Part 1: How to Exchange Data from IBM Rational DOORS Classic to Siemens Polarion

The ReqIF-Function

As an international standard for data exchange between database-systems, the ReqIF exchange format (Requirements Interchange Format) can be used.

For example: You are using Polarion^TM while your client (or customer) is using another database-system, which can handle exchange formats like ReqIF.

Use-Case: Simple and easy data import from DOORS^TM to Polarion^TM

In this use-case, a ReqIF-file will be exported from DOORS^TM and imported to Polarion^TM.

Example

A DOORS^TM project includes three modules; each module contains several attributes. Decide which data is necessary and should be/ or has to be transferred. See the following options:

All project-modules including all module-attributes.
All project-modules including selected module-attributes.
Selected project-modules including all module-attributes.
Selected project-modules and selected module-attributes.

The way how to import the data is very easy. Choose the project and Index (folder) where you want to import the ReqIF-file and select the necessary file.

Then, select all necessary modules which should be imported.

And finally, select all attributes which should be mapped/ merged on Polarion^TM side.

Note

Please make sure, that the following attributes are mapped correctly:

ChapterName > Title
ReqIF.Text > Description

Tip

Import only as much as necessary (e.g. only necessary attributes).

Result

After the import process, you can work in Polarion^TM (textual-based or table based) with your imported data.

After finishing your work, you can create a baseline and export the data back as a e.g. “Roundtrip” via ReqIF to the “sender”. The receiver of these ReqIF-file can merge your modifications easily in his database to see all the changes which has been made since the file has been exported originally.