On April 29th the Software Demonstrator TRACY for realizing traceability with the two publicly funded projects SET Level and V&V Methods is presented. Traceability is key for assuring functional safety in simulation-based engineering and testing. But when realizing traceability, additional benefits can be offered to user for easing their daily business, assuring quality and compliance etc.

1. Simulation-based Engineering and Testing
Traceability Software Demonstrator TRACY
Dr. Steven Vettermann, Dr. Christian Bühler, Kim Steinkirchner
29 April 2021

2. Simulation-based Engineering and Testing
Motivation & Needs
Assure Compliance
• distill & store
information
• support processes
• revision safety
Handle Complexity
• impact
• maturity
• tracking & steering
• changes
Driving Efficiency
• search & reuse
• front-loading
• automation
• collaboration
Safeguard Quality
• right information,
in time etc.
• consistency
• completeness
Traceability
“relating artifacts”
[ISO 10007, 24765 etc.]
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3. Simulation-based Engineering and Testing
Traceability in SET Level Context
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Processes & Formats
Use Cases Methods

4. Simulation-based Engineering and Testing
Traceability Cookbook
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Derive an agreed stack of methods,
add a consolidated process and
flavor the result with mature know-how.
Put everything on an integration platform,
link artifacts in diverse sources systems,
and network artifacts.

5. Simulation-based Engineering and Testing
PROSTEP’s neutral web-based software provided to SET Level and VV Methods
• Support Engineering & Testing of safety-critical systems
• completeness, correctness, safety
• Realize a powerful but thin layer on-top of the relevant systems
TRACY reduces complexity by creating a smart information network
over existing systems and data repositories.
Smart cross-x linking of artifacts, persisting relationships and rationales,
change impact analyses, coverage analyses, project status analyses,
reuse of components, automation, neutral data exchange etc.
Traceability Software Demonstrator TRACY
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6. Simulation-based Engineering and Testing
Impact
Analyses
TRACY: Modular & Scalable Realization
Configuration
Management
Traceability
Change
Management
Reuse &
Efficiency
Maturity
Collaboration
Baselining
Quality
Improvement
Reporting &
Certification
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7. Simulation-based Engineering and Testing
SRMD
…
Baselines
Traces
TRACY: Architecture
Thin Web Client
SET Level
Git
Business Logic
Meta Data
… …
Standards
Connectors
Industry Standards
Connectors
Direct
Connectors
… … …
…
STMD
…
Integration to other Systems
Exchange
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OSLC, REST, JSON, …
STMD: Simulation Task Meta Data
SRMD: Simulation Resource Meta Data

8. Simulation-based Engineering and Testing
TRACY: Creating Traceability
PROSTEP - Graphic based on SET Level Results
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16. Simulation-based Engineering and Testing
Summary
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• TRACY supports Engineering & Testing
of safety-critical systems
• TRACY follows the Credible Simulation Process
and the SET Level Methodology
• TRACY forms a smart information network,
and thereby realizes traceability
• TRACY implements the relevant standards
• PROSTEP will transform TRACY into a
software product after the project’s end

17. ENABLING CREDIBLE SIMULATION
Dr. Steven Vettermann
steven.vettermann@prostep.com
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