QSI is excited to announce significant improvements to TEAMS-RDS® with the latest release! Two powerful, licensed modules – IOT-Sim and TEAMS-Designer® Model Management – are now fully available to help organizations enhance diagnostics, streamline, workflows, and improve model security.

IOT Sim – Simulate and Validate your TEAMS Model, Right from the Browser

The new IOT-Sim module empowers users to exercise their TEAMS Models in a controlled, browser-based environment. IOT-Sim allows you to:

• Inject simulated faults
• Toggle system modes
• Apply test results
• Create complex diagnostic scenarios

This interactive tool helps teams validate model behavior and troubleshoot scenarios before deployment – with needing physical hardware or desktop installations. IOT-Sim builds upon the foundation of previous simulation tools, replacing desktop-based solutions like Sensor Agent with a modern, web-accessible experience.

Seamless integration with TEAMS-RDS®:

• Simulated scenarios appear directly on the familiar System Health Status page, just like live TEAMS-RT® sessions.
• Users can launch full TEAMS-RDS Troubleshooting Sessions based on simulated results, making it easy to assess model performance and system response.

Works Hand-in-Hand with Other Licensed Feature:

• Impact Assessment: IOT-Sim can automatically generate TEAMS Fault Trees and Loss of Function reports based on simulated conditions, providing deep insight into system vulnerabilities.
• Damage Assessment: Licensed users can extend simulations to include damage modeling. (See our TEAMS-Designer release post for more details on Damage Assessment capabilities.)

Together, these integrations make IOT-Sim a powerful tool for validating diagnostics, training personnel, and refining your TEAMS Models – all through a secure, browser-based interface.

TEAMS-Designer Model Management – Secure, Flexible Model Deployment

Organizations with elevated security requirements can now manage TEAMS Models more efficiently using the TEAMS-Designer® Model Management module. Instead of relying on ODBC connections between TEAMS-Designer® and TEAMS-RDS®, users can now:

• Directly upload TEAMS-Designer® XML Models (TMSX) to TEAMS-RDS®
• Generate runtime files required by TEAMS-RDS® and TEAMATE®
• Download and securely manage models for version control or audit requirements

This feature is especially valuable for industries with strict security protocols or network segmentation, allowing users to maintain model control while reducing potential vulnerabilities.

Interested in Licensing?

Both IOT-Sim and Model Management are licensed add-ons for TEAMS-RDS®. To learn more or request a demonstration, please contact QSI.

Thank you for being part of the TEAMS community- more exciting updates are coming soon!

We are excited to announce the release of TEAMS-Designer 13.2.1! 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.

What’s New in TEAMS-Designer 13.2.1

New Features & Enhancements:

• Damage Assessment Now Available
  Licensed users can now take advantage of Damage Assessment, available as an extension to TEAMS’ DFT functionality. If licensed, simply navigate to Tools->Options to enable this feature.
• Expanded Damage Modeling Support 
  The Function Editor and Module Properties now include advanced damage modeling options, such as:
  • Damage Type Functions
  • Module Damage Functions
  • Module Damage Types
  • Damage Containment
  • Proximity Zones
  • … and more!
• Short And-Nodes Individually in DFT
  Users can now short individual And-Nodes DFT, including smart-switches configured as And-Nodes, providing finer control during simulations.
• Undo (Ctrl-Z) in Designer Text Areas
  Improved editing experience with support for undo operations across text areas.
• Searchable Fault Trees
  You can now quickly search TEAMS Fault Trees, including Modules, And-Nodes, Effects, and more—making navigation and troubleshooting faster than ever.
• Enhanced DFT Status Dialog
  The new DFT Status Dialog introduces new tabs for:
  • Propagating Functions
  • Individual Switch Positions & Modes
  • Shorted And-Nodes / Smart Switches
  • Damage Assessment (for licensed users)
• Edit Test Procedures & Module Repair Notes Directly from Diagnostic Tree View
  No more switching contexts—quickly update key documentation directly within the Diagnostic Tree View.
• Character Count Added to Text Areas
  Text fields with length limits (e.g., Module Properties, Test Properties, Batch Editors) now display real-time character counts to help ensure compliance with model constraints.

Bug Fixes

We’ve addressed several key issues to improve the overall stability and reliability of TEAMS-Designer:
• Fixed: Unable to use “Return” key in Batch Module Editor (Tech Data, Repair/Replace)
• Fixed: Models repeatedly prompting for upgrade after conversion
• Fixed: Crash when selecting certain Modules in DFT
• Fixed: Crash during Function Propagation Report generation
• Fixed: Installer upgrade reliability issues
• Fixed: Incorrect DFT behavior with And Nodes
• Fixed: Unable to change default port on switches
• Fixed: Parentheses handling in FMEA HTML filtering
• Fixed: Batch Response Editor mishandling response functions
• Fixed: Incorrect behavior in models with Direct Tests
• Fixed: FMEA reports now respect manually entered IDs regardless of Isolation labels
• Fixed: Initial Symptom options now use proper radio button controls
• Fixed: Brief Description field showing invalid text for new modules after reopening
• Fixed: Batch Module Editor text fields ignoring character limits
• Fixed: Intermittent MariaDB errors during Export to RDS
• Fixed: Tech Data fields overwritten when previewing Batch Test Editor in browser
• Fixed: Analysis Options dialog not saving during RDS export
• Fixed: Crash when deleting Direct Tests and adding Test Points with the same name
• Fixed: Heap corruption when running Serviceability Analysis followed by DFT
• Fixed: Tech Data fields not saving in Batch Module Editor
• Fixed: Screen dumps incomplete for components
• Fixed: Serviceability Analysis crashes in certain models

Team QSI is proud to announce another TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE release.

TEAMS-RDS Only: IOT Sim IOT Simulator is a web-based sensor agent. Avoid the desktop app for a modern take on seeding faults. Plus, many other facilities.

NOTE: Functionality requires a licensable module. Contact QSI sales for details.

TEAMS-RDS Only: TEAMS-Designer® Model Management Upload and Download TEAMS-Designer TMSX models directly from TEAMS-RDS without ODBC.

NOTE: Functionality requires a licensable module. Contact QSI sales for details.

On the security side of things, third party dependencies have been updated.

• curl updated to version 8.12.1
• eXpat updated to version 2.7.0
• OpenSSL updated to version 3.4.1
• Tcl/Tk updated to version 8.6.16
• LiquidXML Data Binder to version 21.0.4.13856
• OpenJDK JRE (x64) updated to version 8.0.442.06
• Apache Tomcat updated to version 9.0.102

See the third-party library report of TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE for more details.

Signing off till next release!

Team QSI is pleased to announce the release of the 13.2.x series.

13.2.0 comes with enhancements and bug fixes!

Features

• Improved TMSX Performance Import and Export time of the TMSX model format improved.
• Batch Module Editor Improvements ‘Unsaved Work’ prompt now appears in the Batch Module Editor, asking the user if they would like to exit the menu and disregard changes without saving. Additionally, multi-select capability for Technology labels was added to the Module Batch Editor.
• Paste without Formatting Implemented right-click context menu option for pasting without formatting in Designer text areas.
• Improved Missions and Phases Dialog Allows users to more-easily keep track of (and modify) existing phases.
• Latent Failures Added capability to generate a “Latent Failures” report which outlines failures that could reach a chosen effect after applying a contingency mode for those modeling Response and Recovery.
• Mitigation Provisions Added a column to the FMEA report which outlines “mitigation provisions” for each failure. i.e. for each failure, checks all paths from the failure detection method to the downstream effects, and lists any of those paths that pass through a Response Module and have a response function successfully propagate to a detected effect. This feature is also only relevant to Response and Recovery Modeling.

Bug Fixes

• SR1589-204: Fixed issue where Model-Clean-Up would result in corruption for some models.
• SR1589-138: Order of And-node input port labels corrected for fault-tree and impact export files.
• SR1589-170: Crash when copying and pasting modules with Transmitters and Receivers resolved.
• SR1563-860: Resolved issue of exporting and importing models with complex link breakpoints/routing to database and TMSX.
• SR1585-18: FMEA Report DFT Screendumps now use relative paths for portability.
• SR1582-214: Fixed an issue where an AND node effect with no input to it would crash FMEA report generation.
• SR1582-216: Fixed a crash with FMEA Report Generation when DFT Screendumps was an included option.

On the security side of things, third party dependencies have been updated.

• curl updated to version 8.12.1
• eXpat updated to version 2.7.0
• OpenSSL updated to version 3.4.1
• Tcl/Tk to version 8.6.16
• LiquidXML Data Binder to version 21.0.4.13856

See the third-party library report for more details.

Team QSI is proud to announce another TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE release.

Linux Only Ubuntu 24.04 Support Added support for Ubuntu 24.04. Ubuntu 24.04 replaces Oracle Linux 8 as TEAMS-RDS’ Linux platform of choice. Same as Oracle Linux 8, installation is a breeze due to platform forward DEB installers that specify 3rd party dependencies coming from stock and standard Ubuntu 24.04 apt repos.

Linux Only PostgreSQL 16 Support Added support for PostgreSQL 16 database in TEAMS. PostgreSQL replaces MariaDB and MySQL as TEAMS-RDS’ Linux database of choice. TEAMS-Designer and TEAMS-RDS updated to fully support PostgreSQL end to end.

On the security side of things, third party dependencies have been updated.

• curl updated to version 8.11.0
• eXpat updated to version 2.6.4
• OpenSSL updated to version 3.4.0
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 to version 14.42.34433.0

See the third-party library report of TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE for more details.

Signing off till next release!

Team QSI is pleased to announce a maintenance release of the 13.1.x series.

13.1.3 comes with enhancements and bug fixes!

Features

• Enhanced FMECA Report The user can now generate a revised and more intuitive version of the FMECA Report. In previous versions of TEAMS-Designer, the report was produced in PDF and XML formats. In this version the report is generated in XML and HTML formats. The HTML document provides utilities for sorting, searching and filtering the results. If the user chooses they can generate and link HTML reports of related DFT scenarios automatically in the report.
• Propagated Criticality Propagated Criticality is now displayed in the Failure Mode Properties Dialog.
• “Analysis For” Tree View The “Analysis For” field in the Basic Options of Serviceability/Testability has been upgraded from a list of every module in the model to a Drop Down Tree View.
• PostgreSQL 16 Support Added support for PostgreSQL 16 database in TEAMS. PostgreSQL replaces MariaDB and MySQL as TEAMS-RDS’ Linux database of choice. TEAMS-Designer updated to fully support PostgreSQL end to end. You will need to install psqlODBC (PostgreSQL ODBC driver) in order for TEAMS-Designer to export, import and delete models from a PostgreSQL database.

Bug Fixes

• SR1582-154 Severity column in FMECA report lists incorrect values.
• SR1582-144 And Nodes marked as Effects are not listed in FMECA Effect Column.
• SR1582-161 Memory leak fixed in DFT for seeding individual functions.
• PDTEAMS-1642 Memory leak fixes for TEAMS-Designer Draw Routines.
• SR1582-203 Memory leak fixes for TEAMS-Designer DFT Reloading.
• SR1586-16 Fix TEAMS-Designer Crash with Mission Phase Dialog when check-box is clicked in the right most panel tree-view with large models

On the security side of things, third party dependencies have been updated.

• curl updated to version 8.11.0
• eXpat updated to version 2.6.4
• OpenSSL updated to version 3.4.0
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 to version 14.42.34433.0

See the third-party library report for more details.

Team QSI is proud to announce another TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE release.

MFA Registration Verification Updated MFA or Multi-Factor Authentication registration workflow with ability to verify the QR code or manual code. Users can rest assured that they registered MFA correctly on their mobile device.

On the security side of things, third party dependencies have been updated.

• curl updated to version 8.10.1
• eXpat updated to version 2.6.3
• OpenSSL updated to version 3.3.2
• Tcl/Tk updated to version 8.6.15
• Apache Tomcat to version 9.0.95
• Java 8 to version 8.0.422.5

See the third-party library report of TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE for more details.

Signing off till next release!

Team QSI is pleased to announce a maintenance release of the 13.1.x series.

13.1.2 comes with enhancements and bug fixes!

Bug-Fixes

• PDTEAMS-1637 Removed Message from Analysis incorrectly saying TEAMS Testing is not responding.
• SR1580-384 Resolved crash during DFT on specific models.

On the security side of things, third party dependencies have been updated.

• curl updated to version 8.10.1
• eXpat updated to version 2.6.3
• OpenSSL updated to version 3.3.2
• Tcl/Tk updated to version 8.6.15

See the third-party library report for more details.

Team QSI is proud to announce another TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE release.

TEAMS-RDS Only: Active Learning Detect anomalies in sensor data in order to dynamically update TEAMS-Designer models during runtime.

NOTE: Functionality requires a licensable module. Contact QSI sales for details.

TEAMS-RDS Only: Training Center Users are now able to train themselves in how to properly fix a system without being in the field. Select a symptom and a failure in Training Center. User’s will then choose the best test and corrective action to resolve the issue. All while being scored along the way. Scores can also be fed into an xAPI capable learning tool such as Moodle.

NOTE: Functionality requires a licensable module. Contact QSI sales for details.

On the security side of things, third party dependencies have been updated.

• curl updated to version 8.9.1
• Apache Tomcat to version 9.0.93

See the third-party library report of TEAMS-RDS & TEAMATE for more details.

Signing off till next release!

Team QSI is pleased to announce the release of the 13.1.x series.

13.1.1 comes with enhancements and bug fixes!

Features

• Users can now export the model in a TMSX format that is compatible with:
  • TEAMS Designer 12.5.5
  • TEAMS-Designer 13.0.4

Bug-Fixes

• TEAMS-Designer will no longer crash when renaming a module using the F2 key.
• In HTML Fault Tree, AND node margin preventing fault propagation up, when a branch is not present due to faults having no common function with effect.

Disclaimers

• TEAMS-Designer’s Installer may prompt the user with 2 warnings about creating shortcuts for the program, this will not affect functionality and is a known issue.
• If upgrading from 13.0.x, be sure that the %TEAMS_HOME%/program is empty folder is empty for 13.0 installs. A bug was found in the uninstaller of 13.0.4 that may not properly clear this directory and lead to unexpected behavior.

On the security side of things, third party dependencies have been updated.

• curl updated to version 8.9.1

See the third-party library report for more details.