Satisfying Requirements and the Satisfy relationship

In this case we'll assert that every VolumeControl of this home entertainment system meets the requirement, so we won't also specify that the volumeControl:VolumeControl part of block SoundSystem also satisfies the Requirement.

We'll see later how we can then enforce a satisfaction policy rules such as:

'If a part property is typed by a block that satisfies the requirement, by default the part property also satisfies the requirement'

'If a block has a part that directly satisfies a requirement, the block also indirectly satisfies the requirement'

SysML does not specify many rules for Satisfaction because:

The OMG SysML language deliberately does not aim to restrict users and tools to one strict systems engineering methodology; it provides flexible capabilities and options for use by many model-based systems engineering methodologies and tools.

However, you get some nice tool help for such rules:

Magicdraw/Cameo has a powerful "implied relation" facility for use in query tables, dependency matrices, and as element properties

We'll explore implied satisfaction in more detail a bit later when we see how use the Satisfy Requirement Matrix system in the tool, but next we look quickly at the Trace relationship.

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Requirements and the Trace relationship - metamodel

Notes

[COMPLICATION] In SysML more than one NamedElement can help Satisfy a single Requirement (which presents challenges for verifying satisfaction of Requirements). This is a conceptual challenge for requirements engineering in general, not just SysML!

[NAMING, POLICY]{STRONG} Prefer 'UpperCamelCase' (a.k.a. PascalCase) names for Behaviors such as Activities intended for use in CallBehaviorActions, or at least use a 'Capital first letter'; avoid 'all lower case' (as it leads to confusion with lower case Action names)

[CAPABILITY, FEATURE, TOOL] Magicdraw/Cameo has a powerful "implied relation" facility for use in query tables, dependency matrices, and as element properties

[ASSERTION, TIP] The OMG SysML language deliberately does not aim to restrict users and tools to one strict systems engineering methodology; it provides flexible capabilities and options for use by many model-based systems engineering methodologies and tools.

Snippets (quotes/extracts)

[SysML-1.6] A Satisfy relationship is a dependency between a requirement and a model element that fulfills the requirement.

[SysML-1.6] Satisfy::1_supplier_is_requirement The supplier shall be an element stereotyped by any subtype of «AbstractRequirement».

[SysML-1.6] Satisfy::getSatisfies (in ref : NamedElement) : AbstractRequirement [0..*]

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