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Rubber Stamp Requirement Approvals in EWM

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In Systems Engineering, “Rubber Stamping” is usually a bad thing, but when it comes to tool automation, it’s a lifesaver.

If you use DOORS Next Change Sets, you’ve likely run into the constraint requiring an “Approved” Work Item in EWM to deliver. The problem? EWM doesn’t care if the status is “Approved”; it wants a formal record in the Approvals tab. This creates a manual bottleneck for teams doing offline reviews or using integration tools like IBM Integration Hub Planview (Tasktop).

In this video, I demonstrate a custom EWM plugin I built that acts as a “Rubber Stamp” bot. It automatically triggers a formal approval the moment a Work Item hits a specific state.

What we cover:

  • The difference between “Status” and “Formal Approval” in EWM.
  • Why DOORS Next Change Set deliveries get blocked.
  • A walkthrough of the Auto-Approval Plugin (Web UI — there is an Eclipse version as well).
  • How this enables seamless automation with IBM Engineering Integration Hub or other automations that interact with the EWM REST API.

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The Hidden DXL Menu

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In this Engineering Tool Tip focused on IBM DOORS Classic, Kevin reveals a hidden menu for DXL code authors hidden deep within the bowels of DOORS.

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Major shout out to our friends at Requisis!

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In this IBM Engineering Tool Tip video, I go over a feature that exists in DOORS Next that is hidden. It lets you see extended information about the other side of an RM link. In fact, while making this video, I found they added yet another feature IBM added to this feature that I didn’t even know about! Check it out to level up your DOORS Next mastery!

Updating Multiple Objects at Once In DOORS

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This beginner/intermediate level DOORS tutorial focuses on updating the attribute values of multiple objects at the same time without the need for copying and pasting. Anyone who has ever used DOORS knows that this can be an area of frustration for many users.

There is also some basic DXL given at the end on how to do the same thing via code, instead of via the GUI.

Enjoy the tutorial, and if you have any ideas for DOORS tutorials you’d like to see, just leave a comment below, or write me at the email address I give at the end of this video.

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