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Associating a specification with a step

When you add a step to the life cycle of a case, you can add a description that explains the purpose of the step, who performs it, and under what time constraints. This description becomes a specification that is associated with the step. You can reuse this specification for other steps in this case and other case types.

By associating a specification with a step, you provide information that helps you generate a more meaningful application profile document.

  1. In the Explorer panel, click Cases, and then click the case type that you want to open.

  2. On the Life cycle tab, click a step name.

  3. Click Step description goes here in the right navigation panel.

  4. In the Step description window, enter a new specification description or reuse an existing one:

  5. Click OK to apply your changes.

    The specification is associated with the step, and the description displays in the right navigation panel.