Tool suite introduces bi-directional trace to close verification workflow gap
Software company, LDRA has partnered with Jama Connect to provide end-to-end bidirectional traceability of requirements across the development lifecycle.
The company specialises in functional safety, security, and standards compliance, and this partnership with Jama Software delivers a test validation and verification lifecycle solution for safety- and security-critical applications in the embedded software market.
The LDRA tool suite integrates with Jama Connect enabling developers to bi-directionally trace the relationships between the various stages of application development. Such transparency across the development lifecycle ensures faster development, improved code quality, and stronger risk mitigation, says LDRA.
For applications to be safe and secure, development teams must follow strict processes that ensure all aspects of development are fully traced, tested, and documented and comply with industry safety and security standards such as DO-178B/C for aerospace, ISO 26262 for automotive, IEC 61508 for industrial controls, and IEC 62304 for medical devices. Develpers must map application requirements to software written, and that code must be tested to ensure that it does what it is expected to do, that all existing code maps to a given requirement, and that all inter-relationships are bi-directionally traceable.
By integrating the LDRA tool suite with Jama Connect, LDRA says it closes the software verification gap by showing the relationships among application requirements, code, software verification, and documentation. LDRA automates software analysis and application verification to ensure software quality, while Jama Software provides a product development platform with broader visibility into product definition and design, including build and test phases.
The Jama Connect management framework exposes the relationships and dependencies among projects, teams, activities, and results. Developers can quickly trace requirements, source code, test cases, and test execution results to gain insight into testing progress, code quality, stability of the system, and validation on the host and target platforms.
The integration allows developers to analyse the application by exporting Jama Connect project artefacts or item types into LDRA’s TBmanager to identify any feedback loops on software design, certification needs, testing, or code defects. The item types are typically Jama Connect multi-level requirements and test cases, which can be kept synchronised no matter which development lifecycle methodology has been adopted. Teams can work with the most current records and progress and evidence reports can be automatically generated at any time.
LDRA maintains that this comprehensive integration greatly increases efficiency in software testing and reduces the costs of producing high-quality software including software that must go through qualification or certification.
