Requirements Gateway define excel covers

Hi,again I put this question at Labview.....
I have a problem to connect my testspecification in excel to the requirements in word, i tried to add an column with [Covers: xxx] and when testing the expression i get all column but not connected to req.spec
1. How to get only the text in column x
2. How to connect the [Covers:xxxx]
Could it be that I convert the word template to use Header2, Header 3 as requirement, because not to change the original req doc.
Example in word
1.10 Download software
type expression requirement: ^Heading 2\t(?[\d\.]+)[ \t](.+))$
Excel:
|1 |2 |3 |4 .......
[Covers:1.10] 1.10 Download software Test with..... 070927/pv0.23 ........
Type expression covers reference: \|1 (\[Covers.+)
The excel should cover Excel.
Best regards CB

I am not exactly sure what you are trying to accomplish, but based on my best guesses, a reference attribute sounds correct. If each column in the Excel Spreadsheet you attached is an attribute of a given reference, you want to use a reference attribute. I have made changes to the types you attached. First, in the Word type, you are having duplicates between sections and requirements since Heading 2 is used for both. I removed the sections since it appears that you aren't using them for this purpose. In the Excel type, I added a section for each line that contains a requirement. I also added a reference attribute for each of the other columns and used the proper regular expression.
If you are confused by the regular expressions, I recommend reading more about the topic. One of my favorite sites to get started is http://www.regular-expressions.info/tutorial.html. This will get you used to the basics of understanding the expression language used.
Allen P.
NI
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Project_REQ_rev_A.zip ‏2 KB

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