Word Requirements File

Create a requirements file in Word to import requirements into Silk Central or to update them. In the requirements file, define requirements and their hierarchy, along with their priorities, risks, review status, and custom properties.

To map the requirements in your requirements file to the requirements in Silk Central, use an XML mapping file. The mapping file maps the styles in the Word document to the requirement properties in Silk Central. You can name the Word styles as you want, as long as you map them appropriately in your mapping file.

The requirements in the requirements file are separated by their name. For the mapping to work appropriately, the requirement name needs to be the first paragraph for any requirement in the file.

If you want to be able to update the requirements, you must define a style for the external ID and assign a unique external ID to each of the requirements in the requirement file. The following example shows a sample requirement, two subrequirements, and the corresponding external IDs:

Word file	Applied styles
Customer Account Management - Basics ID_1 As user of the web shop I want to be able to ... Medium High No Customer Account Management - Personal Details ID_1.1 As user of the web shop I want to be able to ... Medium Medium No Customer Account Management - Shipping Details ID_1.2 As user of the web shop I want to be able to ... Medium Medium No	Formatted with Word style "Heading 1" Formatted with Word style "ExternalID" Formatted with Word style "Description" Formatted with Word style "Priority" Formatted with Word style "Risk" Formatted with Word style "Reviewed" Formatted with Word style "Heading 2" Formatted with Word style "ExternalID" Formatted with Word style "Description" Formatted with Word style "Priority" Formatted with Word style "Risk" Formatted with Word style "Reviewed" Formatted with Word style "Heading 2" Formatted with Word style "ExternalID" Formatted with Word style "Description" Formatted with Word style "Priority" Formatted with Word style "Risk" Formatted with Word style "Reviewed"

Word file

Applied styles

Customer Account Management - Basics
ID_1
As user of the web shop I want to be able to ...
Medium
High
No

Customer Account Management - Personal Details
ID_1.1
As user of the web shop I want to be able to ...
Medium
Medium
No

Customer Account Management - Shipping Details
ID_1.2
As user of the web shop I want to be able to ...
Medium
Medium
No

Formatted with Word style "Heading 1"
Formatted with Word style "ExternalID"
Formatted with Word style "Description"
Formatted with Word style "Priority"
Formatted with Word style "Risk"
Formatted with Word style "Reviewed"

Formatted with Word style "Heading 2"
Formatted with Word style "ExternalID"
Formatted with Word style "Description"
Formatted with Word style "Priority"
Formatted with Word style "Risk"
Formatted with Word style "Reviewed"

Formatted with Word style "Heading 2"
Formatted with Word style "ExternalID"
Formatted with Word style "Description"
Formatted with Word style "Priority"
Formatted with Word style "Risk"
Formatted with Word style "Reviewed"

Optionally, change the name of the mapping file in the Save as field. This file is saved on the application server in <Silk Central data directory>\OfficeImportMappingFiles\requirements\<client ID>, for example C:\ProgramData\SilkCentral\instance_<instance number>_<instance name>\OfficeImportMappingFiles.