METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING A SOFTWARE DESIGN

• US 20090100401A1
• Filed: 08/11/2008
• Published: 04/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Infonovus Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: Infonovus Technologies LLC
• Inventors: SKRILETZ, RICHARD A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,386,999 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design

Abstract

A method and system of analyzing a software design includes receiving one or more specifications containing one or more design elements. One or more design elements not included in the one or more specifications are identified. One or more design elements not included in the one or more specifications are generated. The one or more generated design elements are added to the one or more specifications.

Claims

1. A method of analyzing a software design comprising:

receiving one or more specifications containing one or more design elements;

identifying one or more design elements not included in the one or more specifications;

generating the one or more design elements not included in the one or more specifications, thus defining one or more generated design elements; and

adding the one or more generated design elements to the one or more specifications.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing the one or more specifications.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying the one or more design elements not included in the one or more specifications includes at least one of the group consisting of:

analyzing event triggers associated with one or more process actions;

analyzing data captured by one or more process actions;

generating metrics associated with data captured by one or more process actions; and

generating metrics associated with design elements of the specification.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining whether the one or more generated design elements exist within the specification.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein determining whether the one or more generated design elements exist within the specification includes:

determining whether data of the one or more generated design elements exists within the specification;

determining whether a process action of the one or more generated design elements exists within the specification;

determining whether a user interface definition of the one or more generated design elements exists within the specification; and

determining whether rules of the one or more generated design elements exists within the specification.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein generating the one or more generated design elements include at least one of the group consisting of:

generating one or more process action definitions;

generating one or more data definitions;

generating one or more user interface definitions; and

generating one or more rules.

7. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium, having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving one or more specifications containing one or more design elements;

identifying one or more design elements not included in the one or more specifications;

generating the one or more design elements not included in the one or more specifications, thus defining one or more generated design elements; and

adding the one or more generated design elements to the one or more specifications.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the operations further comprise storing the one or more specifications.

9. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein identifying the one or more design elements not included in the one or more specifications includes at least one of the group consisting of:

analyzing event triggers associated with one or more process actions;

analyzing data captured by one or more process actions;

generating metrics associated with data captured by one or more process actions; and

generating metrics associated with design elements of the specification.

10. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the instructions further comprise determining whether the one or more generated design elements exist within the specification.

11. The computer program product of claim 10 wherein determining whether the one or more generated design elements exists within the specification includes:

determining whether data of the one or more generated design elements exists within the specification;

determining whether a process action of the one or more generated design elements exists within the specification;

determining whether a user interface definition of the one or more generated design elements exists within the specification; and

determining whether rules of the one or more generated design elements exists within the specification.

12. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein generating the one or more generated design elements includes at least one of the group consisting of:

generating one or more process action definitions;

generating one or more data definitions;

generating one or more user interface definitions; and

generating one or more rules.