Tips for working with Report Builder traceability reports
When you work with traceability reports, consider the following tips.
In traceability reports, use relationship conditions to get different results
In the Trace relationships and add artifacts section, the link conditions
that you choose affect the results in your report. Explore the different options to see which
results you get.
Tip: To check your results as you build your report, click
Refresh on the Format Results page.
For example, if you want to see the test coverage for requirements in a project (which requirements are validated by a test case), the condition you select for the link type determines the results that you see:
- Required: Shows only artifacts that have the relationship that you specify.
- Does not exist: Shows only artifacts that don't have the relationship that you specify. For example, use this option to see gaps in test coverage.
- Optional: Shows all artifacts regardless of whether they have the relationships that you specify. For example, show all coverage, gaps, and links.
When you combine reports, "Merge" is not always the best option
When you combine two traceability reports, merging the results might not always show the data that you need in the best format. In each traceability path, if your source artifact is linked to several related artifacts, avoid using the Merge option to combine the data. Instead, consider appending the second path.
About this task
- Work items that are related to Story 83
- Requirements that are implemented by Story 83
Procedure
What to do next
![Report with appended traceability paths](../images/treace_story_work_item_req_result_append.gif)