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By: Sparx Systems

 

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RaQuest is a requirements management tool for Enterprise Architect (EA). Requirements Management may be used for managing the requirements of systems and applications effectively. With RaQuest, you can track changes of requirements and manage requirements with a range of features. RaQuest is the ideal tool for the enhanced development of your software applications.

Key Features

  • Define and manage Requirement items, which include the following:
    • Summary and Detail
    • ID, version and phase
    • Due Date
    • Type
    • Status
    • Difficulty, Priority, Stability, and Risk
    • Keywords
    • User Define Attribute
    • File path or URL of Requirements
    • Assigned member
    • Comments for Requirements
    • Update Log
    • Relationships between Requirements
  • Main window has two panes, This consists of a Project Tree view which is used to show the requirements hierarchy and List view which is used to show Requirement items at a glance.
  • Creation of Packages to manage Requirement items.
  • Generate documents for the entire project or part of project in the following formats:
    • HTML
    • CSV
    • Word
    • Excel
    • RTF
  • Print list of Requirement items.
  • Create 'Change Requirement' for existing Requirement item(s).
  • Set the Approve Requirement items.
  • Set new Baselines and compare new Baselines with previous Baseline.
  • Glossary feature to manage terms used in the Project.
  • Add-in for Requirement taking from MS-Word.

List View

  • You can show following type of lists
    • Requirements in any Package or whole project
    • Requirements which are assigned to a specified member
    • Requirements pending Approval
    • To-Do list
    • Files and URL's
    • Requirements with Priority level
    • and much more...
  • Sort current list
  • Filter list by specified word
  • Search specified condition in whole project
  • Customize the list elements
  • Color Requirement items in the list by their status

Tree View

  • You can show following tree types
    • Project Tree
    • Member Tree
    • Tree by Type
    • Tree by Status
    • Custom Tree

Tracking Requirements
Show following types of reletionships:

  • Relationship between Requirement items
  • 'Connected' Requirements when a Requirement is changed
  • Relationships between Requirements shown in a Matrix view

Features related to Enterprise Architect

  • All information is saved in .EAP file or EA Repository
  • You can modify Requirement items in EA
  • Generate Use Case elements of EA from Requirements and perform synchronization of Use Cases
  • Generate Requirements from existing UseCase elements of EA
  • Generate Requirements from existing Requirement elements of EA
  • Refer and edit relationships between Requirements and UseCases in Matrix View
  • Compatible Glossary feature with EA Glossary
  • Generate Classes from terms in Glossary
  • Members' information is compatible with EA resource

Future Features

  • Define test items related to Requirements
  • Authorize access right to prevent malfunction
  • Select plural Requirements

Purchase of License
RaQuest is sold as a licensed product according to the terms and conditions of the EULA. Purchasing a license makes you a registered user for 12 months, which entitles you to:

  • Download and activate the current, full version of RaQuest
  • Access free updates and new builds for a period of 12 months
  • Access Sparx Systems Japan's email support services for 12 months
  • Access the registered users area and any associated resources for 12 months

Important: Once RaQuest is licensed to you, you cannot return it and be refunded. Try RaQuest trial version before you purchase it if you are not sure how it works. At the end of the initial free maintenance period, you can continue to use the latest build of RaQuest that you have downloaded -OR- renew your maintenance agreement (see below) for a further 12 months of access to new builds, upgrades and support.

RaQuest Subscription Benefits
When you purchase RaQuest you are entitled to the following benefits for 12 months:

  • Access to the Sparx Systems Japan email support service
  • Access to the registered users section of the Sparx Systems website, from where you can obtain:
    • The current full version of RaQuest - regardless of if it is a major or minor release RaQuest
    • Zipfiles for the latest RaQuest - to save you downloading the whole installation file each time there is new version released
    • Priority support for registered users
    • Priority bug reporting for registered users
    • Tips and techniques
    • RaQuest helpfiles in PDF, CHM and HTML format (also available on the Trial download page)
  • Microsoft® Windows 2000 (32bit, SP4 or later), Windows XP (32bit, SP3 or later), Windows Vista(32bit)
  • Enterprise Architect 5.0 or later version (RaQuest Version 2.3 or lower needs Enterprise Architect 4.1 build 737 (or later build), Enterprise Architect 4.5 or later version.)
  • 20 MB of available hard-disk space
  • 1024x768 screen resolution preferred for showing lists and manipulate Requirement items - 800x600 useable, 640x480 not suitable
  • RaQuest is not compatible with Linux

Note: RaQuest needs Enterprise Architect. You can't use RaQuest without Enterprise Architect.

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