One thing that really confuses new DOORS adminisrators is link modules. When I say that DOORS is not Access, one thing that makes DOORS different than other databases is link modules. I think Telelogic, both in their documentation and in the DOORS UI, makes way too big a deal out …
I’ve seen a few DXL guides in my day, and I’ve seen a lot of DXL snippets, but I’ve never seen an in-depth DXL tutorial. I’m writing this to help plug a gap in the world of DOORS and DXL. DXL coding is like coding in any other type of …
In my last entry I explained the concept of a public database. DOORS is a public database. Access is semi-public, as an Access developer can take steps to expose or hide the database from the users, where Oracle is usually intended to completely backend all data. Users don’t really go …
It is my sincere hope that one day, someone who has just been tasked to administer DOORS for their company and who knows nothing about DOORS will come across this entry and think a little bit before jumping in head first. Merriam-Webster defines a database as “a usually large collection …
