The IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® product
line is a visual development environment for systems engineers and
software developers to create real-time or embedded systems and software.
Diverse teams can collaborate to analyze requirements, manage complexity
using industry-standard languages, validate functionality early in
the development life cycle, perform design reviews, and automate the
delivery of innovative, high-quality products. The product line supports
the communication and collaboration needs of a diverse team by supporting
the full requirements life cycle, from specification and development
through test and delivery.
Depending on which edition you use, Rational Rhapsody provides
the following features. For specific platform, edition, and language
requirements and limitations, see the release notes for Rational Rhapsody.
- Support by all editions for modeling with UML, SysML, AUTOSAR,
MARTE, DDS, DoDAF*, MODAF*, UPDM*, multicore, MISRA-C, MISRA-C++;
and for the creation of custom profiles for the development of domain-specific
languages (DSL).
- Sharing, linking, and reviewing design information with the extended
team through the web through IBM Jazz-based
integration with IBM Rational Rhapsody Design Manager
- Profiles, settings, stereotypes, tags, and APIs with which you
can extend and configure the product
- Requirements modeling and traceability features with integration
to leading requirements management tools, such as IBM Rational DOORS®
- Advanced requirements synchronization, impact, and coverage analysis
capabilities*
- Static checking to ensure that the design is consistent
- Eclipse platform integration with IBM Rational Team Concert™ (Windows only)
- A systems engineering toolkit for automating common systems engineering
functions, including IBM Rational Harmony for Systems
Engineers
- XMI* (XML Metadata Interchange) and IBM Rational Rose® importing
for integration with established systems and reuse
- A Configuration Management Interface, including an advanced graphical
difference-and-merging tool that can integrate with tools such as IBM Rational Synergy, IBM Rational Team Concert, or IBM Rational ClearCase®
- Generation of documentation by using a range of tools, from a
simple RTF report generator to fully customizable report tools, such
as IBM Rational Publishing Engine or IBM Rational Rhapsody ReporterPLUS*
- Interfaces to MathWorks Simulink*, IBM Rational SDL Suite, IBM Rational System Architect, and IBM Rational Statemate® can be used to validate
your entire architecture while using tools for control engineering,
protocol development, and functional system design
* The marked capabilities are provided with optional add-on products.
For more information on Rational Rhapsody, refer to the Information
Center: http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/rhaphlp/v8/index.jsp