Resolving Traceability Issues in Product Derivation for Software Product Lines

Dealing with traceability management issues during model based product derivation in large complex industrial SPL is error prone due to the lack of tool support. As a result traceability management between connected models emerges as an important research topic. In this position paper, we discuss research challenges as scenarios from developed example product line and give recommendations on resolving traceability issues during product derivation. We also discuss initial ideas about our proposed approach for resolving traceability issues for efficient change management. It is foreseen that the proposed traceability management recommendations will help to understand the traceability issues during product derivation and as a result of implementing them will help us to get a bit closer to our ultimate goal of, 1) efficiently automate the product derivation, 2) reduce the production cost, 3) improve productivity and 4) improve change management in SPL.