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title: "What determines ‘full traceability’ in the release checklist?"
description: "The matrix can show 100% completion if all configured traceability checks are fulfilled, even if some items are present as dangling or unrelated, as long as they do not violate any enforced traceability rules - depending on configured checks."
category: "Frequently Asked Questions"
section: "Traceability"
keywords: ["release checklist", "determines", "checks", "traceability", "model", "configured", "trace", "module"]
source_url: "https://support.ketryx.com/hc/en-us/articles/38723354067341-What-determines-full-traceability-in-the-release-checklist"
last_reviewed: 2026-06-11
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# What determines ‘full traceability’ in the release checklist?

> **In short:** The matrix can show 100% completion if all configured traceability checks are fulfilled, even if some items are present as dangling or unrelated, as long as they do not violate any enforced traceability rules - depending on configured checks.

The matrix can show 100% completion if all configured traceability checks are fulfilled, even if some items are present as dangling or unrelated, as long as they do not violate any enforced traceability rules - **depending on configured checks**.

If all default trace checks in the traceability module are 100%, the project will be viewed as having **full traceability.** While relationships are bidirectional in the data model, default traceability checks focus on **downstream enforcement** per [MAN-07](https://docs.ketryx.com/manuals/man-07-traceability) and the V-model.

Checks within your traceability module can be configured. For details, please see [trace configuration documentation here](https://docs.ketryx.com/reference/traceability-configuration).

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