Create a paragraph

Procedure

In Systems Engineering or Requirements Manager, select the node where you want to create the paragraph at the next lower level, and do one of the following:

• Choose File→New→Paragraph.
• Click Paragraph on the toolbar.

Note: You can also create a requirement specification from the Quick create bar in the Requirements view.

1. In the New Paragraph wizard, select Paragraph as the type, and then click Next.
2. In the Paragraph Information dialog box, enter the following information for the new paragraph.

Field name	Definition	Valid values
ID	Paragraph ID (required). To fill in the ID box automatically, leave it empty or click the Assign button. Systems Engineering inserts the next identifier in the sequence.	Alphanumeric (1–128 characters)
Revision	Paragraph revision (required). To fill in the Revision box automatically, leave it empty or click the Assign button. Systems Engineering inserts the current revision.	Alphanumeric (1–128 characters)
Name	Name of the paragraph (required).	Alphanumeric (1–128 characters)
Description	Description of the paragraph. Text typed into this box becomes the initial body of the paragraph. (You use Microsoft Word to add and edit the text that constitutes the paragraph body.)	Alphanumeric (1–240 characters)

3. (Optional) Click Next to assign the paragraph to a workflow process template and a project.
4. Click Finish.

The new paragraph is created and occupies the last position at the selected level.

You can click Cancel to close the New Paragraph wizard, or you can create another paragraph.

(Optional) Edit the content of the requirement specification in either the MS Word view or in a separate Word window.

Related Topics

• Use the Quick Create bar
• Autoname requirements
• Elements of requirement content
• Using projects
• Edit requirement content in the MS Word view
• Edit requirement content in a separate Word window