Using the Field Grid to Navigate to a Data Point Location

Navigating using the Field Grid.

A dynamic or static requirements file is opened in the Requirements Editor.
Authors can navigate to the location of a particular data point (DTA) as it appears in the XML by using the Field Grid perspective. . If the same DTA is used in multiple places a list will appear displaying all locations to select from.
  1. With a requirements file open, click the Field Grid tab.
  2. In the Field Grid, select the DTA you want to locate and right-click. You can select any field in the row for the target data point whether Rule Name, Business Logic, PTR, et al).
  3. In the shortcut menu, a list of all locations in the XML where the data point exists is displayed.

  4. In the list of Goto Locations, click the target location.
    Once selected, the Outline Editor displays the data point as it occurs in the file at the selected Goto Location.
The Outline Editor displays the selected data point at the location it occurs in the requirements file.