Changing the direction of a trace

You may need to change the direction of a trace if it was created incorrectly, or if a trace has changed from a one way relationship to a two way relationship, or vice versa. In other words, you can modify the trace direction without deleting and then re-creating the trace.

There are three trace direction types:

Icon Name Description
From Trace A From trace describes a one way relationship to an artifact From the artifact in the utility panel.
To Trace A To trace describes a one way relationship from an artifact To the artifact in the utility panel.
Bidirectional Trace A Bidirectional trace indicates a two way relationship between an artifact and the artifact in the utility panel.

You can view the direction of a trace by opening the Relationships tab in the utility panel. The first column of the table displays an direction icon for each trace.

To change the direction of a trace:

  1. ClosedOpen the Relationships tab in the utility panel.

    1. Click the Relationships tab .

      You can also point to the tab icon to view the name of the tab.

  2. ClosedRight-click the trace that has the incorrect direction.

    The context menu appears.

  3. ClosedSelect Change Direction and then choose the direction you want.

    A checkmark appears beside the trace direction that is currently selected.

After you change the trace direction, the icon is updated in the traces table (on the Relationships tab in the utility panel).

Learn More

Adding traces from the utility panel browse tab

Adding and removing the trace suspect flag

Adding an inline trace

Traceability and relationships