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Adding Comments to a Traceability Matrix

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Requirements for Adding Comments to a Traceability Matrix How To Retain Comments

Requirements for Adding Comments to a Traceability Matrix

You can add comments to the traceability matrix that you generated using the iec.ExportTraceReport function.

To add comments to the traceability matrix, you must:

• Create new columns for your comments.

• Use unique column headings. All columns that you add must have headings.

• Add at least one entry to the column, other than the column heading.

• Retain the following columns:

  • Code File Name

  • Code Function

  • Requirements Source

  • Model Object SID

  • Code Comment Checksum

Note   All comments must resolve to a text string. For example, a link to an image resolves to a text string, but a copy of the image does not.

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How To Retain Comments

To regenerate a traceability matrix and retain your comments:

1. Navigate to the working folder of the model.

2. Optionally, regenerate code for your model. Regenerating code before generating the traceability matrix ensures that you have the latest model-to-code traceability information.

3. In the MATLAB Command Window, enter the following command. file_name is the name of the existing traceability matrix that you are regenerating. If the existing traceability matrix is in a different folder, include the full path to that folder in path.

   iec.ExportTraceReport('model_name', 'file_name', 'path')

   The traceability matrix regenerates and opens.

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Generating a Traceability Matrix

Function Reference

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