Cognition Cockpit™ — Requirements Management Software

January 9, 2012
Cognition Corporation announces Cockpit Version 6.0.4

Cognition Corporation (Bedford, MA) announced today the release of a maintenance update for version 6.0 of the Cockpit. Some of the significant changes since version 6.0.3 are:

• Significant improvements have been made to the new Word import functionality that was introduced in the prior release.
• Specifying the Requirement key words during Word imports is more user friendly now.
• Performance improvements were made to Matlab calculations.
• Performance was improved for the loading of Cockpit documents.
• Customizable FMEA template now allows users to specify different options to show or not show, picker, auto complete, etc.
• Long text fields in a table can now be configured to have an optional ‘More’ link.
• A problem with recursive data sources has been corrected.

In addition, there are a significant number of fixes and other improvements. For complete details, see the Support Wiki (search for "Cockpit Version 6.0 Patch Releases" and scroll down).

September 20, 2011
Cognition Corporation announces Cockpit Version 6.0.3

Cognition Corporation (Bedford, MA) announced today the release of a maintenance update for version 6.0 of the Cockpit. Some of the significant changes since version 6.0.2 are:

• Microsoft Word® document import functionality has been improved significantly. This release eliminates the server side dependency on Microsoft Word software. Also, the new import capability supports import of tables and graphics contained in the Word document. The handling of the content during the import can be easily customized by modifying the three import formats that are provided with this release.
• A couple of site setup reports were added to show peak login usage and to analyze license usage over a time period.
• A problem with printing various pages in Cockpit has been corrected.
• A problem with project validation after copying sections between documents has been corrected.
• A problem with losing requirement target values when associated tests with milestones were deleted has been corrected.
• Type not found error during project differences has been corrected.
• LDAP login has been enhanced so it should work with all SSL server configurations.

In addition, there are a significant number of fixes and other improvements. For complete details, see the Support Wiki (search for "Cockpit Version 6.0 Patch Releases" and scroll down).

July 19, 2011
Cognition Corporation announces Cockpit Version 6.0.2

Cognition Corporation (Bedford, MA) announced today the release of a maintenance update for version 6.0 of the Cockpit. Some of the significant changes since version 6.0.1 include:

• Added support for Visio™ Containers in Cockpit Visio documents. (This requires Visio 2010.)
• FlexEdit now allows users to specify Group types for the new groups created.
• UI Improvements were made to show better indentation for each level in FMEA when custom requests are used.
• Emailing meetings now shows the right content.
• Problem with pasting some images in Cockpit has been corrected.

In addition, there are a significant number of fixes and other improvements. For complete details, see the Support Wiki (search for "Cockpit Version 6.0 Patch Releases" and scroll down).

May 16, 2011
Cognition Corporation announces Cockpit Version 6.0.1

Cognition Corporation (Bedford, MA) announced today the release of a maintenance update for version 6.0 of the Cockpit. Some of the significant changes since version 6.0 include:

• The drop list used in many places in the Cockpit has been replaced with a much more standard and easy to use drop list.
• Custom XML import capability is now available.
• Images pasted from the clipboard are now stored in a PNG format, which is much more compact and should allow Word exports to perform better.
• Clicking on another item in the Cockpit while rendering a Cockpit document or portion of a Cockpit document now aborts the render operation on the server. This should eliminate the performance problem users could cause by clicking multiple times on very large documents.
• A new scoring option “Failure frequency” has been added to the FMEA table options.
• A new section format “AdHoc Charts” has been added that allows the use of various graphical charting methods to render Cockpit data.

In addition, there are a significant number of fixes and other improvements. For complete details, see the Support Wiki.

November 4, 2010
Cognition Corporation announces Cockpit Version 6.0

Cognition Corporation (Bedford, MA) announced today the release of Cockpit version 6.0. This major release includes the following significant new functionality:

• Bi-directional Visio Link – In version 6.0 there is a new Native Visio document type. This document allows you to incorporate a Visio diagram that links elements of the diagram directly to Cockpit objects and data attributes on those objects.
• Sequential Group Relationships – Prior to version 6.0, groups could only be hierarchical (parent and child relationships). In order to better represent a process flow, groups can now have both hierarchical and sequential relationships. This means a single group has four relationship types: Parent, Child, Successor, and Predecessor. These relationships are particularly important when connecting groups to Visio diagrams.
• Group Types – Groups now support types similar to requirements. These types can also be configured to have hierarchical or sequential type relationships. Some of the important capabilities that are made available by group types include:
  • Ability to link to specific Visio shapes based on group type
  • Control of the group icon displayed
  • Custom user interface control such as filters and home page customization based on the type
  • Mapping into a company’s specific terminology for hierarchical and sequential data using group type names that match the company terminology
• Inter-project Linking – With version 6.0 you can now link requirements, groups, and documents between projects. This allows you to divide large projects into more manageable sub-projects. Each project can have its own access control and version management. The items can then be linked into other projects and any changes in the source project will be reflected in the destination.
• Default From Data Sections – In order to make it quick to perform design trade studies, new parameter data sections can now inherit their values from another existing data section. You may have a design that has thousands of parameters but only a small number of them will change for a new design alternative. Using the new “Default From” option on a data section, you can quickly derive all the parameters for the new alternative and only the parameters that are different need to be specified.
• Custom Data Requests – Custom data requests are a feature available in the Site customization area of the Cockpit. This new feature allows a wide range of both database queries and modifications to be created when configuring the Cockpit at your site.
• Other Improvements – There are many other changes that are part of the Cockpit 6.0 release. These changes are a mixture of bug fixes and enhancements to the product. Each of these is tracked using a Software Performance Report (SPR). To see a summary of all the items fixed in this version, please visit our support wiki.

February 8, 2010
Cognition Corporation announces Cockpit Version 5.5

June 24, 2009
Cognition Corporation announces Cockpit Version 5.3

Cognition Corporation (Bedford, MA) announced today the release of Cockpit version 5.3. The new version strengthens Cockpit’s capability for managing the entire Product Development Process by adding key features to its support for Active Requirements Management. The new version enhances the collaborative Web2.0 environment by providing up-to-date visibility to project data when multiple users are working within a project concurrently. The web experience is further enhanced by improvements to user defined attributes for project data, such as voices and requirements, as they now additionally support graphics, tables, and other rich content.

Cognition also added a document template library that allows creation of new documents from templates, making it even easier for the occasional user to add content. The accuracy of the active sessions report has been improved and it now displays users’ full names and phone numbers to further facilitate collaboration. The new side-by-side lists feature provides direct visual correlation between related items, such as Voices and Requirements, Requirements and Risks, Failures and Causes, etc.

March 15, 2009
Cognition Corporation announces Enterprise Cost Management Version 6.0

ECM Version 6.0 incorporates a variety of new features to ease the task of customizing applications for users and supporting multiple estimates per line item. The added customization capabilities means user specific features can easily be added without the need for database migrations. The modifications also make it easier for users to add their own functions using Cognitions ASE scripting language. The new features include:

• Customization Attributes - All ECM specific objects, including such data types as Cost Contributors, Estimates, Initiatives, Elements, and Scenarios have been given string keyed maps for custom data. These maps will allow for future database changes without requiring data migration. Four map attributes have been added, including maps for Reals, Strings, Dates, and Objects.
• User Definable Table View - Users can now define multiple table view formats that can be stored and retrieved. Any custom table view formats are available to all users.
• Custom Data Support - Users can now import and report custom data without requiring an updated ECM domain. An import custom data command has been added as well as a Scenario Output Custom Data report.
• Dual Source Support - Users can now specify more than one Estimate for each Scenario line item and a ratio (70,30) to determine the weight each Estimate should be given in calculating the cost for the line item.
• Multiple Target Support - Users can now specify more than one Target cost for a Scenario. Most reports allow the user to specify which target cost should be used for the report. Some reports allow multiple targets to be reported.
• Estimate and Scenario Costs Stored For Performance - Estimate cost levels and NRE/Lot Quantity pricing rates are now stored on the Estimate for improved performance. Scenario PCL, BCL, TCL, and TPL costs are also stored for improved performance on reports.

January 4, 2009
Cognition Corporation announces Cockpit Version 5.2

Version 5.2 strengthens Cockpit’s capability for managing the entire Product Development Process including collecting customer voices, mapping to System and Subsystem Requirements via HOQ/QFD, and enabling Active Requirement Management integral with Risk and Critical Parameter Management. The new version supports internal and external transfer functions with variances, tying verification and validation data to the Requirements, and automatically generating scorecards and reports all in a traceable, secure, globally collaborative Web2.0 environment.

Cognition also added version/configuration management for Cockpit documents and support for external file storage when using Cockpit attachment files. Cost reports and copying of text and images from Microsoft Word documents into Cockpit documents have been improved. Additional highlights include active templates for guiding the occasional user through complex design steps and support for the export of Cockpit URL links.