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Document artifacts

Overview

A document artifact allows you to upload a file and then reference that file from multiple artifacts.

Document artifacts are different than file attachments. Document artifacts can be referenced from multiple artifacts by adding it as a document reference to other artifacts in the utility panel files tab. File attachments are also added in the files tab of the utility panel and are associated with a single artifact. Refer to File attachments and document references for more information.

Example

Pauline, a regulatory analyst, has asked business analysts to adhere to a number of standards while gathering requirements for the system. She creates a new document artifact and uploads the standards document to the artifact.

Gabrielle, a business analyst, modifies a use case so it adheres to the applicable standards. She adds a document reference to her use case artifact so other users will understand the rationale for the changes. She also adds a comment to the use case artifact to explain the reason for the modifications.

Document Artifact Properties

By default, a document artifact contains the following system properties:

Your instance administrator can configure standard properties for each standard artifact type.

Tasks

Adding a document artifact

Uploading a file to a document artifact

Adding a document reference to an artifact

Deleting a document artifact

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File attachments and document references