Creating System Features

Major capabilities of offering requirements or services to support a problem (PB) can be managed in system features. When creating a system feature, you can set its background, value, details, and priority.

Prerequisites

An IPD-standalone software project is available, in which you have permission to create and duplicate feature sets.

Procedure

Access the CodeArts Req homepage.
On the project homepage, choose Feature Tree.

Click SF. On the SF page, set related parameters.

**Table 1** System feature parameters
Parameter	Description
Tag	When creating or editing a work item, you can add a customized tag. Tag names can be marked in different colors.
Title	Name of a system feature.
Description	Enter the background, value, and details of the feature based on project requirements. The description can include text, images, or links.
Attachment	A maximum of 100 attachments can be added to a system feature, and the total capacity is 50 MB.
Responsible Project	Project that the system feature belongs to. The value cannot be changed.
Owner	Owner of the system feature. Only one owner can be selected. The default owner is the creator.
Feature Set	The feature set to which the system feature belongs is a home structure of the feature tree. This parameter has a value only after the operations in Creating a Feature Set are completed. The parameter value can be empty. You can associate the parameter with the corresponding system feature after creating a feature tree.
Priority	Priority of the system feature, including Low, Medium, and High. The default value is Medium.
Planned Start	Planned start time.
Planned Completion	Planned completion time. It cannot be earlier than the planned start time.
Planned Workload	Planned workloads.
High Value	Whether the system feature is a key feature. The value can be Yes or No.
Used For	Scenario with a maximum of 512 characters.
Domain	Domain to which the system feature belongs. The options include software and hardware, hardware, performance, operations, and user experience. Select one based on the system feature.
Copy To	Person to whom the system feature is copied.

Click OK. The feature tree page is displayed. A message indicating SF created is displayed in the upper right corner.

The new system feature is displayed in the feature tree, and the system feature state is Initial.

Figure 1 Feature tree

After a feature is created, the people selected for Owner and Copy To will receive email notifications and internal message notifications. If not, set notifications or modify notification settings. For details, see Configuring Notifications.

Related Operations

You can perform the following operations on a new system feature.

**Table 2** Basic system feature operations
Operation	Description
Modify system feature title	Click next to a system feature title to modify it.
Modify system feature field	Click the target field value in the row of a system feature to modify the value.
Create child requirement	Click in the Operation column of a system feature to break it down into child requirements. In the Break Down Subrequirements dialog box, click Add Subrequirement to create a child requirement. A maximum of 10 child requirements can be created at a time.
Duplicate system feature	Choose > Duplicate in the Operation column. This process is the same as that of creating a new feature.
View system feature association map	Choose > Association Map in the Operation column of a system feature to view all data of its related items.
Copy system feature link	Choose > Copy Link in the Operation column of a system feature to copy its title, ID, owner, status, and link to the clipboard.
Delete system feature	Choose > Delete in the Operation column of a system feature to delete it. NOTE: System features in change or baseline review cannot be deleted. Once deleted, a system feature is moved to the recycle bin. System features in the recycle bin can be restored or permanently deleted. After a system feature is restored from the recycle bin, it restores to the original status.
Batch operations	Select multiple system features and perform the following operations: Baseline Cancel baseline Change Baseline review Edit Suspend Cancel suspension Export Delete