Using IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody and IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS 9 together 

• Visualize requirements and traceability: Visualize requirements and their traceability to models directly within Rhapsody.
• Explore models in DOORS: Access and visualize model diagrams, elements, and their traceability within DOORS 9.
• Navigate the digital thread: Navigate across the digital thread by linking DOORS and Rhapsody for a cohesive workflow.
• Generate traceability and coverage reports: Obtain comprehensive reports to ensure that all requirements are accounted for and properly linked to models.
• Change-aware synchronization: Keep your requirements and models in sync with full awareness of changes, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Script-controlled synchronization: Customize and automate synchronization processes to fit your specific needs.
• Migrate from Rhapsody Gateway: You can migrate a Rhapsody project that is created with Gateway to ReqXChanger. The links between Rhapsody model elements and DOORS requirements are preserved during the Gateway migration. Hence, you can export the Rhapsody model elements to DOORS . 

Rhapsody integration and automation improvements

• Create links between model elements and Siemens Teamcenter requirements and parameters: You can now create links between Rhapsody model elements and Siemens Teamcenter requirements and parameters. Contact Siemens for the enabling plugins.
• Simplified linking between model elements and requirements that are managed in Polarion: Establish robust links between Rhapsody model elements and Polarion versioned requirements, as well as model elements. This integration will enable a more cohesive workflow across tools. Contact Siemens for the enabling plug-in.
• Dynamic menu changes APIs: Enable or disable Rhapsody menu options on demand, allowing for a more customized and simplified user experience.

Testing and usability improvements

Test Conductor Enhancements:

• Use messages in C++ black box testing: In black-box testing, it is now possible to drive messages through C++ template instances.
• Extended test case coverage for DOORS Next remote requirements: The Test Case Coverage table view in the TestConductor Testing Profile has been extended to include DOORS Next Remote Requirements, offering a more comprehensive overview of your test cases.
• Technical preview of Message Mapper: Introducing a technical preview of the Message Mapper, a tool for transferring message-related test scenarios from one test architecture to another, simplifying scenario migration across different architectures.
• Test with multicast SysML proxy ports: Automatic testcase generation now includes support for multicast SysML proxy ports, further broadening the scope of automated testing.

Improved parallel development:

• Enhanced prompts for parallel development: When working in a team environment, new messages make it easier to know when you are not working the with the last version of your model. Updating to the latest before delivering changes greatly simplifies merge activities.

New Rhapsody menu controls:

• Sophisticated customization: New menu controls offer greater customization, including the positioning and ordering of .hep files, compatibility assurances, and the ability to allow multiple entries for the same button in both the toolbar and popup menu.

Removing user distractions:

• Category folders trigger helpers: Adjustments are made to stop triggering helpers for category folders by default, reducing unnecessary interruptions.
• More concise HTML reports: Publishing an HTML report from a template now renders the table of contents with only two levels that are expanded instead of the entire model tree. This makes reports more concise and easier to navigate.

AUTOSAR Extension

• Enhanced workflow in the Rhapsody AUTOSAR Extension: Workflow improvements in the AUTOSAR Extension promise to help teams better manage complex projects and improve overall productivity.

• New example models: The latest installation package now includes updated example models, providing you with valuable resources to better understand and apply AUTOSAR standards in your work. These models are designed to serve as a reference and help you quickly get up to speed with the latest practices.