Projects & Spec Flow#
This is where you model your spec. Projects hold everything together; Spec Flow shows how requirements, tests, and risks connect.
Open a project#
Sidebar Spec Flow or project card on Home.
Tabs#
| Tab | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Canvas | Graph, links, overview |
| Explorer | Lists, sort, filter |
| Baselines | Snapshots → Baselines |
| Impact | Change effects → Impact analysis |
| Knowledge | Wiki and terms → Wiki, Glossary |
| Analytics | Metrics → Analytics |
| Archive | Deleted items → Archive |
Usually Canvas and Explorer are enough.
Containers and nodes#
Containers structure, nodes are content. Branch = sub-containers only. Leaf = nodes allowed.
Example: Feature structure.
Canvas#
Click a node to open the sidebar. Click the type icon on a node to Move to… another feature (or Inbox). Drag an inbox chip onto a feature to file it; drag feature cards to reparent. Handles create links. Unfiled nodes sit in the Inbox at project root, one column per node type (tests and risks included), stacked vertically. Trace lines are not shown there. The trash icon (then Confirm) archives them.
The toolbar breadcrumb starts at Overview (the full product map). Double-click a leaf feature (or a nested sub-feature with no children) to open its requirements canvas. Open a feature and the path shows its full name when there is room; long paths ellipsize. Clicking Overview or a parent feature in the path returns to the product map and zooms in around that feature.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Copy / paste | Ctrl/Cmd + C / V |
| Delete | Delete |
| Clear selection | Esc |
Zoom and shortcuts: help button at the bottom left.
Explorer#
Useful when the node list outgrows what the graph shows clearly. Same sidebar, same + button. In the list next to the canvas, nodes in a feature follow the same type order as the canvas (customer through mechanics, then tests and risks). Drag a node onto another feature to move it. Add new node opens a type menu, then places the card on the canvas so you can name it.
Import and export#
Exchange data from the Spec Flow toolbar. The wizard shows a preview before anything is saved.
Formats, node types, and options: Import and export.
Roles#
| Role | Access |
|---|---|
| read | View |
| write | Edit |
| owner | Full access including delete |