3SL are pleased to announce we have been successful in our assessment under the Cyber Essentials scheme for another year.
Cyber Essentials logo
Cyber Essentials is a Government-backed, industry-supported scheme to help organisations protect themselves against common online threats.
IASME
We have also been successful in our assessment for the IASME standard and in the assessment under GDPR.
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The IASME Governance standard, based on international best practice, is risk-based and includes aspects such as physical security, staff awareness, and data backup. It is recognised as the best cyber security standard for small companies by the UK Government when in consultation with trade associations and industry groups.
These assessments should give you an added layer of confidence when dealing with 3SL. We would thoroughly recommend our customers use similar precautions for their businesses. No matter how good your security, the unexpected may happen, a power loss to your server a broken water pipe flooding your machine room. So alongside good data security, we would also recommend a good backup plan for your Cradle data.
3SL is pleased to announce the release of Cradle-7.4.2.
This is available for download from the 3SL website. This has some handy new features and fixes. Which are in place to improve your overall Cradle experience .
Cradle-7.4.2 is the latest patch release for Cradle-7.4, so is completely compatible with your 7.4 security code. Users with 7.4 do not need a new code and can download and install without charge. Users on older versions of Cradle, with maintenance, can move to this version at any time by requesting a new code from 3SL support.
Cradle 7.4.2
New features
Matrix Item Attribute / Navigation Filtering
Transitive Links
In a standard matrix, would show as a fully populated grid. However, whilst Team A does provide part of Service 1, they do not provide the element which satisfies Requirement 7 or any part of Requirement 10. Those are provided by Team B.
Complete Matrix
Cradle has always provided the facility to add textual attributes to the cross reference between items. In this example, choosing the link between Service 1 and Requirement 7 we could add Team A to note that Team A provides that element of the service. The new feature lets you filter the matrix results in the transitive cells by adding a Regex filter to the navigation being followed. This will look for a match between the attribute of the item and the text in the cross reference. In this case looking for the item Identity will give the following result.
Attribute Filtered Matrix
Cross Reference Attributes
Allow restriction to a set of pre-defined values. Allow replacement or append behaviour when selecting from a list.
TLS
Upgrade OpenSSL and TLS to support TLS v1.3
Adaptations
An improvement in the behaviour dealing with pre-existing adaptation links.
Fixes:
Issue when importing change history with overwrite set to on.
The symbol resize handles were not working correctly.
Full details of the fixes in this release are in the Cradle help.
Team leaders should run queries with the owner set to staff who are on long vacations, so plans can be made to deal with issues involving their items while they are away.
Use Discussions on items to record thoughts and ‘To Do’ points rather than half a pad of Post-it® notes.
Cradle Subscriptions
Mini Poll
SaaS ‘v’ Traditional Ownership Poll
We asked you about subscription products. You answered our Mini Poll, and said that ‘horses for courses’ is the rule of thumb when selecting SaaS or conventional ownership. We’re happy to say Cradle is available in whichever guise suits your business.
Cradle Release
Navigation with MATRIX variables
The latest release of Cradle 7.4.2 contains a new Matrix feature. A matrix allows items linked items to be shown as a set of rows and columns with the cells representing the links between them. It is also possible to show the items in the rows linked to the items in the columns via a third item type represented in the cell. For example, rows representing requirements, columns representing results and the items in the cells representing the tests between the two. The new feature lets users filter the items shown in the matrix cells based on the value of a column or row item appearing in the cross reference attribute. This is set up as part of the navigation that is followed between items.
We have also upgraded our OpenSSL to use version 1.3 TLS.
There are a number of small bug fixes including diagram drawings, workflows, importing with overwrite.
As usual anyone with a current 7.4 code is entitled to download the latest release. Anyone with current maintenance is entitled to upgrade any previous version to this latest release.
We had a great time at INCOSE EMEASEC 2018 conference in Berlin and enjoyed meeting all those who visited us. Missed the conference or our stand? Don’t forget you can still download an evaluation copy of Cradle
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We love keeping an eye on what’s new in the field of engineering. Did you realise how much the humble loo on the move has changed? #WorldToiletDay
We celebrated Saint Andrew’s Day by constructing a COD (Collaboration diagram) showing how the Picts and Scots faced the Angles.
We would like to wish all our customers, suppliers and followers a Happy Saint Andrew’s day 2018 from 3SL.
Whether a descendent of the Picts, Scots, or Angles, we hope the only battle today will be how best to model interactions in Cradle!
COD Collaboration Diagram
A Use Case is a class of interactions between actors in a UML model’s environment and the system. Each may be complex or compound and may require decomposition into simpler Use Cases. Each path through the possible options in a Use Case, (an event flow) is called a scenario.
Scenarios can be described by a COD. This diagram shows the details of the interaction of the environment and part(s) of the system. On a UCD these are the external actors with the appropriate classes and their object instances. Each interaction is represented in terms of an exchange of messages. The COD focuses on clearly showing the totality of message transfers between all the actors and classes/object instances involved in the scenario. Similarly a SQD (Sequence diagram would be used to highlight the chronological ordering of the events.
The Battle of Athelstaneford
Whilst the battle at Athelstaneford, is over simplified in this diagram, it still shows how a more detailed interaction of the whole Use Case can be illustrated. Therefore, if you ever want a reminder of why the Saltire of Saint Andrew was chosen as the emblem of Scotland…. The legend of the clouds vision to Óengus II COD diagram, may be a handy reminder. For more information see the Cradle help section for COD.
We hope you’ll agree that Cradle is already a great value package in any of its single user or enterprise versions. It combines a hugely powerful Requirements Management tool for massively scalable requirements engineering, with Model Based Systems Engineering capabilities (MBSE). From the initial inception of your project through the elicitation, analysis, design, testing and documentation phases of your project, Cradle is there to support you. With this great offer we’re giving you even better value, or offering to support a charity – see ‘Enterprise licences’.
Single User Product Discount
Use the special discount voucher code to get £50** off any single user product. If you’re not already on the latest version of Cradle, this is an ideal opportunity to upgrade.
All you need to do is enter the £50** discount voucher code in the “Discount Code” field at the bottom of the shop checkout page during the Friday to Monday flash deal.
Enterprise Licences
We will offer £50** off EACH licence purchased during the offer period. This may be taken as a discount from your invoice or you can nominate a registered charity of your choice and 3SL will make an equivalent donation. If you find your project is expanding and you add a single REQ licence for another engineer you can claim one £50** discount / donation. If you are buying a new set of licences for a project say 5-REQ, 2-SYS and 1-DASH that’s a total of 8*£50 = £400 off the licence cost, or a lovely donation to a charity of your choice.
INCOSE host the premier conference of systems engineering and related disciplines in Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA). If you would like to find out more about Cradle come and say “Hello” or “Guten Morgen / Guten Tag” to us at booth 20.
This year’s conference is at the Mercure Hotel, Stephanstraße, Berlin.
There’s quite a bit to remember this month whether it’s the failed plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament, or the war fallen.
“Remember, remember, the fifth of November, Gunpowder Treason and Plot!” Might be a good way to cement a date in your mind we humans tend to like rhymes, songs, and mnemonics to help our brains ‘visualise’ an otherwise abstract date or fact. However, trying to remember what’s needed and when on a large project is really quite difficult. Especially when dates are not fixed.
Relative Date Query
Cradle offers a number of ways you can track your project one of which is querying on relative dates.
For example an item representing a ‘test’ that needs to be run could be set with a category of type date. You could thenqueryon ‘tests‘ that are due to occur (or should have occurred) before the end of next week. It is also possible to query on a range, say beginning of this month and end of next week.
For work breakdown items there are some built-in ranges which can be accessed on the Progress tab of query. This gives a planning view of where your project stands.
The Fallen
Remembrance
3SL join with our customers, friends and suppliers, on this armistice day, to take a moment to remember those who have fallen fighting for their countries. There is a special poignance this year, the 100th anniversary since the signing of the armistice treaty between first world war allies and Central Powers.
Cradle Subscriptions
Cradle SAAS subscription product
Last month saw the launch of an addition to the Cradle family.
Cradle Subscriptions option is a SaaS (Software as a Service) product that provides access to 3SL’s requirements management and systems engineering tool Cradle using remote servers. This means there is no need to install software on your own company systems.
Options
There are a number of bundles covering the most frequently requested configurations of Cradle. The choices reflect whether you are performing both Systems Engineering and RM, or just Requirements Management.
There are also different hosting options depending on the size/loads and locations of the servers. Choose between shared 3SL hosted or dedicated cloud environments. For further information see the product announcement.
Mini Poll
Please answer our Mini Poll, whether you prefer the:ownership, control and flexibility of software purchase,
simplified, outsourced benefits of a managed service.
don’t really mind, I just use it
there’s room for both…..
INCOSE
INCOSE
We’re at the INCOSE EMEASEC 2018 conference in Berlin Nov 05, 2018 – Nov 08, 2018. Come and say ‘Hello’ to us at booth 20.
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British Engineering
We love keeping an eye on what’s new in the field of engineering. The shropshirestar.com brought British engineering into the spotlight
SaaS not SaaS, a rather confusing statement when you look at the use of acronyms. We can assure you that Cradle Software As A Service is what we mean. However, we’ve had a bit of fun looking at some of the other meanings.
SaaS not Southend Amateur Angling Society
Shared or dedicated servers and not the lifesaving work of South Australian Ambulance Service.
SaaS not Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists
Cradle SaaS from Barrow but not to be confused with the historic Barrow-in-Furness product – Marsh’s Sass
SaaS not Marsh’s Sass
There’s a Cradle SaaS collection suitable for you, but if you’ve got a yawny #FridayFeeling, then maybe you need to look at the work of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service instead.
SaaS not Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service
Whilst today Jan 30th 2019 we’ve seen the first heavy snow flakes in Barrow, we can assure you there snow time like the present to get Cradle Software as a Service not Snow and a Shovel
SaaS NOT Snow and a Shovel
Mini Poll
Please answer our Mini Poll, whether you prefer the:
ownership, control and flexibility of software purchase,
simplified, outsourced benefits of a managed service.
Cradle
Our Requirements Management and Systems Engineering software is available in a number of S a a S flavours. For information of the subscription products see Subscriptions on the Products menu.
3SL is pleased to announce the release of Cradle-7.4.1.
This is available for download from the 3SL website. This has some handy new features and fixes. Which are in place to improve your overall Cradle experience .
Cradle-7.4.1 is the latest patch release for Cradle-7.4, so is completely compatible with your 7.4 security code. Users with 7.4 do not need a new code and can download and install without charge. Users on older versions of Cradle, with maintenance, can move to this version at any time by requesting a new code from 3SL support.
Cradle 7.4.1
Some of the new features in this release are:
Non-model item symbols have now been added to non-SysML diagrams. Item types (requirements and system notes and cross references are represented as ) Item symbols, Link symbols and Context symbols.Non-model item symbols
Details on the new symbols are below;
The link symbol will be the obvious connector which can be drawn between any item symbol and any diagram object that has a description. For example a specification / system note. Link symbols can only be connected to item and context symbols.
The context symbol represents the system note in a diagram but is a container within which other object symbols can be attached. This will show the existence of cross references between the context symbols system note and the descriptions (system notes, data definitions and specifications) accordingly.
Fixes:
Memory leak when querying RTF frames has been removed.
Cradle help now opens in the default browser for Web Access.
SysML reports now run successfully within consistency checker.
To download the latest release please visit our website at www.threesl.com and login. Once you have logged in navigate to the Resources section to download this release.
Full details of the fixes in this release are in the Cradle help.
