slreq.Link Class

Namespace: slreq

Traceable link

Description

Use objects of the slreq.Link class to create traceable links between requirements, designs, and tests. Requirements Toolbox™ creates slreq.Link objects when you establish a traceable association between items.

The slreq.Link class is a handle class.

Creation

Create an slreq.Link object by using the slreq.createLink function.

Properties

CreatedOn — Date link was created

datetime value

The date on which the link was created, specified as a datetime value. The software populates this property.

Attributes

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	private

CreatedBy — Link creator

character vector

The name of the individual or organization who created the link.

Attributes

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	private

ModifiedOn — Date link was modified

datetime value

The date on which the link was last modified, specified as a datetime value. The software populates this property.

Attributes

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	private

ModifiedBy — Link modifier

character vector

The name of the individual or organization who last modified the link.

Attributes

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	private

Comments — Link comments

struct

The comments that are attached with the link, returned as a structure.

Attributes

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	private

Type — Link type

"Relate" | "Implement" | "Verify" | "Derive" | "Refine" | "Confirm" | string scalar | character vector

Link type enumeration, specified as one of the options in the table:

Type	Description
"Relate"	General relationship between items for most use cases Bi-directional link
"Implement"	Specifies the source item that implements the requirement Contributes to the implementation status For more information, see Track Requirement Links by Using Implementation Status.
"Verify"	Specifies which source item verifies the requirement Contributes to the verification status if the source item is one of the accepted item types For more information, see Review Requirements Verification Status.
"Derive"	Specifies which source item derives the destination item
"Refine"	Specifies which source item adds detail for the functionality specified by the destination item
"Confirm"	Specifies relationship between a requirement and an external test result source Can contribute to the verification status in certain cases For more information, see Include Results from External Sources in Verification Status.
string scalar or character vector	String scalar or character vector that specifies a custom link type or stereotype. For more information, see Define Custom Requirement and Link Types and Properties.

For more information, see Link Types.

Attributes

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public

Description — Link description

character vector

Link descriptive text, specified as a multi-line character vector.

Attributes

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public

Keywords — Link keywords

character array

Link keywords, specified as character array.

Attributes

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public

Rationale — Link rationale

character vector

Link rationale text, specified as a multiline character vector.

Attributes

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public

SID — Link Session Independent Identifier

character vector

The Session Independent Identifier corresponding to the link.

Attributes

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	private

Revision — Link revision number

scalar

Link revision number, returned as a scalar. When you create a new link, the Revision property matches the link set revision number. When you modify a link and save the link set, the link set revision number increments by one and the Revision property updates to match the new link set revision number. The Revision property updates only when you save changes to the link.

For more information on link set revisions, see slreq.LinkSet.

Attributes

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	private

Methods

addComment	Add comments to links
clearChangeIssues	Clear link change issue
destination	Get link destination
getAttribute	Get link property values
getChangeInformation	Get link change information
getDestinationLabel	Get label that identifies link destination
getDestinationOpenCommand	Retrieve command that opens link destination
getDestinationURL	Retrieve URL that opens link destination
getIncomingTypeLabel	Get type label for incoming link
getOutgoingTypeLabel	Get type label for outgoing link
getReferenceInfo	Get unresolved link destination
getSourceLabel	Get label that identifies link source
getSourceOpenCommand	Retrieve command that opens link source
getSourceURL	Retrieve URL that opens link source
hasChangedDestination	Determine if link destination has changes
hasChangedSource	Determine if link source has changes
isFilteredIn	Check filtered links
isResolved	Check if the link is resolved
isResolvedDestination	Check if the link destination is resolved
isResolvedSource	Check if the link source is resolved
linkSet	Get link set for link
remove	Delete links
setAttribute	Set link property values
setDestination	Set requirement link destination
setSource	Set requirement link source
source	Get link source

Examples

Create Links

This example shows how to create a link.

Open the ShortestPath example.

openProject("ShortestPath");

Load the shortest_path_tests_reqs requirement set.

rs = slreq.load("shortest_path_tests_reqs");

Get a handle to the requirement with the index 2.1.3.

req = find(rs,Index="2.1.3");

Find the line range associated with line number four in the graph_unit_tests MATLAB® code file.

lr = slreq.getTextRange("graph_unit_tests.m",4);

Create a link between the requirement and the line of code in the MATLAB file.

myLink = slreq.createLink(req,lr);

Get a handle to the link set, then save it.

myLinkSet = linkSet(myLink);
tf = save(myLinkSet)

tf = logical
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Determine Incoming and Outgoing Links

This example shows how to determine the incoming link for a requirement and outgoing link for a model object.

Load the reqs_validation_property_proving_original_model model and the original_thrust_reverser_requirements requirement set.

load_system("reqs_validation_property_proving_original_model");
rqset = slreq.load("original_thrust_reverser_requirements.slreqx");

Get a handle to requirement with the index 11 in the requirement set.

req = slreq.find(Type="Requirement",Index=11);

Get the incoming links for the requirement.

inLinks = slreq.inLinks(req);

Get the link source for the incoming link.

lkSrc = source(inLinks);

Convert the link source from a structure to a model object.

mo = slreq.structToObj(lkSrc);

Get the outgoing links for the model object.

outLinks = slreq.outLinks(mo);

Version History

Introduced in R2018a