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Revolutionize your Tool Integration Experience with the new Kovair OmnibusX
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Overview

In today’s fast-paced world, software development has become increasingly intricate and competitive. Organizations are laser-focused on delivering top-tier products while minimizing the time required for development. Balancing these two key factors is not easy, and organizations often grapple with a multitude of challenges, such as:
  • Geographically dispersed locations
  • Outsourced development teams
  • Tight project deadlines
  • Diverse groups of resources
With the advancement in technology, a mix of legacy and cutting-edge tools are introduced to the production procedure. While this does enhance productivity and efficiency throughout the process, these tools originate from different vendors, and do not effectively communicate with each other.

Introducing Kovair OmnibusX

Kovair OmnibusX is an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) integration platform that can integrate a wide range of software and business applications, thus establishing a connection between discrete third-party tools.
With Kovair OmnibusX, organizations can achieve better collaboration, tools interoperability, increased agility and unified product delivery.

Latest enhancements in the new and upgraded Kovair OmnibusX

The following points are some of the various enhancements that have been introduced:
  • Easy Onboarding: In the new platform, setting up an integration WorkArea is faster than ever.
  • Reduced Integration setup steps: Configuring an integration is now a breeze. The process has been streamlined, allowing users to set up integrations in just 4 simple steps.

    Figure 1: Steps to configure an integration between a set of tools
  • Lightning-fast set ups: With the changes in the new Kovair OmnibusX, the time to set up an integration has been reduced by 90%. 
  • Dedicated OmnibusX engine for a WorkArea: Each integration work area can now be set up with independent engines.
  • User Roles and Access: Manage user roles and access rights under an organization hierarchy.
  • Increased Performance: The revamped OmnibusX platform is swift, responsive, and efficient.
  • Re-usability: Clone existing configurations in multiple different WorkAreas or export your configurations to your local system for future use, all with a single click.
  • Real-time Insights at your fingertips: Monitor integrations and live data flow between tools with comprehensive dashboards..

Features that Redefine Data Integration

Kovair brings to you the following 10 new features that are vital to satisfy your data integration needs.

Tool Instances

With Kovair OmnibusX, users can create multiple instances of a tool connection by using a unique combination of tool details. These instances are securely stored and can be effortlessly utilized across various integrations.

Figure 2: Creating a new connection instance for Jira

Relationship Mapping

Organizations often manage various artifacts or entities in a single tool. These entities are mostly interlinked, where a record may be linked with multiple other records of different entities.
Consider an organization using Azure DevOps as their collaborative platform. Here, a user story isn’t an isolated entity; it’s part of a larger network. This user story might be linked to a test case as well as a defect, thus creating a web of interconnections between these records.
Kovair OmnibusX allows synchronization of cross entity relationships between tools. During synchronization of data between various tools, OmnibusX ensures that the connections between the records remain intact.

Figure 3: Mapping cross-entity relationships between Azure DevOps and Jira Software

Transformation

OmnibusX revolutionizes data synchronization across tools. Not only does it effortlessly sync data across tools, but it also empowers its users to customize the data however they like before the final sync.
Using the built-in expression builder, users have the flexibility to craft any custom expressions, by combining data from the tools with a wide variety of functions and operators.

Figure 4: Expression builder in the transformation window

Condition-based Service Flow

Fine-tune data retrieval with Kovair OmnibusX: Whether it’s intricate use cases or specific requirements, users can configure sophisticated conditions to selectively fetch data from their tools.

Figure 6: Setting up conditions on the data to be fetched
Additionally, users also get the option to filter API calls to the source tool. This reduces the number of records fetched resulting in lightning-fast synchronizations.

Figure 7: Setting up a tool filter condition

Sync Back

During data synchronization, when a record syncs from the source tool to the target, the sync-back feature enables certain field values of the target record to automatically flow back to the corresponding record in the source tool.

Figure 8: Sync Back

Sync Monitor

Sync Monitor is a built-in integration monitoring system that allows users to monitor the data flow between the different entities of a set of integrated tools from a single window.

Figure 9: Sync Monitor showing both successful and unsuccessful data flows

The Sync Monitor provides users with valuable insights like:

  • Flow of records as well as cross entity relationships

    Figure 10: Flow of cross entity relationships between tools can be monitored from the Sync Monitor
  • Individual data flow status with color-coding

    Figure 11, 12 & 13: Color-coded visual representation of data flow in the Sync Monitor
  • Event and Action details for every successful / unsuccessful data flow
  • Side-by-side comparison of the attribute values of the synced record in the source and target tools

    Figure 14: Attribute values of record in the source tool

    Figure 15: Attribute values of record in the target tool
  • Disqualified and failed data synchronizations along with the error source and error descriptions

    Figure 16: Error Source and description for a failed synchronization
  • Sync Back status

    Figure 17: Icon for a successful sync back

OmnibusX Engine

Achieve horizontal scaling by leveraging multiple parallel orchestration engines for efficient bulk data synchronization. A fresh OmnibusX engine can be deployed for each WorkArea to run the integrations setup within the particular WorkArea.

Figure 18: Creating a new engine

Figure 19: Selecting an engine while creating a WorkArea

Dashboards

Gain a comprehensive view of integrations running across all WorkAreas with the new and enhanced integration dashboard in Kovair OmnibusX. The dashboard also provides useful insights like:
A. Summary of the integrations and data syncs across the platform

Figure 20: Summary of WorkAreas, active integrations, and data sync status across the platform
B. Sync Health – percentage of successful syncs for the selected WorkAreas

Figure 21: Sync Health for integrations in the selected WorkArea(s)
C. Data sync status for integrations within a workspace

Figure 22: Status of data syncs for the top 5 integrations in the selected WorkArea(s)
D. Dashboard filter – Filter the dashboard based on WorkAreas and date range

Figure 23: Dashboard filters
E. Synchronizations per day

Figure 24: Graph showing the number of data syncs on a daily basis

Run Reflow

Run Reflow is OmnibusX’s very own disaster-recovery mechanism. Users can effortlessly redo the data flow between a set of integrated tools in case of unforeseen circumstances, thus ensuring seamless continuity even in challenging situations.

Figure 25: Configuring the run Re-Flow
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Streamlining Data Migration with Kovair QuickSync - A Comprehensive Solution
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Overview

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, organizations frequently seek to optimize their operational efficiency and stay abreast of market trends by adopting new tools and solutions. However, transitioning between platforms often necessitates the migration of data – a process associated with challenges and risks.
This white paper elucidates the significance of data migration, explores associated risks, examines the drawbacks of manual migration, and introduces Kovair QuickSync as a comprehensive solution designed to streamline the data migration process.

Purpose of Data Migration and Associated Risks

Organizations looking to extend their tool family or move to other preferred tool solutions to increase efficiency, stability, and stay up to date with market solutions, often find ‘data migration’ an essential but hefty and risky process. There are threats related to data security, data loss, and data inconsistency due to human error.
Items like monitoring migration status, maintaining data history, and continuous reporting on successful and failed migration counts often decrease productivity and increase the cost of the project. Moving data between heterogeneous tools from different vendors makes it a more technically complex process.

Drawbacks of Manual Data Migration

The following points are the various drawbacks associated with manual method of data migration:
  • The process of manual migration is inconvenient, as it is not error-free.
  • The templates once used cannot be reused and are difficult to customize.
  • Retention of history is not possible as well.
  • In manual migration, migrating large projects and supporting external links, attachments, and comments are difficult.

Why Use Data Migration Tools?

For any data migration project, leveraging automation is the first step to gain success. Data migration tools usage can reduce manual intervention and accelerate your capability to move data with control and confidence.
However, choosing just any tool in the market may not meet your overall data migration objectives and the process efficiency you expect from it. An intuitive interface with easy adaptation is a must.
  • Automated migration offers error-proof, convenient, risk-free data duplication and easy migration.
  • It can easily migrate test entities, such as test plans, run, suits, and results.
  • Mapping of multiple-to-one is possible in this process.
  • This process has advantages over all the points covered in the challenges in manual data migration.

What is Kovair QuickSync?

Keeping in mind the essential objectives and challenges of data migration, Kovair has come up with a one-stop solution for secured, cost-effective, wide-range data migration known as Kovair QuickSync.
It is a Windows-based desktop solution, which can be easily installed and used. It requires minimum infrastructure and is applicable for any enterprise across industries. It is adaptable with an intuitive user interface (UI) and has the flexibility to migrate data from a single source to a single target.

Key Features of Kovair QuickSync

The following points are the key features of this data migration solution:
  1. Easy to configure and use: Codeless configuration for mapping with an intuitive UI. Easy tool installation and quick initial setup make it a cost-effective tool. It can be installed on the existing server and does not require investment in intensive training.
  2. Single window monitoring: It has a single-window interface for monitoring migration. Users can view the entire work in progress from a single interface, conducting the migration process with a few mouse clicks.
  3. In-built data checker: It reduces manual effort of data validation during migration, monitors migrated data and migration status, thus automatically reducing the overall migration cost.
  4. Supports migration from one or multiple hosts: In large organizations, migration of multiple projects with high data volume is often required. Kovair QuickSync offers the option for a single host or multiple hosts environment depending on the data volume to be migrated, accelerating the overall process.
  5. Supports multiple databases: It gives the choice to select a database based on the volume of data to be migrated. You can select from SQL Lite, MySQL or MS SQL Server and Oracle depending on the volume of data migration.
  6. Supports migration of data and links: Kovair QuickSync migrates traceability links existing between the migrated artifacts. Kovair QuickSync also supports cross-tool traceability.
  7. Supports migration for rich data: Kovair QuickSync gives extended support for rich text data (if supported by the target tool) in terms of system and custom attributes. For each of the exposed entities, comments, attachments, and audit logs of individual records are included as well.
  8. Supports validation reports post-transfer: It provides validation reports after the migration process, which not only helps to get a sanity check, but also confirms an all-inclusive migration along with calculated defects and rectifications.
  9. High data fidelity: Error rate of <0.01% with overall migration of more than 13 million records, based on Kovair’s performance data experience to date.
  10. Zero downtime: Migrates successfully without any downtime of source and target tools. Supports synchronization of data post-migration to facilitate phase-wise roll-out.
  11. Robust reconciliation: For any kind of failure or connectivity problem, re-initiate migration from the point where it was left along with the re-execution of error items.
  12. Transformation: Supports transformation and overriding of data during migration. Data can be transformed from the source tool to any desired format before pushing it to the target tool using different custom expressions.
  13. Supports conditional data fetch mechanism: An efficient mechanism to select which data to migrate and which garbage data to leave behind using conditional flow.
  14. Reusable template-based migration: For multiple projects that have the same template, it can be configured once and used multiple times, saving time and reducing project cost.
  15. ‘Pay-as-you-go’ License model: It does not need any prior investment as it has transaction-based licensing designed to support the ‘Pay-as-you-go’ model.
  16. Security: In view of data security and compliance, our QuickSync Tool product prioritizes the protection of sensitive information. Here’s an overview:
    • On-Premises Solution Compliance: Being an on-premises solution, our tool adheres to the existing compliance applied within the client’s network, providing seamless integration with their security measures.
    • User Credentials Encryption: User credentials are securely stored using AES encryption, ensuring a robust layer of protection.
    • Certified APIs: We leverage certified APIs provided by tool vendors, ensuring data integrity and security during interactions.
    • Restricted Data Portability: Transaction data remains within the production environment, and we do not port it out to maintain confidentiality.
    • Log Handling: Our solution does not include a log shipping procedure. Generated logs are retained within the client network for enhanced security.
    • Data Disposal: Post-migration, we do not bring any data back. The tool is deployed on-premises, and data disposal is managed within the client’s network.

Conclusion

Kovair QuickSync will help you avoid the burden of the entire migration effort. No matter how complex or technically different the source and target tools are, the data migration flows and maintains the data structure.

Kovair QuickSync ensures easy and quick monitoring of the migration process, as well as providing availability of real-time and historical data for performance and speed analysis. Choosing the right migration tool can save you time on training and user adoption costs, as well as help you enjoy minimum maintenance and maximum savings on infrastructure.

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Business Need & Tool Overview

Modernizing engineering procedures, tool chains, and product design is crucial in the age of intelligent, digitally connected products. It is imperative to be able to connect your fragmented software engineering tool environment with a central development platform through out-of-the-box integrations.

To cope up with this dynamic demand and achieve an end-to-end traceability throughout the software engineering lifecycle, from the requirements stage all the way through testing and release, Kovair has come up with this adapter for Codebeamer.

Business Need & Tool Overview
  • Codebeamer is an ALM platform for advanced product and software development. With its capacity to configure product lines, this open platform expands the capabilities of ALM and offers special configurability for intricate procedures.
  • Kovair provides a vendor-neutral integration platform called Kovair Omnibus Integration Platform to which the best-of-breed ALMs (Application Lifecycle Management), PLMs, and other enterprise tools can be integrated using its dedicated adapters.
  • The CATIA No Magic tool as a solution encompasses all the best diagramming, collaboration, persistence, and documentation capabilities while offering more customized capabilities tailored to systems engineering needs.

Kovair Adapter for Codebeamer

Kovair Omnibus Adapter for Codebeamer ALM connects this tool with other supported ALM / PLM tools or MBSE tools like CATIA No Magic, by enabling the synchronization of supported artefacts.

Features & Benefits

The Kovair Omnibus adapter for Codebeamer provides the following features and benefits:

  • Improved Project Management with Agile Support – This adapter allows you to handle all aspects of your software development project management with Codebeamer, including project planning, issue tracking, and requirements management.
  • Tools Integration – It’s simple to integrate Codebeamer into your current software development workflow. You can also easily integrate a gamut of supported tools through this adapter.
  • Customization – You can create custom workflows, fields, and templates to suit your project requirements with the help of the Kovair adapter for Codebeamer.

Why Integrate Codebeamer with Kovair?

After Codebeamer is integrated with Kovair Omnibus, other ALM / PLM / MBSE tools that are part of the Kovair Omnibus ecosystem can also be connected to form an integration between Codebeamer and the supported tool.

Codebeamer integrates with a wide range of other software development tools. Gain full agile capabilities, obtain view of end-to-end traceability, and carry out requisite requirements management, software risk management and test management.

Why Use Codebeamer Adapter by Kovair?

Some of the advantages offered through this bi-directional integration are mentioned as follows:

  • Increased Collaboration – The secret to better collaboration is increasing organizational efficiency. Utilize an all-in-one, enterprise-ready development hub to synchronize teams and improve cooperation.
  • Unified Traceability across Connected Tools – It allows users to be easily adapted to specific development needs. With this Kovair adapter, Codebeamer users can monitor their work from requirements to delivery, making it easy to track progress and ensure that everything is on track.
  • Better Management of Mapped Artefacts – Improved requirements management results in better project execution through the mapping of compatible artefacts and exposed entities.

Entities Exposed in Kovair Codebeamer Adapter & Entities Mapped with CATIA No Magic

A. Entities exposed by Codebeamer to the Kovair Omnibus adapter

Serial No. Entity Name in Codebeamer
1 System Requirement Specification [SYS2]
2 System Architectural Element

 

B. Entities mapping done in Codebeamer with respect to CATIA No Magic

 

 

Serial No. Entity Name in Codebeamer Corresponding Entity Name in CATIA No Magic
1 System Requirement Specification [SYS2] Requirement
2 System Architectural Element UseCase
Actor
ProxyPort
State
Block
Call Behavior Action
Decision Node
Domain
Part Property

Use Cases of Kovair Integration with Codebeamer

Automate process control for your specific requirements and streamline requirements management methodologies through tool integration with Codebeamer adapter from Kovair.

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A. Consider the following ALM-ALM / ALM-PLM / ALM-MBSE tools integration Use Case

You can link System Requirement Specification(s) and System Architectural Element(s) in Codebeamer ALM with supported entity of connected tool – as per the entity mappings configured.

Use Case Description Scenario
Unidirectional Requirements Synchronization Export of requirements from Codebeamer to target tool and subsequent import from source tool to Codebeamer is possible. This keeps the requirements synced across the connected tools. Transfers requirements between Codebeamer supported tool unidirectionally. For example, Codebeamer requirement can be exported to CATIA No Magic.
Bidirectional Requirements Synchronization The requirements and relations once populated in Codebeamer, are synchronized bi-directionally from or back to Codebeamer. Requirements data will be synced bi-directionally, for example from Codebeamer to CATIA No Magic and then from CATIA No Magic to Codebeamer.

B. How is the Codebeamer Integration with CATIA No Magic carried out?

To view the entire dataset flow from Codebeamer to CATIA No Magic, and then from CATIA No Magic back to Codebeamer, consider the following steps that are described briefly:

 

  1. Requirement exists in Codebeamer – Let us begin by considering that the following requirement exists in the Codebeamer tool. This assumption is the first step.
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  2. Codebeamer to CATIA No Magic flow – Requirements dataset gets imported into the CATIA No Magic tool using the Codebeamer Kovair plugin. Right click on the CATIA No Magic package under which the Codebeamer requirements should flow to or under which the requirements should be present within the CATIA No Magic application.
  3. Mapping the Model in CATIA No Magic – In the third step, let us view the same ‘Firmware manager’ requirement entry, as present (synced) in the CATIA No Magic tool.

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    Now, let us consider that the system engineer using the CATIA No Magic tool has created the blocks, actors and relation mappings or connections as required.

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  4. Exporting using Kovair Omnibus adapter – Now in this fourth step, let us consider that the user has designed the model and wants to export the model back to the Codebeamer tool.
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  5. Successful data export to Codebeamer from CATIA No Magic – The data exporting related success notification gets prompted in the form of a message box.
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  6. Viewing the associations & model diagrams – Now if you investigate the requirement within the Codebeamer tool, you can find the associations displayed as per the model already prepared in CATIA No Magic.

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    During the flow from CATIA No Magic to Codebeamer – where the traceability is established, the diagram screenshot is also synced with the Codebeamer ‘Firmware manager’ requirement as an attachment. This can be loaded and to view the exact model diagram as done in the CATIA No Magic tool. Refer to the following screenshot.


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Note: The adapter as developed and offered by Kovair follows the subject tool’s standard specifications. Any deviations from the Tool’s typical use pattern may not have been anticipated in our off-the-shelf product. For any customization or special configuration needs, please contact Kovair Sales – sales@kovair.com

Business Need & Tool Overview

In the era of digitally connected and intelligent products, it is becoming increasingly important to modernize engineering processes, tool chains, and product design. To cope up with this dynamic demand, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is progressively being used in the creation of these products. A formal understanding of product architectures is made possible by MBSE, for hybrid electrical, mechanical & electronic systems.

It should be noted that data must move freely and sequentially between MBSE tools, product design tools, and related development tools for system modeling activities to be successful. This holds true for a variety of tasks, such as addressing system requirements and methodically developing logical and functional models and linking them to the designing and testing processes. Therefore, you can only fully benefit from MBSE, when MBSE models are integrated with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) techniques.

Business Need & Tool Overview
  • The CATIA No Magic tool as a solution encompasses all the best diagramming, collaboration, persistence, and documentation capabilities while offering more customized capabilities tailored to systems engineering needs.
  • Kovair provides a vendor-neutral integration platform called Kovair Omnibus Integration Platform to which the best-of-breed ALMs (Application Lifecycle Management), PLMs, and other enterprise tools can be integrated using its dedicated adapters.
  • Codebeamer is an ALM platform for advanced product and software development. The open platform extends ALM functionalities with product line configuration capabilities and provides unique configurability for complex processes.

Kovair Adapter for CATIA No Magic

Kovair Omnibus Adapter for CATIA No Magic connects this tool with the Codebeamer tool (or other similar ALM tools) in the SysML ecosystem, by enabling synchronization of supported data items such as SysML requirements. The Kovair Omnibus Adapter for CATIA No Magic is dedicated for systems engineers, who work in model-based requirements engineering.

Features & Benefits of CATIA No Magic Adapter

The Kovair Omnibus adapter for CATIA No Magic provides the following features and benefits:

  • Requirements & Parameter integration – It is easy to create corresponding, synchronized value properties in SysML models by using the drag and drop feature of parameter definitions.
  • Impeccable traceability – The traceability between generated system models and related downstream design artifacts can be enabled.
  • SysML model management – With just a few mouse clicks, visualize, edit, and review the information about your system model. Utilizing system models, obtain early validation of the architecture and design of the system.

Why Integrate CATIA No Magic with Kovair?

CATIA No Magic tool is a graphical interface powered by the Systems Modeling Language – ‘SysML’. It displays system components, how components are connected, and how physical substances and information flow between components.

The coordination of various engineering disciplines by systems engineers necessitates the exchange of information between them and other disciplines’ participants. Engineering processes that are redundant, inconsistent, and inefficient are often the result of using discipline-specific tools apart from system modeling tools.

This is where Kovair steps in. When SysML tools and physical interaction and signal flow simulators are used separately, simulation engineers must re-specify their systems in each tool they are using, including information that is also available in SysML models. The Kovair Omnibus CATIA No Magic adapter seamlessly removes this non-value-added activity of a redundant system re-specification, whenever a different tool is being integrated into the system. Your teams will be able to handle the difficulties involved in creating a product that combines several engineering specialties with this adapter.

Why Use CATIA No Magic Adapter by Kovair?

This adapter enables you to handle the import, export, and management of SysML requirements.

  • Traceability – The key advantage of Kovair Omnibus CATIA No Magic adapter is end-to-end traceability synchronized together with their inter-relationships. Attachments and links are two examples of work item properties that can be synchronized. This enables the corresponding teams to carry on working in their respective environments and permits total traceability of the artifacts.
  • Collaboration – Improving organizational efficiency throughout departments and the R&D Team to shorten lead times for the concurrent development of hardware and software products is the key to better collaboration. This is done by integrating process, data, and various stakeholders in the product / model creation process.
  • Unified traceability across tools – Kovair integration adapter for CATIA No Magic enables engineers to access traceability information from their native working environments and perform gap analysis. System engineers across all specializations can track their work from requirements to delivery with this Kovair adapter. These features allow different teams to work together more efficiently, save time, and prevent mistakes by precisely synchronizing software with hardware.
  • Effective model management – You can trace requirements (as per your model-based requirements engineering) to other model elements of business, hardware, or systems architecture and align requirements with your established model. You can monitor related metrics and assess the effects of changes. Documenting requirements can be done by capturing them in specific diagrams, matrices, and tables.

Entities Exposed in Kovair CATIA No Magic Adapter & Entities Mapped with Codebeamer

A. Entities Exposed by CATIA No Magic to the Kovair Omnibus adapter

Serial No. Entity Name in CATIA No Magic
1 Requirement
2 UseCase
3 Actor
4 ProxyPort
5 State
6 Business Requirement
7 System Requirement
8 Functional Safety Requirement
9 Technical Safety Requirement
10 Block
11 Call Behavior Action
12 Decision Node
13 Domain
14 Part Property
15 Instance Specification
16 Slot
17 Property
18 Package
19 Extended Requirement
20 Value Property
21 Flow Property
22 Connector Property
23 Constraint Property
24 Reference Property

 

B. Entities mapping done in CATIA No Magic with respect to Codebeamer

Serial No. Entity Name in CATIA No Magic Corresponding Entity Name in Codebeamer
1 Requirement System Requirement Specification [SYS2]
2 UseCase System Architectural Element
3 Actor
4 ProxyPort
5 State
6 Block
7 Call Behavior Action
8 Decision Node
9 Domain
10 Part Property

Use Cases of Kovair Integration with CATIA No Magic

To address various stakeholder concerns, system models can be published to documents, images, and web views, managed in remote repositories, or stored as standard XMI (XML Metadata Interchange) files. By creating and applying a single, consistent model that aligns with multiple product domain-specific models and endures over the course of the system life cycle, MBSE formalizes the application of systems engineering.

You can define, track, and visualize all aspects of systems in the most standard-compliant SysML models and diagrams. The environment enables systems engineers to:

  • Run engineering analysis for design decision evaluation & requirements verification
  • Continuously check model consistency
  • Track design progress with metrics
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A. MBSE-ALM / MBSE-PLM Tools Integration Use Cases

Linking system diagrams in CATIA No Magic with System Requirement Specification(s) and System Architectural Element(s) in Codebeamer ALM. The linking of system model blocks & sub-blocks is also possible.

This (CATIA No Magic integration) can be achieved with respect to other supported ALM/PLM tools also.

Use Case Description Scenario
Unidirectional Requirements Synchronization Import of Requirements from source tool to CATIA No Magic and subsequent export from CATIA No Magic to target tool, to keep the requirements synced across the tools. Requirements can be imported from the source to target tool, for example import requirements in CATIA No Magic from Codebeamer. The reverse uni-directional flow is also possible.
Bidirectional Requirements Synchronization Requirements populated in source tool can be synced into CATIA No Magic. The requirements and relations once populated in CATIA, are synchronized back to the source tool. Requirements data (along with related system models) will be synced bi-directionally across CATIA No Magic and connected tool.

How is the CATIA No Magic Integration with Codebeamer carried out?

To view the entire dataset flow from Codebeamer to CATIA No Magic, and then from CATIA No Magic back to Codebeamer, consider the following steps that are described briefly:

  1. Requirement exists in Codebeamer – Let us begin by considering that the following requirement exists in the Codebeamer tool. This assumption is the first step.
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  2. Codebeamer to CATIA No Magic flow – Requirements dataset gets imported into the CATIA No Magic tool using the Codebeamer Kovair plugin. Right click on the CATIA No Magic package under which the Codebeamer requirements should flow to or under which the requirements should be present within the CATIA No Magic application.
  3. Mapping the Model in CATIA No Magic – In the third step, let us view the same ‘Firmware manager’ requirement entry, as present (synced) in the CATIA No Magic tool.

    Kovair Integration

    Now, let us consider that the system engineer using the CATIA No Magic tool has created the blocks, actors and relation mappings or connections as required.

    Kovair Integration
  4. Exporting using Kovair Omnibus adapter – Now in this fourth step, let us consider that the user has designed the model and wants to export the model back to the Codebeamer tool.
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  5. Successful data export to Codebeamer from CATIA No Magic – The data exporting related success notification gets prompted in the form of a message box.
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  6. Viewing the associations & model diagrams – Now if you investigate the requirement within the Codebeamer tool, you can find the associations displayed as per the model already prepared in CATIA No Magic.

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    During the flow from CATIA No Magic to Codebeamer – where the traceability is established, the diagram screenshot is also synced with the Codebeamer ‘Firmware manager’ requirement as an attachment. This can be loaded and to view the exact model diagram as done in the CATIA No Magic tool. Refer to the following screenshot.


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Note: The adapter as developed and offered by Kovair follows the subject tool’s standard specifications. Any deviations from the Tool’s typical use pattern may not have been anticipated in our off-the-shelf product. For any customization or special configuration needs, please contact Kovair Sales – sales@kovair.com