Requirements field reference (CMMI)

When you create a team project using the process template for Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) for CMMI Process Improvement, you can define fields to track requirements to be developed and their importance to the overall product.

For more information about data types and field attributes, see Define and modify work item fields

Field name	Description	Reference name	Data type	Default value of the reportable type attribute	Default value of the index attribute
Requirement Type	The kind of requirement to implement. You can specify one of the following values (see note 1): Business Objective Feature (default) Functional Interface Operational Quality of Service Safety Scenario Security	Microsoft.VSTS.CMMI.RequirementType	String	Dimension	False
Impact Assessment	The customer impact of not implementing this requirement. You might include details from the Kano model about whether this requirement is in the surprise, required, or obvious categories.	Microsoft.VSTS.CMMI.ImpactAssessmentHtml	HTML	None	False
User Acceptance Test	The status of the user acceptance test for a requirement. You can specify one of the following values (1): Pass (default) Fail Not Ready Ready Skipped Info Received You specify Not Ready when the requirement is in the Active state, and you specify Ready when the requirement is in the Resolved state.	Microsoft.VSTS.CMMI.UserAcceptanceTest	String	None	False
Subject matter experts	The names of one to three team members who are familiar with the customer area that this requirement represents. You can specify the names of valid team members only.	Microsoft.VSTS.CMMI.SubjectMatterExpert1 … Microsoft.VSTS.CMMI.SubjectMatterExpert3	String	None	False

Notes:

1. To change the menu selection, see Customize a pick list.

See Also

Concepts

Work item field reference for Visual Studio ALM