Implementation

Requirements are implemented by model elements, such as Use Cases, Classes, Interfaces and Components. You can specify this relationship in Enterprise Architect using the Realization connector. A model element is marked as 'Realizing' a requirement. Once this connector exists, Enterprise Architect displays the Requirement in the Require tab of the element Properties dialog, in the Requirements Hierarchy window and in the Dependency and Implementation reports, as well as in the standard RTF output.

A quick method of generating a Realization connector is to drag a Requirement element from the Project Browser into a diagram, over the implementing element. Enterprise Architect interprets this as a request to create the Realization connector and does so automatically. To confirm this, perform the action and then go to the Require tab of the target element. There should now be an external relationship to the requirement that was dragged over the target.