IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next is a scalable, web-based requirements management option in IBM's engineering portfolio. It captures, traces, analyzes and manages changes to requirements while supporting compliance with regulations and standards. It is also the requirements module of IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management, where it adds lifecycle traceability and AI-assisted quality checks of requirement wording.
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next is an IBM product filed under Requirements Management Software. Lifecycle: versioned, 12 versions listed, latest 7.2.0 (18 Dec 2025).
Source: IBM Engineering Requirements DOORS, retrieved 15 Oct 2026
Releases and Lifecycle
All IBM productsRelease and support dates as published by IBM; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next 12 versions
| Version | Released | End of sale | End of standard support | End of extended support | End of life | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2.0Support Cycle-3 | – | – | – | – | [1][8] | |
| 7.1.0Support Cycle-3 | – | – | – | – | [1][8] | |
| 7.0.3Standard | – | – | [1][8] | |||
| 7.0.2Standard | – | – | [1][8] | |||
| 7.0.1Standard | – | [1][8] | ||||
| 7.0.0Standard | – | – | [1][8] | |||
| 6.0.6.1Enhanced | – | – | [1][8] | |||
| 6.0.xEnhanced | – | [1][8] | ||||
| 5.0.xEnhanced | – | – | [1][8] | |||
| 4.0.xEnhanced | – | [1][8] | ||||
| 3.0.xEnhanced | – | – | [1][8] | |||
| 2.0.xEnhanced | – | [1][8] |
Lifecycle Policy
- Enhanced. IBM provides defect and non-defect support for at least five years from general availability, with optional support extensions of at least three further years for an extra charge. [6]
- Standard. IBM provides defect and non-defect support for at least three years from general availability, with optional support extensions of at least two further years for an extra charge. [6]
- Support Cycle-3. Support Cycle provides defect and non-defect support for at least three years from general availability; Extended Support may be purchased for up to four further years. [6]
Sources 2
- IBM Product Lifecycle List (CSV) retrieved 2026-10-13
- IBM software support lifecycle policies retrieved 2026-10-14