diff --git a/lobster/tools/cpptest/cpptest.py b/lobster/tools/cpptest/cpptest.py
index 47d444fb..e14b209d 100644
--- a/lobster/tools/cpptest/cpptest.py
+++ b/lobster/tools/cpptest/cpptest.py
@@ -372,7 +372,9 @@ def main():
     Main function to parse arguments, read configuration
     and launch lobster_cpptest.
     """
-    # lobster-trace: cpptest_req.Dummy_Requirement
+    # lobster-trace: cpptest_req.Valid_Source_Input_File_Paths
+    # lobster-trace: cpptest_req.No_Source_Input_File_Path
+    # lobster-trace: cpptest_req.Invalid_Source_Input_File_Paths
     ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     ap.add_argument("files",
                     nargs="+",
diff --git a/lobster/tools/cpptest/requirements.trlc b/lobster/tools/cpptest/requirements.trlc
index c2e8d202..483eb75c 100644
--- a/lobster/tools/cpptest/requirements.trlc
+++ b/lobster/tools/cpptest/requirements.trlc
@@ -1,16 +1,75 @@
 package cpptest_req
-import req
+import tool_req
 
-req.Software_Requirement Dummy_Requirement {
+tool_req.Tool_Definition Source_Input_Valid {
+  title = '''Valid source input given'''
   description = '''
-    This is not really a requirement. It will be used only to generate a minimal tracing report for each tool.
-    It can be deleted as soon as all the tools get their real requirements.
+    Valid source input means that the tool was called with
+    a list of terms as a command line argument.
+    Each term is an existing file or an existing directory path
   '''
 }
 
-req.Software_Requirement Dummy_Requirement_Unit_Test {
+tool_req.Tool_Definition No_Source_Input {
+  title = '''No source input given'''
   description = '''
-    This is not really a requirement. It will be used only to generate a minimal tracing report for each tool.
-    It can be deleted as soon as all the tools get their real requirements.
+    No source input means that the tool was called with nothing specified
+    in the command line argument.
   '''
 }
+
+tool_req.Tool_Definition Source_Inputs_Invalid {
+  title = '''Invalid source input given'''
+  description = '''
+    Invalid source input means that the tool was called with
+    a list of terms as a command line argument.
+    At least one term is an non-existent file or an non-existent directory path
+  '''
+}
+
+tool_req.Tool_Definition Source_Input_Files {
+  title = '''Source input files given'''
+  description = '''
+    Valid existing source input files in the case of [[Source_Inputs_Valid]]
+  '''
+}
+
+tool_req.Tool_Definition Config_File {
+  title = '''Config file'''
+  description = '''
+    This file consists of the configuration of the tool.
+  '''
+}
+
+tool_req.Tool_Config_Parameter Source_Input_File_Paths {
+    description = '''
+      The input terms can be specified in space separated format
+      as a command line argument.
+      Only files ending on [".cpp", ".cc", ".c", ".h"] are considered.
+    '''
+}
+
+tool_req.Tool_Config_Parameter Config_File_Path {
+    description = '''
+      This parameter specifies the path to [[Config_File]].
+    '''
+}
+
+tool_req.Tool_Requirement Valid_Source_Input_File_Paths {
+    description = '''
+      If [[Source_Inputs_Valid]] and [[Config_File_Path]] is specified, the output file/s containing the extracted tests
+      from [[Source_Input_Files]] will be written with user-specific markers to the file specified in [[Config_File]].
+    '''
+}
+
+tool_req.Tool_Requirement_Else No_Source_Input_File_Path {
+    description = '''
+      Else if [[No_Source_Input]], the tool shall exit with return code 1.
+    '''
+}
+
+tool_req.Tool_Requirement_Else Invalid_Source_Input_File_Paths {
+    description = '''
+      Else if [[Source_Inputs_Invalid]], the tool shall exit with return code 1.
+    '''
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lobster/tools/requirements.rsl b/lobster/tools/requirements.rsl
index db0c4230..02efc49d 100644
--- a/lobster/tools/requirements.rsl
+++ b/lobster/tools/requirements.rsl
@@ -1,16 +1,32 @@
-package req
+package tool_req
 
-type System_Requirement {
+type Tool_Definition {
+  title '''
+    Title of the definition.
+  ''' String
   description '''
-    The content of the requirement.
-    A tool requirement describes the behaviour of a lobster tool from the point of view of the user.
-    It does not describe implementation details.
+    A definition describes what a particular entity is.
   ''' String
 }
 
-type Software_Requirement {
+type Tool_Config_Parameter {
+  description '''
+    A tool configuration parameter describes the exact way in which the
+    parameters shall be given for the tool from the user's point of view.
+  ''' String
+}
+
+type Tool_Requirement {
   description '''
     The content of the requirement.
-    A software requirement describes the behaviour of a lobster tool.
+    A tool requirement describes the behavior of a lobster tool from the point of view of the user.
+    It does not describe implementation details.
   ''' String
 }
+
+type Tool_Requirement_Else {
+  description '''
+    A tool requirement else describes the behavior of a Lobster tool in which the specific conditions
+    can be applied by the user.
+  ''' String
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lobster/tools/trlc/requirements.trlc b/lobster/tools/trlc/requirements.trlc
index 294b7965..beffc802 100644
--- a/lobster/tools/trlc/requirements.trlc
+++ b/lobster/tools/trlc/requirements.trlc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package trlc_req
-import req
+import tool_req
 
-req.System_Requirement Output_File {
+tool_req.Tool_Requirement Output_File {
     description = '''
       If a output file is specified as command line argument, then the output must be written into that file.
       Otherwise, the output shall be written to 'trlc.lobster'.
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/data/other-data/test_case.cpp b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/data/other-data/test_case.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37e0aece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/data/other-data/test_case.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+
+/** ensure version are parsed correctly */
+
+/// @version 1
+TEST(VersionTagTest, VersionTagTestInOnline) {}
+
+/// @version 1, 42
+TEST(VersionTagTest, MultipleVersionTagTestInOnline) {}
+
+/// @requirement CB-#0815
+/// @version 12, 70
+TEST(VersionTagTest, MoreVersionsThanRequirements) {}
+
+/// @requirement CB-#0815, CB-#0816
+/// @version 28
+TEST(VersionTagTest, MoreRequirementsThanVersions) {}
+
+/// @requirement CB-#123 CB-#456
+/// @version 28 99
+TEST(VersionTagTest, VersionSpaceSeparated) {}
+
+/** ensure everything is parsed correctly at once */
+
+///
+/// @test foo
+/// @brief this test tests something
+/// @version 42, 2
+/// @requirement CB-#0815, CB-#0816
+/// @requiredby FOO0::BAR0
+/// @testmethods TM_BOUNDARY, TM_REQUIREMENT
+///
+TEST(AllTogetherTest, ImplementationMultipleLines) {
+	EXPECT_EQ(true, DummyFunctionForValidCondition());
+}
+
+/**
+ * commented test cases
+ */
+// TEST(LayoutTest1, SingleComment){}
+/* TEST(LayoutTest2, InlineComment){} */
+/*
+ * TEST(LayoutTest2, Comment) {}
+ */
+
+/**
+ * invalid test cases
+ * 	the following tests should not be parsed
+ * 	as valid test cases
+ */
+TEST(InvalidTest1,) {}
+TEST(, InvalidTest2) {}
+TEST(,) {}
+TEST() {}
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/data/test_case.cpp b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/data/test_case.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6769e085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/data/test_case.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+/** ensure all desired test macros are parsed */
+
+TEST_P_INSTANCE(TestMacrosTest, TestPInstance) {}
+TEST(TestMacrosTest, TestTest) {}
+TEST_F(TestMacrosTest1, TestTestF) {}
+TEST_P(TestMacrosTest1, TestTestP) {}
+TYPED_TEST(TestMacrosTest2, TestTypedTest) {}
+TYPED_TEST_P(TestMacrosTest2, TestTypedTestP) {}
+TYPED_TEST_SUITE(TestMacrosTest2, TestTypedTestSuite) {}
+TEST_F_INSTANCE(TestMacrosTest3, TestFInstance) {}
+
+/** ensure test implementation is correctly parsed */
+
+TEST(
+    ImplementationTest,
+    TestMultiLine
+) {}
+
+TEST(ImplementationTest, EmptyImplementation) {}
+
+TEST(ImplementationTest, ImplementationMultipleLines) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, DummyFunctionForValidCondition());
+}
+
+TEST(ImplementationTest, MultipleLinesWithComments)
+{
+    // Some comments
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, DummyFunctionForValidCondition());
+    // Some other comments
+}
+
+/** ensure test tag is correctly parsed */
+
+/// @test foo1
+TEST(TestTagTest, TestTagInOnline) {}
+
+///
+/// @test foo2
+TEST(TestTagTest, TestTagPrecededByComment) {}
+
+/// @test foo3
+///
+TEST(TestTagTest, TestTagFollowedByComment) {}
+
+///
+/// @test foo4
+///
+TEST(TestTagTest, TestTagWithCommentsAround) {}
+
+/// @test lorem ipsum
+TEST(TestTagTest, TestTagAsText) {}
+
+/** ensure brief are parsed correctly */
+
+/// @brief Some nasty bug1
+TEST(BriefTagTest, BriefTagInOnline) {}
+
+/// @brief This is a brief field
+/// with a long description
+TEST(BriefTagTest, BriefTagMultipleLines) {}
+
+/** ensure requirement tags are parse correctly */
+
+/// @requirement CB-#0815
+TEST(RequirementTagTest, Requirement) {}
+
+/** @requirement CB-#0815 CB-#0816 */
+TEST(RequirementTagTest1, RequirementAsOneLineComments) {}
+
+/**
+ * @requirement CB-#0815 CB-#0816
+ */
+TEST(RequirementTagTest1, RequirementAsComments) {}
+
+/**
+ * @requirement CB-#0815, CB-#0816,
+ * 				CB-#0817
+ * @requirement CB-#0818 CB-#0819
+ * 				CB-#0820
+ */
+TEST(RequirementTagTest1, RequirementsAsMultipleComments) {}
+
+///
+/// @requirement https://codebeamer.company.net/cb/issue/0815
+///
+TEST(RequirementTagTest2, URLRequirement) {}
+
+///
+/// @requirement https://codebeamer.company.net/cb/issue/0815,
+///              https://codebeamer.company.net/cb/issue/0816
+///
+TEST(RequirementTagTest2, URLRequirementsCommaSeparated) {}
+
+/**
+ *  @requirement https://codebeamer.company.net/cb/issue/0815
+ *               https://codebeamer.company.net/cb/issue/0816
+ */
+TEST(RequirementTagTest2, URLRequirementsAsCommentsSpaceSeparated) {}
+
+/**
+ *  @requirement https://codebeamer.company.net/cb/issue/0815, https://codebeamer.company.net/cb/issue/0816
+ *  @requirement https://codebeamer.company.net/cb/issue/0817
+ *               https://codebeamer.company.net/cb/issue/0818
+ */
+TEST(RequirementTagTest2, MultipleURLRequirements) {}
+
+///
+/// @requirement https://codebeamer.company.net/cb/issue/0815
+/// @requirement CB-#0816
+///
+TEST(RequirementTagTest3, MixedRequirements) {}
+
+///
+/// @requirement something_arbitrary
+///
+TEST(RequirementTagTest4, InvalidRequirement) {}
+
+///
+/// @requirement 
+///
+TEST(RequirementTagTest4, MissingRequirementReference) {}
+
+/** ensure required-by tags are parsed correctly */
+
+///
+/// @requiredby FOO0::BAR0
+///
+TEST(RequirementByTest1, RequiredByWithAt) {}
+
+///
+/// @requiredby FOO0::BAR0, FOO1::BAR1
+///
+TEST(RequirementByTest1, MultipleRequiredByCommaSeparated) {}
+
+/**
+ * @requiredby FOO0::BAR0, FOO1::BAR1,
+ * 			   FOO2::BAR2
+ * @requiredby FOO3::BAR3 FOO4::BAR4,
+ * 			   FOO5::BAR5
+ * @requiredby FOO6::BAR6 FOO7::BAR7
+ * 			   FOO8::BAR8
+ */
+TEST(RequirementByTest1, MultipleRequiredByAsComments) {}
+
+/// @test lorem ipsum
+/// @requiredby FOO0::BAR0,
+///             FOO1::BAR1,
+/// 			FOO2::BAR2,
+///             FOO3::BAR3,
+///             FOO4::BAR4,
+/// 			FOO5::BAR5,
+///             FOO6::BAR6,
+///             FOO7::BAR7,
+/// 			FOO8::BAR8
+///
+TEST(RequirementByTest2, RequiredByWithNewLines) {}
+
+/** ensure testmethods are parsed correctly */
+
+/// @testmethods TM_REQUIREMENT
+TEST(TestMethodsTagTest, TestMethod) {}
+
+/**
+ * @testmethods TM_PAIRWISE TM_BOUNDARY
+ */
+TEST(TestMethodsTagTest2, TestMethodAsCommentsSpaceSeparated) {}
+
+/// @testmethods TM_REQUIREMENT, TM_EQUIVALENCE
+TEST(TestMethodsTagTest2,  TestMethodAsCommentsCommaSeparated) {}
+
+// /// @testmethods TM_REQUIREMENT, TM_EQUIVALENCE
+// /// @testmethods TM_BOUNDARY, TM_CONDITION
+// TEST(TestMethodsTagTest2,  TestMethodAsCommentsMultipleLines) {}
+
+///
+/// @testmethods something_arbitrary
+///
+TEST(TestMethodsTagTest3, InvalidTestMethod) {}
+
+///
+/// @testmethods 
+///
+TEST(TestMethodsTagTest4, MissingTestMethod) {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-directory-input-scenario/expected-output/exit-code.txt b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-directory-input-scenario/expected-output/exit-code.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8263ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-directory-input-scenario/expected-output/exit-code.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-directory-input-scenario/expected-output/stdout.txt b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-directory-input-scenario/expected-output/stdout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a08ff406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-directory-input-scenario/expected-output/stdout.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+usage: lobster-cpptest [-h] --config-file CONFIG_FILE FILE|DIR [FILE|DIR ...]
+lobster-cpptest: error: "../../../dattta" is not a file or directory.
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-directory-input-scenario/input/args.txt b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-directory-input-scenario/input/args.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c4c8eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-directory-input-scenario/input/args.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../dattta --config-file=cpptest_output.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-directory-input-scenario/input/cpptest_output.conf b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-directory-input-scenario/input/cpptest_output.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a2f0914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-directory-input-scenario/input/cpptest_output.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+	"output": {
+		"cpptest.lobster" :
+		{
+			"markers": ["@requirement"],
+			"kind": "req"
+		}
+	},
+    "codebeamer_url": "https://codebeamer.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-file-input-scenario/expected-output/exit-code.txt b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-file-input-scenario/expected-output/exit-code.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8263ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-file-input-scenario/expected-output/exit-code.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-file-input-scenario/expected-output/stdout.txt b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-file-input-scenario/expected-output/stdout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea852bca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-file-input-scenario/expected-output/stdout.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+usage: lobster-cpptest [-h] --config-file CONFIG_FILE FILE|DIR [FILE|DIR ...]
+lobster-cpptest: error: "../../../data/testtt_case.cpp" is not a file or directory.
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-file-input-scenario/input/args.txt b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-file-input-scenario/input/args.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4471b02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-file-input-scenario/input/args.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../data/testtt_case.cpp --config-file=cpptest_output.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-file-input-scenario/input/cpptest_output.conf b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-file-input-scenario/input/cpptest_output.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a2f0914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/invalid-file-input-scenario/input/cpptest_output.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+	"output": {
+		"cpptest.lobster" :
+		{
+			"markers": ["@requirement"],
+			"kind": "req"
+		}
+	},
+    "codebeamer_url": "https://codebeamer.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/valid-file-invalid-directory-input-scenario/expected-output/exit-code.txt b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/valid-file-invalid-directory-input-scenario/expected-output/exit-code.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8263ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/valid-file-invalid-directory-input-scenario/expected-output/exit-code.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/valid-file-invalid-directory-input-scenario/expected-output/stdout.txt b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/valid-file-invalid-directory-input-scenario/expected-output/stdout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0639c9ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/valid-file-invalid-directory-input-scenario/expected-output/stdout.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+usage: lobster-cpptest [-h] --config-file CONFIG_FILE FILE|DIR [FILE|DIR ...]
+lobster-cpptest: error: "../../../data/the-other-data" is not a file or directory.
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/valid-file-invalid-directory-input-scenario/input/args.txt b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/valid-file-invalid-directory-input-scenario/input/args.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffc9b7f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/valid-file-invalid-directory-input-scenario/input/args.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../data/test_case.cpp ../../../data/the-other-data --config-file=cpptest_output.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/valid-file-invalid-directory-input-scenario/input/cpptest_output.conf b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/valid-file-invalid-directory-input-scenario/input/cpptest_output.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a2f0914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-invalid-source-input-file-paths/valid-file-invalid-directory-input-scenario/input/cpptest_output.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+	"output": {
+		"cpptest.lobster" :
+		{
+			"markers": ["@requirement"],
+			"kind": "req"
+		}
+	},
+    "codebeamer_url": "https://codebeamer.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-no-source-input-file-path/no-source-input-scenario/expected-output/exit-code.txt b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-no-source-input-file-path/no-source-input-scenario/expected-output/exit-code.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8263ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-no-source-input-file-path/no-source-input-scenario/expected-output/exit-code.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-no-source-input-file-path/no-source-input-scenario/expected-output/stdout.txt b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-no-source-input-file-path/no-source-input-scenario/expected-output/stdout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7dcb6cbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-no-source-input-file-path/no-source-input-scenario/expected-output/stdout.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+usage: lobster-cpptest [-h] --config-file CONFIG_FILE FILE|DIR [FILE|DIR ...]
+lobster-cpptest: error: the following arguments are required: FILE|DIR
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-no-source-input-file-path/no-source-input-scenario/input/args.txt b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-no-source-input-file-path/no-source-input-scenario/input/args.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..921e3269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-no-source-input-file-path/no-source-input-scenario/input/args.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--config-file=cpptest_output.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-no-source-input-file-path/no-source-input-scenario/input/cpptest_output.conf b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-no-source-input-file-path/no-source-input-scenario/input/cpptest_output.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a2f0914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-system/lobster-cpptest/rbt-no-source-input-file-path/no-source-input-scenario/input/cpptest_output.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+	"output": {
+		"cpptest.lobster" :
+		{
+			"markers": ["@requirement"],
+			"kind": "req"
+		}
+	},
+    "codebeamer_url": "https://codebeamer.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
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