Advanced Analysis Enhancements, Modernized TMSX Workflows, and Improved Reporting
Qualtech Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of TEAMS-Designer® 26.3. This release expands TEAMS-Designer’s diagnostic and fault-analysis capabilities with significant enhancements to DFT, Testability and Serviceability Analysis, Fault Impact Propagation, model reporting, and TMSX model management. It also delivers a collection of stability improvements, bug fixes, and third-party library updates across the platform.
TEAMS-Designer 26.3 focuses on helping engineers better understand how faults propagate through complex systems, improving the accuracy of diagnostic analyses, increasing model traceability, and simplifying collaboration through a modernized TMSX workflow. With clearer analysis results, enhanced reporting, and more reliable model interchange, this release provides meaningful improvements for both model developers and analysis practitioners.
What’s New in TEAMS-Designer 26.3
DFT Enhancements
TEAMS-Designer 26.3 expands support for Inputs as Failure Sources and introduces several improvements that increase the fidelity of DFT analysis. New capabilities include hierarchy-level configuration options, improved AND Node handling, and more informative diagnostic visualizations.
A key enhancement is improved visibility into diagnostic coverage. DFT output now clearly distinguishes fault paths that successfully reach a test from those that terminate before detection. This additional context helps engineers understand why certain failures remain unobservable and supports more effective fault isolation and model refinement efforts.
Expanded Testability and Serviceability Analysis
Testability and Serviceability Analysis have been extended to support Inputs as Failure Sources and Output Ports as Tests at both the Module Depth and Module Hierarchy Label levels.
In addition, analysis results are now presented through new Report Panes within TEAMS-Designer, providing a more integrated workflow for reviewing and navigating generated results. This enhancement makes it easier to move between modeling activities and analysis review without leaving the design environment.
TMSX Format Modernization
TEAMS-Designer 26.3 introduces significant improvements to the TMSX model format designed to improve model consistency, traceability, and collaboration. Enhancements include improved identifier management, more consistent organization of model data, enhanced handling of technology labels, and greater reliability when exporting and reloading TMSX models.
These improvements help produce cleaner revision histories, simplify configuration management activities, and improve the exchange of models between TEAMS environments. Organizations using TMSX as part of larger engineering workflows will benefit from more predictable model lifecycle management and improved interoperability.
Analysis Configuration Reporting
TEAMS-Designer 26.3 adds a new Analysis Configuration Report that documents the analysis options used when generating reports. The report is available for Testability, Serviceability, Static Analysis, and Consolidated Reports.
By capturing analysis settings alongside analysis results, users gain improved traceability, repeatability, and reviewability. This enhancement helps teams better understand how results were generated and supports verification activities throughout the engineering process.
Fault Impact Propagation

TEAMS-Designer 26.3 introduces a significantly enhanced Fault Impact Propagation capability that provides a more accurate representation of faults and their downstream effects throughout a system.
The updated analysis improves the handling of function state, failover behavior, AND Node propagation margins, and downstream effect visualization. These enhancements help users better understand system behavior under fault conditions and more effectively evaluate the operational consequences of failures.
Model Validation Improvements
Duplicate Module Labels are now identified within the Model Inconsistency Report, making it easier to detect and correct modeling issues before they affect downstream analyses.
Additionally, fault-inserted DFT generation now correctly produces cut sets from inserted fault trees, improving the accuracy and consistency of related analysis workflows.
Third-Party Library Updates
TEAMS-Designer 26.3 includes a refresh of multiple third-party dependencies to maintain platform security, compatibility, and long-term supportability. Updates include:
These updates help ensure TEAMS-Designer remains aligned with current platform technologies and supported dependency versions.
Stability Improvements and Bug Fixes
TEAMS-Designer 26.3 includes a series of fixes across model loading, analysis generation, reporting, TMSX workflows, and user interface behavior.
Highlights include:
Together, these updates improve reliability, correctness, and usability across key TEAMS-Designer workflows.
Looking Ahead
TEAMS-Designer 26.3 continues Qualtech Systems’ investment in improving diagnostic modeling, fault analysis, and model lifecycle management. With enhanced DFT capabilities, expanded Testability and Serviceability Analysis, modernized TMSX workflows, improved reporting, and more accurate Fault Impact Propagation, this release delivers meaningful advancements for engineers working with complex systems.
We encourage customers to upgrade to TEAMS-Designer 26.3 and take advantage of the latest analysis enhancements, reporting improvements, platform updates, and stability fixes.
We’re excited to announce the release of TEAMS-RDS® & TEAMATE® 26.3, delivering major platform modernization updates, expanded Linux support, and enhancements that strengthen performance, security, and reliability across the product suite.
This release lays the groundwork for future innovation by upgrading core platform technologies while continuing our commitment to providing a secure and dependable environment for model-based diagnostics, troubleshooting, and training.
One of the most significant updates in this release is the migration of TEAMS-RDS to Java 25 and Tomcat 11 across both Windows and Linux deployments. This modernization effort brings substantial improvements in performance, scalability, and security.
Customers can expect:
By moving to the latest enterprise-grade Java and Tomcat technologies, TEAMS-RDS is better positioned to take advantage of new platform innovations while maintaining the reliability our customers expect.
Organizations deploying TEAMS-RDS in Linux environments can now take advantage of full Ubuntu 26 support.
All major platform capabilities, including:
have been validated and supported on Ubuntu 26, enabling customers to adopt the latest Ubuntu release while maintaining operational continuity and compatibility.
Security remains a top priority for every TEAMS-RDS release.
Version 26.3 includes updates to native C/C++ and Java-based third-party libraries, ensuring the platform continues to benefit from the latest security patches, performance improvements, and vendor-supported releases.
These updates help protect deployments against known vulnerabilities and active exploits while reducing operational risk.
In addition to platform enhancements, TEAMS-RDS 26.3 addresses several issues reported by customers and internal teams, including:
Together, these fixes improve day-to-day usability and help administrators manage TEAMS-RDS environments more efficiently.
The 26.3 release represents more than a routine update. By modernizing the underlying platform infrastructure with Java 25 and Tomcat 11, expanding Linux support to Ubuntu 26, and continuing our focus on security and maintainability, we’ve established a strong foundation for the next generation of TEAMS-RDS and TEAMATE capabilities.
We encourage all customers to upgrade to the latest version to take advantage of these improvements.
For questions regarding upgrading, deployment, or licensing, contact the Qualtech Systems support team at su*****@*****si.com.
What’s New in 26.3 at a Glance
✅ Java 25 support
✅ Tomcat 11 support
✅ Improved performance and security
✅ Full Ubuntu 26 platform support
✅ Updated third-party libraries
✅ Administrative usability fixes
✅ Moodle training package export improvements
Team QSI is proud to announce the release of TEAMS-RDS® 26.2 and TEAMATE® 26.2.
This release continues our focus on stability, usability, and keeping core platform dependencies current. TEAMS-RDS 26.2 includes several improvements to the Training Center experience, along with Model Viewer refinements and third-party library updates. TEAMATE 26.2 also includes updated third-party libraries to help keep deployments current and secure.
TEAMS-RDS 26.2 includes a broad set of Training Center improvements focused on clarity, navigation, scoring, and overall user experience.
Training Center updates include clearer Test Coverage behavior, improved alignment between session steps and the Diagnostic Tree, corrected score calculation behavior, and refinements to the test selection feedback process. Several usability issues were also addressed, including navigation through Test Coverage, Question History behavior, spacing in the test selection interface, and help text corrections.
This release also improves behavior around the Model Viewer. Cache-related issues have been corrected, and the Model Viewer now handles cases more gracefully when runtimegen is not installed.
To further streamline Training Center workflows, Required Resources and Restore System Setup Status pages are no longer displayed.
TEAMATE 26.2 focuses on keeping the application current with updated third-party libraries.
Native C/C++ and Java dependencies have been updated to their latest versions, supporting continued security, compatibility, and maintainability across TEAMATE deployments.
On the security and maintenance side of things, third-party dependencies have been updated for both TEAMS-RDS and TEAMATE.
These updates help keep supported installations current and reduce exposure to known issues in older dependency versions.
See the third-party library report of TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE for more details.
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Qualtech Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of TEAMS-Designer® 26.2. This release continues the progress made throughout version 26 by improving diagnostic modeling workflows, refining editor usability, strengthening model review capabilities, and delivering important dependency updates and stability fixes.
TEAMS-Designer 26.2 focuses on making core modeling and analysis tasks clearer and more efficient. With improved DFT fault propagation visibility, revamped Function and Function Group editing, expanded response modeling support, and a broad set of corrections across reports, dialogs, importing, editing, and analysis workflows, this release helps users work more confidently with complex system models.
TEAMS-Designer 26.2 improves the DFT experience by showing fault propagation paths up to unbreeched AND nodes and disconnected switches.
In previous versions, TEAMS-Designer displayed complete fault paths to a test. With this release, Designer can now display partial paths when propagation is blocked by an AND node or switch. This gives engineers better insight into where and why propagation stops, making it easier to understand model behavior and investigate diagnostic coverage.
For users working through complex DFT scenarios, this added visibility supports faster model review and more informed troubleshooting of propagation paths.
The Function Editor and Function Group Editor have been combined and enhanced for improved usability.
By bringing these workflows together, TEAMS-Designer 26.2 provides a more straightforward editing experience for users managing functions and function groups. This helps reduce context switching, simplifies common editing tasks, and makes function management more approachable within day-to-day modeling activities.
TEAMS-Designer 26.2 improves duplicate visibility for module labels in the Batch Model Editor.
This enhancement helps users identify repeated or conflicting labels more easily while working with larger sets of model data. Better visibility into duplicate labels supports cleaner models, easier review, and more efficient correction of potential data-entry issues.
For users performing Response Modeling, Latent Failure Analysis is now available in the Response Path Editor.
This enhancement extends response modeling workflows by making latent failure analysis more accessible within the context where response paths are reviewed and edited. It helps users better evaluate how latent failures may affect modeled response behavior and system-level outcomes.
TEAMS-Designer 26.2 also includes updated third-party dependencies to keep the platform current. Updates include:
These updates support ongoing security, compatibility, and maintainability across the TEAMS-Designer platform.
See the third-party library report of TEAMS-Designer for more details.
TEAMS-Designer 26.2 now warns users when modeling from network drives or removable storage.
This added warning helps users avoid workflows that may introduce performance issues, file access problems, or unexpected behavior when working with active model files. By alerting users earlier, TEAMS-Designer helps encourage more reliable modeling practices.
TEAMS-Designer 26.2 includes a broad set of fixes across editing, reports, analysis, model import, DFT behavior, and user interface consistency.
Highlights include:
Together, these fixes improve reliability, correctness, and usability across several important TEAMS-Designer workflows.
TEAMS-Designer 26.2 continues Qualtech Systems’ investment in making TEAMS-Designer more capable, more reliable, and easier to use for engineers developing and analyzing complex system models.
With clearer DFT propagation behavior, improved function editing, better model review tools, expanded response modeling support, and continued stability work, this release provides meaningful improvements for both everyday modeling and advanced analysis workflows.
We encourage customers to upgrade to TEAMS-Designer 26.2 and take advantage of the latest usability improvements, analysis enhancements, dependency updates, and bug fixes.
Qualtech Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of TEAMS-Designer® 26.1. This release builds on the modernization and usability improvements introduced in version 26, with a strong focus on faster analysis, expanded reporting, improved model review, and important third-party library updates.
TEAMS-Designer 26.1 delivers meaningful enhancements for engineers working with fault trees, cut sets, and function analysis, while also improving day-to-day usability across dialogs, reports, and editing workflows. Combined with a broad set of bug fixes and security-focused dependency updates, version 26.1 continues to strengthen the reliability and efficiency of the TEAMS-Designer experience.
TEAMS-Designer 26.1 improves Cut Set generation performance, helping users analyze models more quickly and reduce turnaround time when working through complex fault scenarios.
For teams working with large or detailed models, this improvement supports a more responsive analysis workflow and gets results in front of engineers sooner.
TEAMS-Designer 26.1 adds the ability to select Switch Modes during Fault Tree generation.
This enhancement gives users more control over how fault trees are generated and reviewed, helping align analysis results more closely with the intended system configuration and operating context.
A new Fault-To-Function (LOF) Report has been added under the Reports menu, giving users a more streamlined way to generate this information directly from the TEAMS-Designer interface.
By bringing this capability into the application, version 26.1 reduces reliance on command-line workflows and makes fault-to-function analysis more accessible within normal modeling activities.
The Model Inconsistency Report now includes a new AND Node Inconsistency Report available through Reports → Model Inconsistency Report.
This report identifies all functions that reach every AND Node in the default system and switch configuration. It was added in response to a need for greater visibility into cases where functions do not propagate to all input ports of an AND Node, helping users detect and investigate model inconsistencies more effectively.
TEAMS-Designer 26.1 includes several enhancements that improve everyday model exploration and editing:
These improvements make it easier to continue focused search workflows and identify incomplete model definitions more efficiently.
To help keep deployed environments safe from active exploits and aligned with current dependencies, TEAMS-Designer 26.1 updates several native C/C++ and Java third-party libraries, including:
These updates improve security posture while keeping the platform current.
See the third-party library report of TEAMS-Designer for more details.
TEAMS-Designer 26.1 also includes a broad range of fixes across reporting, dialogs, theming, imports, DFT workflows, and database interactions.
Highlights include:
Together, these fixes improve correctness, polish, and usability across a wide range of core workflows.
TEAMS-Designer 26.1 continues the momentum established in version 26 by delivering faster analysis, stronger reporting capabilities, improved model review tools, and ongoing refinement of the user experience.
This release reflects Qualtech Systems’ continued investment in making TEAMS-Designer more capable, more efficient, and easier to use for engineers building and analyzing increasingly sophisticated system models.
We encourage customers to upgrade to TEAMS-Designer 26.1 and take advantage of the latest performance improvements, reporting enhancements, and stability updates.
Team QSI is proud to announce another TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE release.
Windows Only: TEAMS-RDS Developer installer now prefers ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server when creating an ODBC data source for TEAMS-Designer. ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server is installed by SQL Server 2022 Express. Using this ODBC driver will ensure max compatibility with SQL Server 2022. If for some odd reason, ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server is not found, installer will fall back to using OS provided SQL Server ODBC driver.
Windows Only: TEAMS-RDS installer more clearly states what will be missed when Python 3.14 is not installed. Dialog now puts everything in the context of IOT Sim, a web-based replacement for Sensor Agent, which depends upon Python 3.14 to function.
On the security side of things, third party dependencies have been updated.
See the third-party library report of TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE for more details.
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Team QSI is proud to announce another TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE release.
Install Upgrade Support WiX-based Windows installer now supports upgrades. No longer do you need to un-install then install. Double click the new installer to get on your way with the latest version!
As for enhancements, SoftwareKey Protection Plus 5 licensing API usage has been optimized for today’s encryption. Encryption year after year is becoming stronger and stronger. Which means decryption is taking longer and longer. Updated the license routines to play nicer with the strength of the encryption.
On the security side of things, third party dependencies have been updated.
See the third-party library report of TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE for more details.
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Qualtech Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of TEAMS-Designer® 26, a significant update that delivers a modernized user experience, major performance improvements, and enhanced installation flexibility—while continuing to strengthen the modeling and analysis capabilities relied upon by systems engineers worldwide.
This release represents a foundational investment in the future of TEAMS-Designer, combining long-requested usability enhancements with under-the-hood optimizations designed to scale with increasingly complex models.
TEAMS-Designer 26 introduces a new Windows 11–style user interface, offering a cleaner, more contemporary look and feel while maintaining continuity with existing workflows.
Key UI highlights include:
Note: Fresh installations default to the Legacy View to ensure a smooth transition. Users may enable the Windows 11 style at any time in the Personalization dialog.
TEAMS-Designer 26 delivers substantial performance improvements for Fault Tree modeling, particularly for large and complex trees.
Enhancements include:
These updates enable engineers to work more efficiently with large diagnostic and fault models without sacrificing interactivity.
A new Effect Hierarchy Report is now available under Reports → Generate Effect Report, providing a clear, structured summary of all effects within a model. This report supports improved model review, validation, and communication across engineering teams.
For the first time, TEAMS-Designer now supports MSI upgrade-in-place installation. Users can upgrade existing installations directly to version 26.0 while preserving their current configuration and environment—eliminating the need for uninstall/reinstall cycles.
TEAMS-Designer 26.0 includes numerous stability and correctness fixes across diagnostics, fault trees, analyses, and property dialogs. Highlights include:
These fixes contribute to a more reliable day-to-day modeling experience.
See the third-party library report of TEAMS-Designer for more details.
For full system requirements, please refer to the Qualtech Systems website.
TEAMS-Designer 26 lays the groundwork for continued UI modernization, performance scaling, and workflow enhancements in future releases. This version represents not just an update, but a strategic step toward a more powerful and user-friendly modeling environment.
We encourage all customers to upgrade and explore the new capabilities introduced in this release.
We are excited to announce the release of TEAMS-Designer 13.2.2! This latest update introduces new features to enhance your modeling capabilities, expand diagnostic functionality, and brings a suite of stability improvements based on customer feedback.
Dockable Panes In an effort to improve accessibility in TEAMS-Designer, some windows have been converted into dockable-panes. A preview of this effort can be seen with the Model Tree (found under Tools). These panes can be docked/undocked wherever the user chooses! More to come in the next release.
Function Groups can now be created from the Effect functions tab in Effect and Module Properties.
Pass Outcomes can now be explicitly chosen for Direct Tests.
We’ve addressed several key issues to improve the overall stability and reliability of TEAMS-Designer:
Team QSI is proud to announce another TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE release.
TEAMS-RDS Only: TEAMS-Designer® Model Reader In-browser ability to view a TEAMS-Designer® model. Reader allows you to perform DFT Analysis using the same routines as TEAMS-Designer® Windows desktop application. Along with ability to traverse the model hierarchy in all its breadth and depth.
NOTE: Functionality requires a licensable module. Contact QSI sales for details.
TEAMS-RDS Only: ODBC for Linux Components To fully support PostgreSQL, Linux components assembler, dbagent and model_agent updated with an ODBC layer. Facilitated by unixODBC library from Oracle Linux 8 and Ubuntu 24.04’s standard package repos. Getting started is easy. Add a DSN named rds to system DSNs (/etc/odbc.ini). Then re-start TEAMS-RDS® service (systemctl start rds).
NOTE: Functionality requires a licensable module. Contact QSI sales for details.
On the security side of things, third party dependencies have been updated.
See the third-party library report of TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE for more details.
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