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title: "traceability matrix"
description: "A two-dimensional table, which correlates two entities (e.g., requirements and test cases). The table allows tracing back and forth the links of one entity to the other, thus enabling the determination of coverage achieved and the assessment of  impact of proposed changes.  "
type: term
term_id: 610
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/traceability-matrix"
slug: "traceability-matrix"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/traceability-matrix/"
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# traceability matrix

A two-dimensional table, which correlates two entities (e.g., requirements and test cases). The table allows tracing back and forth the links of one entity to the other, thus enabling the determination of coverage achieved and the assessment of  impact of proposed changes.  

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Test Manager 2012
- Advanced Test Automation Engineer 2016
- Foundation Extension - Model-Based Testing 2015

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/ruckverfolgbarkeitsmatrix/) — Rückverfolgbarkeitsmatrix
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/verfolgbarkeitsmatrix/) — Verfolgbarkeitsmatrix
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/matrice-di-tracciabilita/) — matrice  di tracciabilità
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5%E3%83%92%E3%83%AA%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9-traceability-matrix/) — トレーサビリティマトリクス（traceability matrix）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/matriz-de-rastreabilidade/) — matriz de rastreabilidade
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/macierz-sledzenia/) — macierz śledzenia
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/matriz-de-rastreabilidade/) — matriz de rastreabilidade
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/trasovaci-matice/) — trasovací matice
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/sparbarhetsmatris/) — spårbarhetsmatris
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/nyomonkovethetosegi-matrix/) — nyomonkövethetőségi mátrix
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/sporbarhetstabell/) — sporbarhetstabell

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