Drill down, filter, and sort rows or columns in the trace link matrix

Drill down the hierarchy with headings

Choose an option to expand or collapse a structure hierarchy to view or hide child trace links:

• Double-click a matrix column or row heading.
• Click the arrow next to the row or column label.
• Select a row or column, and then click Expand and choose to Expand Below the selected row or column, Collapse Below the selected row or column, or enter a number that represents the number of levels to expand.

Sort rows and columns by headings

To sort rows and columns by the heading name, click the up-down arrow next to the row or column specification name to sort by ascending or descending order. You can also remove the applied sorting.

Filter trace link by properties

Procedure

1. To filter the trace links, click Filter.

   The Filter panel appears.

2. Select a Trace Link Type.

3. Click Filter.

Note: The Filter operation requires that the objects are indexed using Smart Discovery indexing. See Administration of Smart Discovery for Structures for information about Smart Discovery indexing.