JP2001184199A - Software development assisting system, and system at development consignment origin and system at development consignment destination used for the system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To relieve burden on a software development manager and to surely transmit information regarding software development to development consignment destination without delay. SOLUTION: In this system for assisting development of software, a system at a development confinement origin for integrally managing the software development is connected with a system at a development consignment destination for performing the software development through development consignment from the development consigning origin via a public telephone line network, a server for managing development of the system at the development consignment origin is provided with a specification management database 41 to manage specification change information in the software development with history, a change notification managing part 43 to automatically transmit an electronic mail to a workstation for development of the system at the development consignment destination by adding information required for change notification to the electronic mail when the specification management database is changed and a homepage managing part 44 to mange a homepage to browse the specification change information by the workstation for development of the development entrusting destination.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a software development support system for supporting software development in a distributed development environment, a development contractor system used for this system, and a development contractor system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional software development support system, a software development environment is connected by a local area network (hereinafter, referred to as LAN) as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-11280. Built in a client / server system, and the database server in this system collectively manages failure data and specification change data and their histories, so that information related to software development could be supplied in all development management. . For this reason, for example, for processing such as creation of a failure report, shared data in the database server can be printed in a free format from a development client machine in the system.

[0003]

However, when the development site of the software is located at a remote place and cannot be assembled with a client / server system because of a lack of a LAN connection, etc., the development without the client / server system is performed. The data registered in the database in the data server must be separately transmitted to each development site by e-mail, facsimile, or the like. This places a heavy burden on the software development manager who manages the database. In addition, when the amount of change in the database is large, the change information may not be transmitted to each development location, and there is a problem that inconsistency of information occurs.

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, a software development support system capable of reducing the burden on a software development manager and transmitting information on software development from a development contractor to a contractor without delay. I will provide a.

[0005] The invention described in claim 3 is used for a software development support system which can reduce the burden on a software development manager and can transmit information on software development from a development contractor to a development contractor without delay. Provide a development consignment source system.

[0008] The invention described in claim 4 is a development subcontractor system used in a software development support system which can reduce the burden on a software development manager and can obtain information on software development from a development subcontractor without delay. I will provide a.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A development subcontractor system that performs integrated management of software development and a development subcontractor system that performs software development based on development consignment from the development subcontractor are connected via a public telephone line network. A server and a development workstation connected to this server via a local area network. The development system has a development workstation, and the development management server has changed specifications in software development. A specification management database that accumulates and manages information together with the history, and an e-mail address that specifies the subcontractor development workstation of the subcontractor system when there is a change in this specification management database. A change notification management unit that automatically sends an e-mail with necessary information; The outsourcing system of the outsourcing system has a homepage management unit that manages a software development homepage that is accessed via the public telephone network to view the specification change information. When the specification change e-mail is received from the original system change notification management unit, the software development homepage managed by the homepage management unit is browsed on the contract development workstation and the specification change information is acquired from the specification management database Is to do.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a development subcontractor system for performing integrated management of software development and a development subcontractor system for performing software development by a development subcontractor are connected via a public telephone network. The development contractor system includes a development management server and a contractor development workstation connected to the server via a local area network, and the development contractor system includes a contractor development workstation. The management server is
A specification management database that accumulates and manages specification change information in software development together with history, a failure management database that accumulates and manages failure information in software development together with history, and a specification management database and failure management A change notification management unit that automatically sends an e-mail with information necessary for change notification added to an e-mail address designating a subcontractor development workstation of the subcontractor system when the database is changed; The outsourcing system of the outsourcing system has a homepage management unit that manages a software development homepage that is accessed via a public telephone network to view specification change information and failure information. Specification from the change notification management unit of the development contractor system If you receive an e-mail of the change,
Browse the software development homepage managed by the homepage management department at the contractor's development workstation, acquire the specification change information from the specification management database,
When a failure notification e-mail is received from the change notification management unit of the development contractor system, the contractor's development workstation browses the software development website managed by the homepage management unit and acquires failure information from the failure management database. Then, the corresponding program is modified, and the modified program is transmitted to the development contractor system.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, integrated management of software development is performed, and software development development is commissioned to a development commissioned system provided with a commissioned development workstation via a public telephone network. The development contractor system includes a development management server and a contractor development workstation connected to this server via a local area network. The development management server provides a centralized source of information on software specification changes along with the history of software development. Information required for change notification is added to the specification management database that is stored and managed in the e-mail and the e-mail address that specifies the contract development workstation of the development contract system when there is a change in this specification management database. Change notification management unit that automatically sends e-mail, and outsourcing of development contractor system Lies in the fact that with a home page management unit for managing the software development website development for the workstation to access via the public telephone network in order to view the specification change information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a development management server, a development management system connected to the server via a local area network, and a development management system for performing integrated management of software development, and a public telephone. A development subcontractor system that connects via a network and develops software by subcontracting from a development subcontractor system.
When the specification change e-mail is received from the development management server of the development contractor system, the contractor's development workstation browses the software development website managed by the development management server and changes the specification from the development management server. To get the information.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the entire system. A development contractor system 1 that performs integrated management of software development, and development contractor systems 2 and 3 that perform software development by a development contractor from a development contractor include a public telephone network 4. The development subcontractor systems 2 and 3 are arranged at remote locations distributed with respect to the development subcontractor system 1.

The development outsourcing system 1 includes a development management server 11 connected to the public telephone network 4 and n outsourcing development workstations 13 ₁ , 13 ₂ connected to the server 11 via a LAN 12. ,... _13n .

The development contractor system 2 includes a plurality of, for example, three contractor development workstations 21 and 2.
2 and 23 respectively connected to the public telephone network 4. The development contractor system 3 includes a plurality of, for example, three contractor development workstations 31, 32,
33, of which only one development workstation 31 is connected to the public telephone network 4.

The development management server 11 of the development contractor 1
Is composed of a specification management database 41, a failure management database 42, a change notification management unit 43, and a homepage management unit 44, as shown in FIG.

The specification management database 41 is a database that accumulates and manages various specifications such as requirement specifications and basic design specifications in software development and their change histories. Various specifications created during system operation development are registered in the specification management database 41, the changed contents are accumulated in a time series, and the latest specification data is read and displayed. Has become. The database of the specification management database 41 is updated by the development management server 11 and the development workstations 13 ₁ to 13 ₁ of the development contractor system 1 having the authority to change.
_13n .

The arrangement in the specification management database 41 has a hierarchical structure as shown in FIG. 6, and a required specification 51, a basic design specification 61 and the like are arranged at the highest level. The latest specifications 52, 62 are arranged at a lower level, and the change content data 5 is located below the latest specifications 52, 62.
3, 63 are arranged.

The fault management database 42 is a database for centrally storing and managing information on various types of faults and faults occurring during unit tests and integration tests in software development together with a history. The failure management database 42 stores failure content data and failure correction data for the data in chronological order, so that the failure data can be tabulated, processed, and printed as needed.
Updating the database of the failure management database 42, for example, the registration of the failure content becomes possible in the development consignment source system 1 for development management server 11 and for the development workstation 13 ₁ to 13 _n with a registration authority, also , the registration failure correction data is made possible even in the development commission of course in the original system 1 for development management server 11 and for the development workstation 13 ₁ to 13 _n, development subcontractors system 2,3.

When a change in the specification management database 41 and the failure management database 42 is determined, the change notification management section 43 sets the development workstation 2 of the development subcontractor system 2 or 3 in advance.
Information necessary for the change notification is added to the e-mail addresses designating 1, 22, 23 and 31 and the e-mail is automatically transmitted.

The homepage management section 44 has a homepage editing means accessed via the public telephone network 4 to view specification change information and failure information from a distributed development environment, and includes a specification management database. 41
In addition, setting of an access right to the failure management database 42, determination of display contents of a homepage, setting of an access right to a homepage, and the like are performed.

FIG. 3 shows a case where various specifications such as a required specification and a basic design specification are changed in each stage of design, programming, and program modification in software development in the development consignment source system 1, the contents of the change and the change. History,
9 is a flowchart showing a process of transmitting the latest specifications to the development contractor systems 2 and 3.

That is, when the specification is changed in the development contractor system, the specification is upgraded in S1. That is, the updated latest specification is shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), the latest specifications 52, 62 of the various specifications 51, 61 in the specification management database 41 are registered.

Subsequently, in S2, the specification change contents are registered in the specification management database 41. That is, the development management server 11 or the development stations 13 _{1 to} 13 _n of the development commission source system 1 registers the change contents in the specification management database 41 in the development management server 11.

FIG. 5 shows a screen for registering specification change contents in the development management server 11 or the development stations 13 _{1 to} 13 _n. A change history number is automatically assigned to the change contents input on this screen. , Select the specification name to be changed. Also, the user inputs necessary information on the date of change, the person who made the change, and the details of the change.

When the input has been completed, the specification management database 41 notifies the change notification management section 43 of the input specification name and change history number, whereby the change notification management section 43 proceeds to S3. Outsourcing system specified by the set e-mail address
An e-mail notifying that the specification management database 41 has been changed is automatically transmitted to the development workstations 21, 22, 23, 31 with the change history number added to the specification name.

FIG. 4 shows the development workstations 21, 22, 23, 23
First, in S11, an e-mail from the development contractor system 1 is received. Subsequently, in S12, the specification management database 41 in the software development homepage is browsed based on the e-mail. Then, referring to the specification name and the change history number described in the e-mail, the changed specification is downloaded in S13. That is, the latest specification 51 or 61 and the change content data 53 or 63 are acquired from the specification management database 41.

4 can be performed by all the development workstations 21, 22 and 23 of the development subcontractor system 2 and the development workstation 31 of the development subcontractor system 3 connected to the public telephone network 4. is there. Development workstations 32 and 3 of the development contractor system 3
4 cannot be processed because it is not connected to the public telephone network 4, but necessary information is received from the development workstation 31 using a portable data storage medium.

FIG. 7 shows various test stages such as integration and synthesis in software development in the development contractor system 1.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting the contents of a failure to the development contractor systems 2 and 3 when a failure is detected after software shipment.

That is, if a failure of the program is detected in the test at S21, a failure phenomenon is registered in the failure management database 42 at S22. That is, the registration of the obstacle to the failure management database 42 developed in the management server 11 from a development management server 11 or a workstation ₁₃ 1 to 13 _n for development.

[0029] Figure 9 shows a failure registration screen in the development management server 11 or the development station 13 ₁ to 13 _n, fault number to the failure content inputted in this screen automatically assigned, furthermore, the registrant Input necessary information such as a failure status, a failure machine, and a failure date.

When the input is completed, the failure management database 42 notifies the change notification management unit 43 of the newly registered failure number, and thereby the change notification management unit 4
(3) At S23, an e-mail notifying that the failure management database 42 has been changed is added to the corresponding development workstation of the development consignee system specified by the set e-mail address with a failure number. And send it automatically.

Thereafter, a modification program is transmitted from a corresponding development workstation of the development contractor system. In S24, the modification program is received.
Check the trouble phenomenon again. That is, the fault finder performs the test again based on the received correction program, and confirms whether the fault has been correctly corrected.

When it is confirmed that the error has been corrected, the failure management database 42 is set to be corrected in S26. That is, the failure management database 42
Search for the corresponding fault number and make the fault status corrected.
Subsequently, in S27, an e-mail is transmitted to the corresponding development workstation of the development consignee system. That is, the failure management database 42 stores the change notification management unit 43
To the corresponding development workstation of the development contractor system specified by the set e-mail address, the change notification management unit 43 notifies the failure management database to the corresponding development workstation. 42
An e-mail notifying that a change has been made is sent with a failure number added.

If the failure has not been completely corrected as a result of the test rerun, in S28, the failure corrector operating the corresponding development workstation of the development contractor system is notified to that effect. Contact That is, the trouble corrector of the trouble correction data input to the trouble number data is notified by telephone, facsimile, e-mail using a personal computer, or the like.

FIG. 8 shows the processing of the corresponding development workstation in the development contractor system. When the development contractor system 1 sends an e-mail in S23, the e-mail is first received in S31. . Subsequently, in S32, the user browses the software development homepage, searches for a failure number described in the e-mail, and acquires the content of the failure.

Then, in S33, the program corresponding to the change is corrected to correct the program defect, and a necessary unit test is performed. In S34, the correction program is transmitted to the software development contractor system. Further, S35
Then, the correction content is registered in the failure management database 42. That is, a failure correction registration screen as shown in FIG. 10 is opened on the displayed software development homepage, and necessary information is entered in the failure number data of the failure management database 42. Then, the trouble corrector inputs necessary information to the data of the corrected trouble number.

In such a configuration, when a change occurs in the basic design specification in the software development, for example, at the design stage in the software development source system 1, the changed specification is transferred to the specification management database 4.
1 is registered in the latest specification 62 in the basic design specification 61, and the changed content is registered in the changed content data 63.

As a result, a change history number is automatically assigned on the specification change content registration screen shown in FIG. By selecting the specification name on this screen and inputting the date of change, the person who made the change, and the details of the change, the change notification management unit 43
Is notified of the specification name and the change history number, and the development workstations 21, 22, 23, 31 of the development contractor systems 2, 3 specified by the e-mail address set by the change notification management unit 43. Then, an e-mail notifying that the specification management database 41 has been changed is transmitted by adding a change history number to the specification name.

Thus, the development workstations 21, 22, 23, 31 of the development contractor systems 2, 3 browse the software development homepage based on the e-mail. Then, referring to the specification name and the change history number, the latest specification 62 of the basic design specification 61 and the change content data of the specification management database 41 are acquired.

As described above, when the specification is changed at the software development contractor, the information is collectively managed in the specification management database 41 and automatically transmitted to the development workstation of the contractor by e-mail. You can let me know. Therefore, the burden on the software development manager can be reduced, and the specification change information can be reliably transmitted from the development contractor to the development contractor without delay, and the system-wide information consistency regarding specification changes should be maintained. Can be.

The development workstations 32 and 33 not connected to the public telephone line network 4 provide necessary information from the development workstation 31 in the same system using a portable data storage medium. Receive.

When a failure is detected during the software test in the development contractor system 1, the failure is registered in the failure management database 42, and the failure content entered on the failure registration screen shown in FIG. A failure number is automatically assigned to this. In this state, the registrant inputs necessary information such as a failure status, a failure machine, and a failure date.

When this information input is completed, the newly registered fault number is notified to the change notification management section 43, and the development contractor system designated by the e-mail address set from the change notification management section 43 Then, an e-mail notifying that the failure management database 42 has been changed is transmitted to a corresponding development workstation, for example, the development workstation 31 of the development contractor system 3 with a failure number added thereto.

Upon receiving the e-mail, the development workstation 31 of the development contractor system 3 browses the software development homepage based on the e-mail, retrieves the failure number described in the e-mail, and acquires the content of the failure. I do. Then, the development workstation 31 corrects the changed program, performs a necessary unit test, and transmits the corrected program to the development contractor system 1.

When receiving the correction program, the development commission source system 1 performs a test again based on the correction program, and confirms whether or not the failure has been corrected correctly. If the fault has been corrected correctly, the fault status corresponding to the corresponding fault number in the fault management database 42 is set to corrected. Then, the change notification management unit 43 notifies the development workstation 31 of the development contractor system 3 by e-mail that the failure status of the corresponding failure number has been corrected.

As described above, when a failure occurs in the software at the software development contractor, the information can be collectively managed in the failure management database 42 and automatically transmitted to the corresponding development contractor by e-mail to be notified. . Therefore, the burden on the software development manager can be reduced, and the occurrence of a failure can be reliably transmitted from the development contractor to the corresponding development contractor without delay. Moreover,
Since the program is modified at the corresponding development subcontractor and the modified program is transmitted to the development subcontractor, the burden on the software development manager can be further reduced.

[0046]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system in which a client / server system cannot be constructed between a software development contractor and a software development contractor in a distributed software development environment. When a specification change occurs at the contractor, the information can be automatically sent to the development contractor by e-mail, thereby reducing the burden on the software development manager and sending the specification change information to the development contractor. And a software development support system that can reliably communicate without delay.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system in which a client / server system cannot be constructed between a software development contractor and a software development contractor in a distributed software development environment. If the contractor detects a change in the specifications or a software failure, the information can be automatically sent to the contractor by e-mail, thereby reducing the burden on the software development manager and changing the specifications. Information and software failure information can be reliably transmitted to the development contractor without delay, and for failures, the program must be modified at the applicable contractor and the modified program sent to the development contractor. Software development that can further reduce the burden on software development managers. It is possible to provide a support system.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the burden on the software development manager can be reduced, and software development information can be reliably transmitted from the development contractor to the contractor without delay. A development contractor system used for the support system can be provided.

According to the invention described in claim 4, the burden on the software development manager can be reduced, and information on software development can be obtained without delay from the development contractor. We can provide a destination system.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary block diagram showing a configuration of a development management server of the development commission source system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing of the development contractor system at the time of specification change in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing of the development contractor system at the time of specification change in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a specification change content registration screen of the development contractor system when the specification is changed in the embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an arrangement configuration in a specification management database according to the embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing of the development contractor system when a failure occurs in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing of the development contractor system when a failure occurs in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an exemplary view showing a failure registration screen of the development consignment source system when a failure occurs in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an exemplary view showing a failure correction registration screen of the development contractor system when a failure occurs in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Development consignment source system 11 ... development management server 13 ₁ to 13 n _... workstation 2,3 ... Development subcontractor system 21,22,23,31,32,33 ... workstation 4 ... public telephone for development for development Network 41: Specification management database 42: Fault management database 43: Change notification management unit 44: Homepage management unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A development subcontractor system that performs integrated management of software development and a development subcontractor system that performs software development by a development subcontractor from the development subcontractor are connected via a public telephone line network. The system includes a development management server and a contractor development workstation connected to the server via a local area network. The development contractor system includes a contractor development workstation. The development management server A specification management database that accumulates and manages specification change information in software development together with a history, and a subcontractor development workstation of the development subcontractor system when the specification management database is changed. Automatically sends an e-mail with the information required for change notification added to the specified e-mail address And a homepage management unit that manages a software development homepage accessed by the outsourced development workstation of the outsourced development system via the public telephone line network to view specification change information. The software development homepage managed by the homepage management unit at the workstation for development of the contractor, upon receiving an e-mail for specification change from the change notification management unit of the development contractor system, A software development support system characterized by browsing and acquiring specification change information from the specification management database. 2. A development subcontractor system that performs integrated management of software development and a development subcontractor system that performs software development by a development subcontractor from the development subcontractor are connected via a public telephone line network. The system includes a development management server and a contractor development workstation connected to the server via a local area network. The development contractor system includes a contractor development workstation. The development management server Is a specification management database that centrally stores and manages specification change information in software development together with a history, a failure management database that stores and manages failure information in software development together with history, and the specification management database. And if there is a change in the fault management database, A change notification management unit that automatically sends an e-mail with information necessary for change notification added to an e-mail address that specifies a development workstation for the contracted system, and a contracted development workstation for the development contracted system A homepage management unit that manages a software development homepage accessed via the public telephone network to view specification change information and failure information, wherein the development subcontractor system notifies the change of the development subcontractor system. When receiving the specification change email from the management unit, browse the software development homepage managed by the homepage management unit at the outsourced development workstation and acquire the specification change information from the specification management database, Also, a failure notification is sent from the change notification management unit of the development contractor system. When the e-mail is received, the software development homepage managed by the homepage management unit is browsed on the outsourced development workstation, the fault information is obtained from the fault management database, and the corresponding program is corrected. A software development support system for transmitting a program to the development contractor system. 3. A development consignment source system that performs integrated management of software development and performs software development development consignment via a public telephone network to a development consignment system provided with a consignee development workstation. A development management server and a local area server
The development management server is provided with a consignment source development workstation connected via a network, and the specification management database for centrally storing and managing specification change information in software development together with a history, and a change to the specification management database A change notification management unit that automatically sends an e-mail with information necessary for a change notification to an e-mail address that specifies a subcontractor development workstation of the subcontractor system, A software development support system comprising a homepage management unit for managing a software development homepage accessed via the public telephone network in order to view the specification change information on a contract development workstation of the destination system. Development contractor system used for 4. A public telephone line network connected to a development subcontractor system that includes a development management server and a subcontractor development workstation connected to the server via a local area network and that performs integrated management of software development. In the development contractor system for performing software development by the development contractor system from the development contractor system, the development contractor system includes a contractor development workstation, and sends a specification change e-mail from the development management server of the development contractor system. Upon receiving the software development support system, the outsourced development workstation browses a software development homepage managed by the development management server and acquires specification change information from the development management server. Development contractor system to be used.