Managing trace links in Schedule Manager

You can allocate requirements to tasks in Schedule Manager using trace links.

A trace link is a directional relationship conveyed by the terms defining and complying. A defining object specifies a condition that a product or component must fulfill. A complying object must partially or completely fulfill a condition specified by a defining object. Such a relationship establishes a traceable path in which one object precedes another.

For more information about trace links, see Systems Engineering ─ Deployment and Rich Client Usage.

Several trace link tools are available in Schedule Manager. You can:

• Start a trace link on a requirements object in Systems Engineering or Requirements Manager, and end the trace link on a task object in Schedule Manager.
• Start a trace link on a task object in Schedule Manager and end the trace link on a requirements object in Systems Engineering or Requirements Manager.
• Verify requirements by electronic approval process using a workflow template.
• Generate and view traceability reports.

Process: allocate requirements to schedule tasks and track sign-off

Step	User action
1	Create a trace link between a requirement in Systems Engineering or Requirements Manager, and a task in Schedule Manager. (See "Create trace links".)
2	Create a workflow task in Schedule Manager using the Requirement Signoff workflow template. (See "Configure a schedule task to be a workflow task".)
3	Create predecessor tasks to the workflow task. (See "What are task dependencies?".)
4	Complete the predecessor tasks in Schedule Manager. This action triggers the workflow specified in step 2. (See "Update task properties (task table)".)
5	Execute the sign-off process by having the sign-off team verify the requirements are complete.
6	Check the status of the target requirements sign-off in the Summary view, Audit Logs tab.