Types of traces
Parent/Child Relationships
The system shows parent and child traces for items placed under a single item. You can view them as "folders" or "containers" of all items located below the particular parent item.
Related
This is traceability in a more "classical" sense, meaning two items are connected to each other.
Downstream/Upstream
These traces show directional links. Upstream means the item you’re tracing from is the source; downstream means the item you’re tracing to is the target.
Viewing traces
Under each item right-hand sidebar you can see all existing traces. Each row shows:
Type of trace
Item type + ID - Hover this to see a preview of the item
Item title - Click on it to navigate to that specific item
Additionally they show when there is something "wrong" like the trace is causing a suspect, the trace is missing or if it has become invalid after removing the trace rule from the item type configuration.
Creating traces
You can create traces in multiple ways:
From an item's details in the sidebar, by clicking on the "+" button
Clicking on the three dots for an item in the main view and selecting "Trace to"
This action will open a modal where you can choose one or multiple items at once, by selecting the item's name and the type of relation you want to create.
Suggested traces
Trace.Space also offers AI-suggested traces, allowing you to identify items that could be connected. To accept a suggestion you can hover over the trace item ID which will show a preview of that item, and then click on:
link icon to create a relation
double-check icon to mark the item as a duplicate
