{"id":224,"date":"2016-09-21T16:27:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T04:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.psoda.com\/?page_id=224"},"modified":"2023-08-23T22:39:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T22:39:02","slug":"a106","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.psoda.com\/help\/a106\/","title":{"rendered":"Project traceability matrix"},"content":{"rendered":"
The traceability matrix allows you visualise the dependencies between \"Requirements<\/a>requirements<\/a>, \"Change<\/a>change requests<\/a>, \"Test<\/a>test cases<\/a> and other other assets in your \"Project<\/a>project<\/a>.\"Traceability\r\n\r\nThe image on the right shows an example of a traceability matrix. The first column and the first row shows a change request (86) and a list of requirements. The arrows shows the dependencies between two items.\r\n\r\nFor example, the intersection between SEC_01 in the second row and SEC_01.1 in the second column shows a green arrow indicating that requirement SEC_01.1 is dependent on SEC_01.\r\n\r\nTo add a new dependency you can just click on an empty cell. You cannot created a looping dependency so some cells will be inactive. For example say you had three requirements A, B and C. Say you’ve added a dependency from A to B and also from B to C, then you cannot add a dependency from C to A.\r\n

Scrolling<\/h4>\r\nIf you have more columns or rows than configured in the display options (see below) then buttons will be displayed to scroll through the matrix, either a page at a time or to the back or front of the matrix.\r\n

Change<\/h4>\r\nThe red arrows in the traceability matrix indicate that the parent item has changed. For example SEC_02 has changed and the arrows to SEC_02.1 and SEC_02.2 are both red. The test case TC_03 in turn is dependent on SEC_02.1 and SEC_02.2 so its arrows have also been flagged red. This allows you to see where there was a change that has not been propagated yet. Once you have updated the dependent requirements you can clear the flags by clicking on the red arrow.\r\n

Export<\/h4>\r\nDirectly below the traceability matrix are two buttons to export to matrix to \"CSV<\/a>CSV or \"Excel<\/a>Excel. These exports will include the whole matrix, regardless of the number of columns and rows you’ve set in the display options (see below).\r\n

Display options<\/h4>\r\nBelow the traceability matrix you have options to change what is displayed on the horizontal and on the vertical axis. You can include \"Risk<\/a>risks, \"issues<\/a>issues, \"Features<\/a>features, \"Change<\/a>change requests, requirements and test cases. You can also set the maximum number of columns and rows to display. Click on the “Update matrix<\/strong>” button to update the traceability matrix once you’ve changed the display options.<\/div>\r\n

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