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title: "Requirements Traceability Matrix"
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updated: 2026-08-12T11:10:56Z
published: 2026-08-12T11:10:56Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://success.panaya.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Requirements Traceability Matrix

The Requirements Traceability Matrix captures all the project requirements and enables you to trace Requirements to **Test Cases** and **Defects**. You can [filter](/docs/how-to-view-the-requirements-traceability-matrix#filter) and [export](/docs/how-to-view-the-requirements-traceability-matrix#export) the report.

To identify risks to Production, you can monitor the execution of the tests covering each requirement.

1. From within a Project, select the **Reports tab**
2. Click on the **Requirements section** to expand
3. Click on the **Requirements Traceability Matrix**

The following information is displayed **for each Cycle** -

- **Planned Test Coverage**  
The number of Test Cases Linked to the Requirement
- **Pending Execution Tests**  
The number of Test Cases where not all Steps have been Passed
- **Test Plan Execution**  
The number of Test Cases where all Steps have been Passed
- **Completion Rate**  
The percentage of Test Cases where all Steps have been Passed
- **Defects**  
The number of Defects associated with each requirement
- **Coverage Risk**  
The current [Risk Indicator](/v1/docs/how-is-testing-coverage-risk-calculated-for-a-requirement)

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## **Filter**

To **filter** the report, use the filters above the report. Below is an example of selecting **multiple** [Risk indicators](/v1/docs/how-is-testing-coverage-risk-calculated-for-a-requirement) for the Coverage Risk filter. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639921059426.png)

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## **Export**

To export the matrix to an Excel spreadsheet, click on **Export** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639921071854.png)

**Tip!** 

For a visual progress dashboard per requirement - use the [Requirement Progress tab](/v1/docs/how-to-manage-and-monitor-requirement-coverage-and-progress).

**View in Full Size** Click on the tiny arrow to collapse the Report Section Menu. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639921082258.png)