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Indent and Outdent Requirements in the Hierarchy

You can create hierarchical relationships between requirements using the Requirement: Hierarchy page. You can indent a requirement to make it a child of the requirement above it, or you can use the Indent or Outdent buttons to designate individual requirements as parent or children.

Parent requirements are top-level requirements that have child requirements associated with them. Child requirements are nested beneath parent requirements. The requirement above it in the hierarchy can be a top-most requirement, or a second-, third-, or fourth-level requirement relative to the requirement above it. You can create an unlimited number of hierarchy levels.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the requirement.

   The general page appears.

2. Click Hierarchy.

   The hierarchy page appears.

3. Select the check box next to the requirement to indent or outdent, and do one of the following:
   • Select Indent.

     The selected requirement has folded one level under the nearest higher-level requirement. A Plus icon appears in front of the higher-level requirement.

   • Select Outdent.

     The selected requirement appears as out-dented relative to the requirement above it.