And when something hurts, it ??™ s time to change it. 10
RIF closes the gap, allowing you to exchange requirements beyond tool limits
and company boundaries. It describes a generic format for fi ling requirements.
In addition to the requirements themselves, you can also describe groups, hierarchies,
relationships, access privileges, and more.
The RIF model is described in UML and implemented in XML. This means that it
can be imported to and exported from a SysML model. The hard part that remains
in all variants is the traceability of requirements beyond model boundaries.
9 The initiator was the Herstellerinitiative Software ( HIS ), a group of car manufacturers including
Audi, BMW, Daimler-Chrysler, Porsche, and Volkswagen. Adam Opel AG also participates in the RIF
specification.
10 Kent Beck would probably have called it the limits of smell ( If it stinks, change it. ) [2].
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Though SysML integrates several arrangements to improve this situation, the successful
realization depends on the modeling tools.
1.4.7 Statemate
STATEMATE is a graphical modeling tool of I-Logix designed for the development
of integrated systems.
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