Rational Rhapsody Designer for Systems Engineers

Simulation and model execution

• Eliminate model defects earlier by using animation features for design-level debugging.
• Debug design at a higher level of abstraction with animation support.
• View highlighted active state in statecharts by injecting events, calling operations and stepping through the model.
• Facilitate trade study analysis and architectural trade-offs using the parametric constraint solver for SysML parametric diagrams.
• Automate requirements testing with IBM Rational TestConductor Add On to ensure consistency of design after requirements change.

Requirements analysis and traceability

• Enable visualization of complex requirements and maintain design consistency with SysML and UML modeling.
• Store requirements in design elements and test cases, providing traceability information within the model.
• Support full requirements traceability to and from the design, allowing you to view how a requirement change impacts the design.
• Support traceability to implementation through integration with IBM Rational Rhapsody Developer and IBM Rational Rhapsody Architect for Software.
• Includes static model checking analysis, which helps improve model consistency and completeness.

Team collaboration

• Allows you to share and review designs with the extended team using IBM Rational Design Manager.
• Integrates design and development functions into one cohesive environment.
• Features an advanced model browser to quickly sort, organize and edit models.
• Includes graphical model comparisons and merging of model elements to enable teams to work in parallel.

Visual development

• Enables visualization of complex requirements with UML, SysML AUTOSAR, Modeling and Analysis of Real-Time Embedded systems (MARTE) or DDS.
• Supports DSL for creating unique diagrams and diagram elements.
• Improves design consistency with the static model checking analysis.

Lifecycle support and add-on software

• Integrate with IBM Rational DOORS®, IBM Rational Systems Architect, IBM Rational Team Concert™ and IBM Rational ClearCase®.
• Create artifacts for US Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), British Ministry of Defense Architectural Framework (MODAF) and Unified Profile for DoDAF/MODAF (UPDM).
• Develop graphical panels for visual mock ups of a design using IBM Rational Rhapsody Tools and Utilities Add On software.
• Interface to requirements management tools such as Rational DOORS, IBM Rational RequisitePro® and other requirements authoring tools.