Programs

Violet Programs contain data like Requirements, Schedules and Systems. They can be used to enable granular permissions to Requirements and other features.

Create a program

To create a new program, navigate to Tools → Programs and click +Program:

Alternatively, new programs can be created directly from the Violet Requirements page. In the dropdown menu at the top of the screen, select Create New:

In the New Program window, enter a program Name and Description (optional).

Assign team members

Assign one or more users as Program Managers, which grants them administrator-level permissions to manage the program, as well as edit access to any requirements within the program.

Next, assign users or groups as Team Members. Team members have read access to the program. They will be able to view all details about the program as well as all requirements within the program. The "All Users" group consists of all users internal to your organization's Violet instance.

See Invite your team for guidance on setting up user groups.

Adding guest users

We want to make it easy to collaborate with external users while maintaining control of your data.

To invite external or "guest" users, e recommend creating a dedicated user group for any external Violet users who require read-access to the program, then add that external group as a team member for the appropriate program(s). These guest users can review Violet requirements and add comments, but can't see other Violet platform data.

Create System Elements and Custom Requirement Fields

Finally, you can define Systems and Custom Fields for the requirements in a program.

Assigning users or groups to System elements grants them edit access to the requirements within that system; these users are the designated requirement owners.

Systems can also be used to filter, sort, visualize and track progress of Violet Requirements - read more here.

Hide Inactive Programs

Toggle the Active button to mark a program as inactive. This feature hides the program from the requirements drop down list.

If you still wish to view requirements from an inactive program, use the Show Inactive Programs toggle in the requirements pulldown menu.