Configure the Aerospace Safety Solution Compliance Matrix to track certification objectives and evidence across ARP 4754A, ARP 4761, DO-178C, DO-254, DO-160G, MIL-STD-882E, and DO-326A.
Unlike SFMEA and DFMEA documents, the Compliance Matrix is not scoped to a system element. Do not set systemElementId on compliance documents. Compliance tracking is project-wide.The COMPLIANCE-001 module contains complianceObjective work items (for DO-178C/DO-254) and complianceRequirement work items (for other standards). Evidence is linked via task work items using the implements link role — not riskControl.
Linking evidence tasks with riskControl instead of implements will cause those items to appear in FMEA risk control reports rather than the compliance matrix. Always use implements for compliance evidence tasks.
Step 2: Configure the Compliance Risksheet Columns
The Compliance Risksheet has 9 columns organized into 4 header groups:
Group
Columns
Standard
Standard name, Section/table reference
Requirement
Requirement title, Full requirement text
Compliance
Compliance status, Evidence type
Evidence
Evidence ID, Evidence item reference, Evidence status
Compliance status values and their row header colors:
Status
Color
Compliant
Green
Partial
Yellow
Non-Compliant
Red
Not Applicable
Grey
Evidence type options: Document, Test Result, Analysis, Review Record, Inspection, Demonstration.Row header coloring is applied automatically based on the compliance status field, enabling rapid visual scanning of gaps.
Step 3: Configure the DO-178C and DO-254 Objective PowerSheets
Each objective PowerSheet has 3 column groups and 4 views.Column groups:
Group
Color
Contents
Compliance Objective
Purple
Objective title, standard, table reference, applicable process
DAL Status
Orange
dalAStatus, dalBStatus, dalCStatus, dalDStatus
Evidence
Green
evidenceReference
DAL status values (5-state enum, same for all four DAL columns):
Value
Color
Satisfied
Green
In Progress
Orange
Not Started
Red
Not Applicable
Grey
Waived
Blue
The DO-178C PowerSheet includes dalAStatus through dalDStatus only. There is no dalEStatus field — DAL E objectives do not require the same level of assurance evidence. Do not add a fifth DAL column.
Views available in both the DO-178C and DO-254 objective PowerSheets:
Full Matrix — all objectives and all DAL columns
DAL A Only — filter to DAL A objectives only (for Level A software/hardware reviews)
DAL A + B — filter to DAL A and B (covers most critical systems)
Summary — condensed view for management reporting
Use the DAL-filtered views when preparing for Stage of Involvement (SOI) audits. Showing only the DAL level under review reduces noise and focuses reviewer attention on the applicable objectives.
Binding the PowerSheet to the document:Set applyCurrentDocumentTo on each PowerSheet configuration to bind it to COMPLIANCE-001. Without this constraint, the PowerSheet will not resolve work items correctly.
Each complianceObjective work item in COMPLIANCE-001 uses these custom fields:
Field
Type
Description
standard
enum
DO-178C or DO-254
tableReference
string
Standard table/section (e.g., Table A-1)
dalAStatus
enum
Per-DAL compliance status
dalBStatus
enum
Per-DAL compliance status
dalCStatus
enum
Per-DAL compliance status
dalDStatus
enum
Per-DAL compliance status
evidenceReference
string
Link or reference to supporting evidence
applicableProcess
string
Process or activity name
Per-DAL fields allow one objective to carry different status values at each assurance level — for example, Satisfied at DAL A but In Progress at DAL C during early program phases.
Add these four views to the Compliance Risksheet configuration:
Full Matrix — all 9 columns visible
Compliance Overview — aggregated status summary columns only
Evidence Tracking — Evidence ID and Evidence status columns focused
Gaps Only — filtered to Non-Compliant rows, showing full requirement text for gap closure
Share the Gaps Only view with the certification authority liaison during closure meetings. It surfaces only open items without exposing the full matrix, reducing review time.
After configuration, open the Standards Compliance page from the sidebar. You should see:
Live compliance cards for all 7 standards with current status percentages
The COMPLIANCE-001 Risksheet rendering all 9 columns with colored row headers
The DO-178C and DO-254 PowerSheets displaying objective status per DAL level with color-coded cells
The Certification Readiness Scorecard should also reflect updated compliance data using traffic-light coloring: green ≥ 80%, orange 50–79%, red < 50%.
Step-by-step UI interactions for creating and binding the COMPLIANCE-001 document and configuring the PowerSheet applyCurrentDocumentTo constraint should be verified in the live Polarion application.
