(rs) adds a requirement to the requirement set rs and returns a handle to the requirement.

req = add(rs,"Artifact",artifactName) adds a referenced requirement associated with the external requirements document, artifactName.

req = add(___,reqProperty,value,...,refPropertyN,valueN) adds a requirement or a referenced requirement to the requirement set with properties and property values specified by reqProperty and value, respectively.

Input Arguments

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Requirement set, specified as an slreq.ReqSet object.

Requirement or referenced requirement property name, specified as a string scalar or a character vector.

You can only enter an slreq.Requirement property or slreq.Reference property where the SetAccess attribute is public.

Example: "Summary"

Requirement or referenced requirement property value, specified as an string scalar or a character vector.

External requirements document name, specified as a string scalar or a character vector.

Output Arguments

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Requirement or referenced requirement, returned as an slreq.Requirement or an slreq.Reference object.

Examples

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Open Live Script

This example shows how to add a requirement to a requirement set.

Load the requirement set myReqSet, which does not contain any requirements.

rs = slreq.load("myReqSet");

Use the add method to add a requirement to the requirement set.

req = add(rs)
req = 
  Requirement with properties:

            Type: 'Functional'
              Id: '#2'
         Summary: ''
     Description: ''
        Keywords: {}
       Rationale: ''
       CreatedOn: 12-Aug-2025 18:24:56
       CreatedBy: 'batserve'
      ModifiedBy: 'batserve'
    IndexEnabled: 1
     IndexNumber: []
             SID: 2
    FileRevision: 1
      ModifiedOn: 12-Aug-2025 18:24:56
           Dirty: 1
        Comments: [0×0 struct]
           Index: '1'

Cleanup

Discard the requirement set without saving.

discard(rs);
Open Live Script

This example shows how to add a referenced requirement to a requirement set.

Load the crs_req requirement set.

rs = slreq.load("crs_req");

Use the add method to add a referenced requirement to the requirement set as an Import node. Associate the Import node with the crs_req.docx file as the external requirements artifact.

ref = add(rs,"Artifact","crs_req.docx")
ref = 
  Reference with properties:

              Id: ''
        CustomId: ''
        Artifact: 'crs_req.docx'
      ArtifactId: ''
          Domain: 'linktype_rmi_word'
       UpdatedOn: 19-Apr-2023 15:57:41
       CreatedOn: 19-Apr-2023 15:57:41
       CreatedBy: ''
      ModifiedBy: ''
        IsLocked: 1
         Summary: ''
     Description: ''
       Rationale: ''
        Keywords: {}
            Type: 'Functional'
    IndexEnabled: 1
     IndexNumber: []
             SID: 32
    FileRevision: 1
      ModifiedOn: 19-Apr-2023 15:57:41
           Dirty: 0
        Comments: [0×0 struct]
           Index: 'Import2'
Open Live Script

This example shows how to specify properties when adding a requirement to a requirement set.

Load the requirement set myReqSet, which does not contain any requirements.

rs = slreq.load("myReqSet");

Use the add method to add a requirement to the requirement set. Set the requirement summary to New Req and set the requirement description to My new requirement.

req = add(rs,"Summary","New Req","Description","My new requirement")
req = 
  Requirement with properties:

            Type: 'Functional'
              Id: '#2'
         Summary: 'New Req'
     Description: 'My new requirement'
        Keywords: {}
       Rationale: ''
       CreatedOn: 12-Aug-2025 18:24:57
       CreatedBy: 'batserve'
      ModifiedBy: 'batserve'
    IndexEnabled: 1
     IndexNumber: []
             SID: 2
    FileRevision: 1
      ModifiedOn: 12-Aug-2025 18:24:57
           Dirty: 1
        Comments: [0×0 struct]
           Index: '1'

Cleanup

Discard the requirement set without saving.

discard(rs);
Open Live Script

This example shows how to specify properties when adding a referenced requirement to a requirement set.

Load the crs_req requirement set.

rs = slreq.load("crs_req");

Use the add method to add a referenced requirement to the requirement set as an Import node. Associate the Import node with the crs_req.docx file as the external requirements artifact. Set the requirement summary to New Import Node and set the requirement description to My new Import node.

ref = add(rs,"Artifact","crs_req.docx","Summary","New Import Node", ...
    "Description","My new Import node")
ref = 
  Reference with properties:

              Id: ''
        CustomId: ''
        Artifact: 'crs_req.docx'
      ArtifactId: ''
          Domain: 'linktype_rmi_word'
       UpdatedOn: 10-Jul-2024 11:56:20
       CreatedOn: 10-Jul-2024 11:56:20
       CreatedBy: ''
      ModifiedBy: ''
        IsLocked: 1
         Summary: 'New Import Node'
     Description: 'My new Import node'
       Rationale: ''
        Keywords: {}
            Type: 'Functional'
    IndexEnabled: 1
     IndexNumber: []
             SID: 32
    FileRevision: 1
      ModifiedOn: 10-Jul-2024 11:56:20
           Dirty: 0
        Comments: [0×0 struct]
           Index: 'Import2'

Tips

  • To add a requirement as a child of another requirement, use the add method of slreq.Requirement. To add a referenced requirement as a child of another referenced requirement, use the add method of slreq.Reference. To add a justification as a child of another justification, use the add method of slreq.Justification.

Version History

Introduced in R2017b

See Also

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