Rational Rhapsody Designer for Systems Engineers

Simulation and model execution

• Animation features help with design-level debugging of the model as it is being built, so you can eliminate defects early.
• Animation support allows you to control design as you would with a traditional debugger, but at a higher level of abstraction.
• You can inject events, call operations, step through the model, and see active state highlighted in statecharts. You also can automatically generate sequence diagrams, which are created from running the executable.
• Optional IBM Rational TestConductor Add On software allows you to automate requirements testing and helps ensure consistency of design after requirements changes. It provides model-based testing for early validation of real-time, embedded designs and applications.

Requirements engineering and traceability

• Enables visualization of complex requirements, and maintains design consistency using UML and SysML modeling.
• Stores requirements in design elements and test cases, providing traceability information within the model. Supports full requirements traceability to and from the design. When a requirement is changed, you can view how the change impacts the design.
• Provides integration with IBM Rational Rhapsody Developer and IBM Rational Rhapsody Architect for Software, which support traceability from the design to the model and implementation.
• Includes a parametric constraint solver for SysML parametric diagrams, which facilitates trade study analysis and architectural trade-offs.
• Offers 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 that allows teams of engineers to quickly sort, organize and edit their 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 or DSL such as AUTOSAR, MARTE or DDS.
• Supports DSL so you can create your own unique diagrams and diagram elements.

Lifecycle support and add-on software

• Rational Rhapsody Designer for Systems Engineers integrates with IBM Rational products—such as IBM Rational DOORS®, IBM Rational Systems Architect, IBM Rational Team Concert^TM, IBM Rational ClearCase® and others—for full product lifecycle development.
• IBM Rational Rhapsody for DoDAF, MODAF, and UPDM Add On software enables you to create US Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), British Ministry of Defense Architectural Framework (MODAF) and Unified Profile for DoDAF/MODAF (UPDM) artifacts.
• IBM Rational Rhapsody Tools and Utilities Add On software provides graphical panels for visual mock ups of a design; customizable, template-based documentation; and the Mathworks Simulink integration for modeling and simulation of architecture combined with plant models.
• IBM Rational Rhapsody Tools and Utilities Add On software also includes IBM Rational Rhapsody Gateway, which provides an advanced interface to requirements management tools such as Rational DOORS, IBM Rational RequisitePro® and other requirements authoring tools.