Currently, the development of high-integrity component-based systems is not supported by well-integrated means allowing for design support and quality evaluation. Quality, more specifically, dependability is fundamental for such systems, and therefore approaches for the analysis of causation paths regarding dependability threats (i.e. failures) are necessary to plan adequate counter-measures. At the same time stringent requirements with respect to time to market necessitate the availability of tool-supported analysis. CHESS-FPTC allows designers to: model the nominal as well as the failure...