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Creating and managing systems engineering models > Defining design requirements > Create a requirement

Create a requirement

Procedure

  1. Choose Home tab → Systems Engineering group → Requirement.

  2. Select the parent requirement for the new requirement.

  3. In the Requirement Information group, in the Name box, type the name of the requirement.

  4. In the Description box, type a description for the requirement.

    Note: In Teamcenter Integration, this description will not be associated with the free text under the requirement header when editing requirements in MS Word.

  5. (Optional) When creating a child requirement in Teamcenter Integration mode, set the instance name in the Requirement Instance Information group, in the Instance Name box.

    Note: If the requirement is saved to Teamcenter Integration, the instance is stored as a BOM Line attribute.

  6. Click OK.

Related Concepts

  • Defining design requirements
  • Requirements shortcut commands

Related Tasks

  • Import a requirement from Teamcenter

Related Reference

  • Requirement dialog box

Related Topics

  • Browse Designcenter NX help by product area

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/209349590/PL20250429951538534.mechatronics/xid638555 · retrieved 2026-07-07