DOORS

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IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS (Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System) (formerly Telelogic DOORS, then Rational DOORS) is a requirements management tool.^[4] It is a client–server application, with a Windows-only client and servers for Linux, Windows, and Solaris. There is also a web client, DOORS Web Access.

IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS

Developer(s)	IBM
Stable release	9.7.2.9 / 2024-07-30[1]
Operating system	Linux, Solaris, Windows
Available in	Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and English.[2]
Type	Requirements management[3]
Website	https://www.ibm.com/products/requirements-management

IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Family has its own programming language called DOORS eXtension Language (DXL).^[5]

IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next is now developed on the IBM Jazz platform. The Jazz platform uses Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC).^[6]

In order to complete its functionality, IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next has an open architecture that supports third-party plugins.

DOORS was originally published by Quality Systems and Software Ltd (QSS) in 1991.^[7] Telelogic acquired QSS in mid-2000^[8] and IBM acquired Telelogic in 2008.

History

DOORS was created by Dr Richard Stevens, a researcher through the 1970's and 1980's at the European Space Agency's Research Institute (ESRIN). The first version was provided to the UK Ministry of Defence in 1991-2. The first commercial version was released in 1993.^[7]

Features

DOORS is designed to ease the requirements management process with a variety of features:

• The requirements database can be accessed with a web browser through DOORS Web Access.
• Changes to requirements can be managed with either a simple predefined change proposal system or a more thorough, customizable change control workflow through integration to IBM change management solutions.^{[clarification needed]}
• With the Requirements Interchange Format, suppliers and development partners can be directly involved in the development process.
• Requirements to design items, test plans, test cases, and other requirements can be linked for easy and powerful traceability.
• Business users, marketing, suppliers, systems engineers, and business analysts can collaborate directly through requirements discussions.
• Testers can link requirements to test cases using the Test Tracking Toolkit for manual test environments.
• Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) can be used for specifications for requirements management, change management, and quality management to integrate with systems and software lifecycle tools.
• Can be integrated with other IBM tools, including IBM Engineering Workflow Management, IBM Engineering Test Management, IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody, Jazz™ Reporting Service, and also many third-party tools, providing a comprehensive traceability solution.^[9]

See also

• IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody
• List of requirements engineering tools
• Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration