MANAGING MAINTENANCE TASKS FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMS

• US 20090157682A1
• Filed: 12/17/2007
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Gupta, Pramod
• Granted Patent: US 8,301,605 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3466 Performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/865 Monitoring of software

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for managing maintenance of computer program can include the steps of receiving usage data from a plurality of users of the computer program, wherein the usage data identifies at least one portion of the computer program accessed by one of the users, and for each portion of the computer program, determining a usage according the received usage data and assigning a priority level according to the determined usage, where the priority level indicates a relative priority of the portion compared to other portions in the computer program.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for managing maintenance of computer program, the method comprising:

receiving usage data from a plurality of users of the computer program, wherein the usage data identifies at least one portion of the computer program accessed by one of the users; and

for each portion of the computer program, determining a usage according the received usage data and assigning a priority level according to the determined usage, wherein the priority level indicates a relative priority of the portion compared to other portions in the computer program.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determined usage specifies a history of use of the portion by one or more of the users.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the priority level is assigned based on a comparison of a total amount use of the portions of the computer program within a period of time.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the priority level is assigned based on a comparison of the total number of the users accessing the portions of the computer program within a period of time.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determined usage specifies one or more users accessing the portion, and wherein the priority level is assigned based on a relative priority of at least one of the users accessing the portion.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

adjusting the priority level for the portion of the computer program according to a relative priority of the portion in the computer program.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining defect data from a plurality of users of the computer program, wherein the defect data specifies at least one defective portion of the computer program; and

for each portion of the computer program, determining a defectivity according the received usage data and adjusting the priority level according to the defectivity.

8. A system for managing maintenance of a computer program, the system comprising:

a storage element for storing usage data received from a plurality of users of the computer program, wherein the usage data identifies at least one portion of the computer program accessed by one of the users; and

a processing element for determining a usage for each portion of the computer program according to the usage data stored in the storage element and assigning a priority level according to the determined usage, wherein the priority level indicates a relative priority of the portion compared to other portions in the computer program.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the determined usage specifies a history of use of the portion by one or more of the users.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the priority level is assigned based on a comparison of a total amount use of the portions of the computer program within a period of time.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the priority level is assigned based on a comparison of the total number of the users accessing the portions of the computer program within a period of time.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the determined usage specifies one or more users accessing the portion, and wherein the priority level is assigned based on a relative priority of at least one of the users accessing the portion.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing element is further configured for adjusting the priority level for the portion of the computer program according to a relative priority of the portion in the computer program.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the storage element is further configured for storing defect data obtained from the plurality of users, wherein the defect data specifies at least one defective portion of the computer program, and wherein the processing element is further configured for determining a defectivity for each portion of the computer program according to the stored defect data and adjusting the priority level according to the defectivity.

15. A computer-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program for managing maintenance of computer programs, the computer program having a plurality of code sections, the code sections executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform the steps of:

receiving usage data from a plurality of users of a computer program, wherein the usage data identifies at least one portion of the computer program accessed by one of the users; and

for each portion of the computer program, determining a usage according to the received usage data and assigning a priority level according to the determined usage, wherein the priority level indicates a relative priority of the portion compared to other portions in the computer program.

16. The computer-readable storage of claim 15, wherein the determined usage specifies a history of use of the portion by one or more of the users.

17. The computer-readable storage of claim 16, wherein the priority level is assigned based on a comparison of at least one among a total amount use of the portions of the computer program and the total number of users accessing the portions of the computer program within a period of time.

18. The computer-readable storage of claim 15, wherein the determined usage specifies one or more users accessing the portion, and wherein the priority level is assigned based on a relative priority of at least one of the users accessing the portion.

19. The computer-readable storage of claim 15, further comprising:

adjusting the priority level for the portion of the computer program according to a relative priority of the portion in the computer program.

20. The computer-readable storage of claim 15, further comprising:

obtaining defect data from a plurality of users of the computer program, wherein the defect data specifies at least one defective portion of the computer program; and

for each portion of the computer program, determining a defectivity according the received usage data and adjusting the priority level according to the defectivity.