MATLAB: Does the requirement link highlight the entire Word document in Simulink Verification & Validation 3.5 (R2013a)

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I am using Simulink Verification & Validation 3.5 (R2013a) to connect blocks in my Simulink model to textual requirements that I have in a Microsoft Word document. I have linked a Simulink block to a line of text in the Word document by highlighting the line in Word, right-clicking on the Simulink block, and going to Requirements->Add Link to Word Selection.

However, if I right-click on the block again, go to Requirements, and click on the link, this highlights the entire document instead of that one particular line. Why does this happen with Simulink Verification & Validation 3.5 (R2013a)?

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Simulink Verification & Validation (VnV) 3.5 (R2013a) works by creating bookmarks in the Word document. Therefore, highlighting of the entire document can occur if you already have a bookmark to the entire document. Simulink VnV tries to minimize changes to a document, and so it will not create a new bookmark if the selection already belongs to a bookmark.

You can check your existing bookmarks in Microsoft Word by going to the Insert->Bookmark dialog, and using the "Go to" button on each item. If you remove the "global" bookmark in the Word document, you should be able to link the Simulink block to a particular line of text, as is expected behavior.

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The RMI command is the Requirements Management Interface API. The documentation for this command can be reached using the following command:

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The following MATLAB code is an example of how to use it:

reqlinks = rmi('createempty');  % Create an empty requirement structure
reqlinks.doc = 'MyDoc.docx';    % The document to be linked is MyDoc.docx
reqlinks.id = '?Req1';   % In the document, the requirement is "Req1"
reqlinks.description  = 'This is the description of my requirement'; % Description
reqlinks.reqsys = 'word';   % type of requirement, a word document
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obj = 'vdp/Mu';     % The Simulink object we want to link to a requirement, the block named "Mu" in model "vdp.mdl"
rmi('set', obj, reqlinks);  % Accociate the requirement to the bloc

This code will link the requirement "Req1" located in the word file "MyWord.docx" to the block "Mu" located in vdp.mdl.

MATLAB: Is there a way to link to figures and tables from Microsoft Word documents using Simulink Verification and Validation

The ability to link to figures and tables from Microsoft Word documents is not available in Simulink Verification and Validation.

To work around this issue, you can use bookmarks in Microsoft Word and associate a requirement link with a bookmark. It may be possible to have Word automatically convert figure and table headings to bookmarks, with a little programming. That would be the best way to accomplish the link.

Note that you need Simulink Verification and Validation 1.1 (R14SP2+) to link to a specific bookmark in Word. You can get more information about Word bookmarks by looking at the integrated help in MS Word.

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