JP2007034796A - Development support system and development support program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system which enables an ordered side and an ordering side to objectively evaluate the completeness of a developed product relating to an ordered development, and to provide a system capable of verifying the developed product through a communication network. <P>SOLUTION: In the development of a large-scale system, a delivery definition requested when receiving and inspecting the system to be developed is stipulated, confirmation is automatically performed through the communication network according to the stipulated delivery definition in a general test and a field test before delivery, and a test result is fed back. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system, method, or program for checking the degree of satisfaction or completeness of required specifications at the time of development or delivery when outsourcing development of software for one system to an external development company. When outsourcing to one or more development companies, the development process and the development company outsourced at the time of delivery are checked for satisfaction with the required specifications of the development products, and development support is determined by judging the degree of completion of the ordered development products. The present invention relates to a development support system and a development support program.

  Conventionally, as a software development method, there are a waterfall type development model, a prototype type development model, a spiral type development model, a process type development model, and the like. It is an important point when delivering the developed product that the content of the required specifications is correctly realized no matter which development model is used for development. If the software development contractor mistakenly understands the requirements of the orderer and develops it, the development will be reworked.

  If the required specifications are not clearly defined, accurate inspection cannot be performed even when the delivery is inspected, so it turns out that the required specifications are not satisfied after actually operating the delivery after inspection. It happens frequently. Patent Document 1 proposes a method in which a software specification confirmation server is prepared for software development, and the required specification is clarified while the specification is confirmed by prototyping to complete the software. FIG. 18 shows a development process chart of a conventional water flow type development model.

Patent Document 2 proposes a method in which a manager of a software development project and a developer automatically manage the progress of the development. In Patent Document 3, when a software development project is started, a requirement specification is defined in advance, and items that can be quantitatively and qualitatively determined with respect to the requirement specification are created in advance as a file. We propose a method to manage Patent Document 4 proposes a method for managing the progress of software development and distributing the load and grasping the situation of the work of the person in charge of development.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-320186 JP 2002-366684 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-234777 JP 2004-94827 A

  However, there is no established method for managing software development that the orderer and the contractor can agree with each other by the conventional method. In the software specification confirmation server using the prototype type development model proposed in Patent Document 1, the order itself and the contractor proceed with development while putting together the required specifications, so the specifications themselves are recognized by each other. However, it is not possible to judge whether the specifications of the developed product satisfy the required specifications when the developed product is delivered.

  At the time of delivery, the orderer has no choice but to confirm the test result report created by the contractor.For example, it provides a method of automatically confirming the completeness of the developed product at the time of the verification test before delivery. Not. Therefore, it can be said that there is no possibility that the developed deliverables have defects different from the required specifications, and there is a possibility that defects will be discovered when providing services such as field tests or development products to customers. It is clear that there is no absence.

  Similarly, Patent Document 3 also defines a requirement specification in advance, creates items that can be quantitatively and qualitatively determined with respect to the requirement specification as a file, and manages the progress of the project based on the file only. Then, at the time of delivery of the development product, the orderer does not know whether the delivered product may have a defect different from the required specification. Therefore, it takes time for inspection, and the work of verifying the degree of completion of the developed product with the file is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems. When placing an order for software development with one or a plurality of development companies, it is possible to confirm the specifications of the developed product during the development process, The orderer and contractor jointly create an index that can confirm the completeness of the required specifications of the developed product in advance, and automatically verify the developed product according to the index to verify the specifications of the developed product. The object is to provide a development support system and a development support program that can determine the degree of completion.

  In order to achieve the above object, the development support system according to the present invention provides a delivery definition item composed of input information for a development product and output information from the development product corresponding to the input, and from the outside via a communication network. Verification support means for receiving input information in response to a request of the above, starting a development product using the input information as a parameter, receiving output information from the development product, and transmitting the output information to the outside via a communication network; , Transmitting the input information to the verification support means via a communication network, receiving the output information from the verification support means, referring to the delivery definition item by the input information and the output information, and determining the completeness of the developed product And automatic verification means for determining.

  More preferably, the automatic verification unit and the verification support unit may be configured to perform verification for the entire development or for each individual development. Further, there are a plurality of verification support means at a plurality of bases, the automatic verification means transmits input information to the verification support means at the plurality of bases, and the automatic verification means receives a plurality of outputs received from the plurality of verification support means. It is also preferable to refer to the delivery definition item based on the information and to determine the degree of completion of the developed product.

  In the present invention, development is performed according to, for example, a delivery definition document describing delivery definition items, and the entire development product and individual development products are verified from an external automatic verification means based on the delivery definition document during the development process or during delivery. Provided is a system for performing verification by instructing a contractor's verification support means. As a result, it is possible to determine the definition of the required specifications for each development and the entire development from the delivery definition items during development, and it is possible to prevent the risk of performing a presumed development. In addition, it is possible to verify individual products and the entire development before delivery. It is also possible to conduct development at multiple sites, and it is possible to remotely verify the developed products at multiple sites before delivery and at the time of delivery.

  Further, when the output information of the development product at each base becomes the input information of another base in the verification support means existing at a plurality of bases, the automatic verification means determines in advance for the verification support means at each base. The input information is transmitted in accordance with the specified order, the output information from the verification support means of the base is received and further transmitted as the input information of the next base, the output information from the verification support means of the last base or all the bases The delivery definition item may be referred to based on the output information to determine the degree of completion of the development product at each site.

  Further, when the output information of the development product at each base becomes the input information of another base in the verification support means existing at multiple bases, the verification support means at each base requires the output information as the next input. Is sent to the next base as input information, the last base sends the output information to the automatic verification means, and the automatic verification means refers to the delivery definition item by the received output information and determines the completeness of the series of development products. It is also preferable to be configured to determine.

  According to the present invention, when development related to one development is performed at a plurality of bases, the next base can be verified based on the result of one base. The series of verifications of the consecutive bases is performed through a series of operations in which the automatic verification unit receives the result of verification of the development product at each base by the verification support unit of each base and further transmits to the automatic verification unit. In addition, the verification support means transmits the input information directly to the next base, so that a series of developments can be continuously verified.

  Furthermore, the development support system according to the present invention provides a delivery definition item composed of input information and input time for a development product, and output information and output time from the development product corresponding to the input, and from the outside via a communication network. The input information is received in response to the request, the time is stored when the development is started using the input information as a parameter, the time is stored when the output information from the development is received, and the storage The verification support means for transmitting the input time and the time when the output is received to the outside via a communication network, and transmitting the input information to the verification support means via the communication network, from the verification support means The time when the input information to be received is received, the time when the output information is received from the development, and the delivery based on the output information Referring to define items characterized by comprising an automatic verification means for determining the completeness of development thereof.

  According to the present invention, input information is transmitted to a base that performs verification of each development product from the outside via a communication network, and the time when the verification support means of the base starts the verification target product is acquired. In addition, when the output information from the development product is received, the completion time of the development product can be measured by obtaining the time and measuring the temporal performance of the development product.

  More preferably, the automatic verification unit and the verification support unit may be configured to verify the development product as a whole or in units of individual development products. Further, there are a plurality of verification support means at a plurality of bases, and the automatic verification means transmits the input information to the verification support means of the plurality of bases, and receives the input time from the plurality of verification support means and the time It is also preferable that the completed product is determined by referring to the delivery definition item based on a plurality of output information including the time when the output information is received.

  Furthermore, for the verification support means existing at multiple bases, when the output information of the development product at each base becomes the input information of other bases, the order determined in advance for the verification support means at each base Output information from the verification support means at that site, and then send it as input information for the next site, including the input time of all sites and the time when the output was received It is also preferable that the completeness of the developed product at each site is determined by referring to the delivery definition item. In addition, there is a delivery definition item related to development at the base in a plurality of bases, and the verification support means in the base starts the development product using the input information as a parameter based on the delivery definition item, and It is also preferable to determine the degree of completion of the developed product with reference to the delivery definition item based on the output information.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to verify individual development products and all development products via a communication network, and even when development spans multiple bases, the time of the developments measured by the verification support means at multiple bases Performance can be measured and the degree of completeness of the temporal performance of the development can be determined. Furthermore, when the output of one site becomes the input of the next site, the time measurement for the verification of the development performed at a series of sites is obtained, and the time measurement is based on the time measurement of the entire development series. Performance can be determined.

  Furthermore, when the development is divided into multiple parts and each development is outsourced to a development company at multiple bases, a delivery definition item is provided for each development outsourced to the server managed by the ordering side. For delivery definition items managed by the server, only the delivery definition contents related to its own development can be remotely written, and when performing verification inside the site, delivery definition items related to the site from the server The verification support means may be configured to perform verification based on the downloaded delivery definition item.

  In addition, the verification contents of the delivery definition items for each site existing on the server can be written remotely by the members of the corresponding site, and when there is a new entry in the delivery definition item, it is registered in advance. It is also preferable to have a delivery definition item correction notification means for notifying that there is a new description in the existing e-mail address.

  In addition, when multiple verification items are defined in the delivery definition item, when referring to the verification result based on the delivery definition item, the verification result is output as a report for each verification item and determined in advance. It is also preferable to send a mail to the specified mail address. Furthermore, it is also preferable to use the Internet as a communication network. More preferably, the completeness of the developed product is determined according to the acceptance criteria set for each confirmation item when there are a plurality of confirmation items in one test item defined in the delivery definition item. It is also possible to determine that the item has passed if the pass rate of the item exceeds the acceptance criteria.

  According to the present invention, when a delivery definition item that is a required specification is registered on a server that can communicate via a communication network, the contents of the delivery item are mutually determined by the ordering party and the ordering party. The person in charge of an existing development company can remotely read and write the delivery item definitions for the part that he is in charge of, but the contents of the delivery definition items of other development companies cannot be modified. After securing it, you can collaborate on delivery definition.

  In addition, since the verification result can be automatically sent as a report by e-mail, verification can be confirmed quickly. In addition, by referring to the pass / fail judgment criteria set for each check item of the test item, it is automatically determined whether the judgment criteria confirmed by the orderer and the contractor are satisfied by judging the ratio of the total number of items passed. Can be determined automatically.

  In order to achieve the above object, a development support program according to the present invention is a program that operates on a server that performs a specification confirmation of development software from the outside, and receives input information in response to an external request via a communication network. A first process that receives the input information as a parameter, activates the developed product, and transmits output information from the developed product to the outside via a communication network; and the first process receives the input information via the communication network. And a second process for receiving the output information from the first process and determining the degree of completion of the developed product by referring to the delivery definition item based on the input information and the output information on the server. It is made to perform.

  Further, the second process transmits input information to the first process existing at a plurality of development bases, receives a plurality of output information transmitted by the first processes at the plurality of bases, and transmits the plurality of transmitted It is also preferable to determine the degree of completion of the developed product by referring to the delivery definition item based on the input information and the received output information.

  More preferably, when the output information of the first process becomes the input information of the next base, the second process inputs the input information to the next first process in order according to a predetermined order. And the output information from the first process of the corresponding base is further transmitted as the input information of the first process of the next base, and the output information from the last base or the output information from all bases With reference to the delivery definition item, it is configured to determine the degree of completion of the development product and the series of development products at each base.

  Further, when the output information of the first process becomes the input information of the next base, the second process transmits the input information to the first first process according to a predetermined order. The first process of the base transmits output information as input information to the first process of the next base, and refers to the delivery definition item based on the output information from the last base. It is also preferable to be configured to determine the completeness of the development product and the completeness of the series of development products.

  As described above, according to the present invention, both the orderer and the contractor of software development can accurately determine the degree of completion of the development product. As the ordering side specifies the evaluation contents of the delivered product before delivery, it is possible to prevent misunderstanding of the specifications of the developed product on the ordering side and the order receiving side during development. In addition, the developed product can be automatically verified during the development process and during delivery, so that both the orderer and the contractor can easily check the specifications and easily determine the degree of compliance with the required specifications.

  In addition, if development is ordered from multiple development companies, the output of the development product of one development company can be used as the input of the development product of another development company. Verification can be performed at an early stage in an environment suitable for the actual situation. Therefore, it is possible to detect defects that have been discovered in field tests at an early stage, prevent rework defects that occurred late in the past, and have high satisfaction. Can provide development.

  In addition, since it is possible to use the Internet environment that is open to the outside, for example, even if the development orderer and the contractor have bases in geographically separated locations, development is independent of the environment. It is possible to determine the degree of satisfaction with the required specifications of the developed product via the Internet. Therefore, the management of the developed product becomes easy, and each related developed product can be verified at each base, which leads to reduction of man-hours.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a development support system and a terminal of an order receiving company according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the terminal 5 of the ordering company that undertakes development is connected to the development support system 1 via the communication network 4. Here, the communication network 4 is, for example, a dedicated network using a conventional dedicated line or an Internet network using a line such as ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), FTTH (Fiber To The Home), or CATV (Cable TV). is there.

  Further, in the case of the Internet network or the like, an F / W (Firewall) is provided as shown in FIG. 2 in order to prepare for security problems and external attacks. In addition, when using the Internet, contents are leaked if communication is performed in plain text. Therefore, VPN (Virtual Private Network) using IPSec (Security Architecture for Internet Protocol) or PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) is used. And measures such as using encryption such as SSL (Secure Socket Layer) for communication are taken. As described above, when the Internet line is used as the communication network 4 between the terminal 5 and the development support system 1 described below, communication may be performed after being encrypted.

  As shown in the functional block diagram of FIG. 1, the development support system 1 includes a storage unit 14 that stores various data or databases for a long time or temporarily in order to implement the invention, and the storage unit to implement a function. 14, the intermediate operation processing unit 13 that performs various calculations based on information from the communication network 4, the development support system 1, and the like. The input unit 15 and the display unit 16 have a human interface function that interacts interactively, and further includes a transmission / reception unit 12 that transmits and receives information to and from the external terminal 5 via the communication network 4.

  The central processing unit 13 further includes means (functions) described below. The transmission / reception processing means (function) 131 has a function of performing transmission / reception of information from the outside by communicating with the transmission / reception unit 12, and has a function of terminating a communication protocol such as TCP / IP. The input / output processing means (function) 132 has a function of processing an input from the input unit 15 and an output from the central processing unit 13. The data input / output means (function) 133 receives information input from the input unit 15 or the input unit 55 of the external terminal 5 through the communication network 4 and information from the central processing unit 13 as an output unit 16 or a communication unit. It has a function of transmitting to an external terminal 5 via the network 4.

  The automatic verification means (function) 134 is stored in a delivery definition database (DB) 142, a verification order database (DB) 143, a performance test database (DB) 144, and a development related database (DB) 145 stored in the storage unit 14. It has a function of causing the test registered in the verification support means (function) 533 existing in the development base of the ordering company that undertakes the development existing outside based on the stored data. The verification order control means (function) 135 has a function of performing verification in order according to a predetermined verification order as shown in FIG.

  The delivery definition item correction notifying means (function) 136 has a new delivery definition in the delivery definition database (DB) 142 existing in the development support system 1 or the delivery definition database (DB) 542 existing in the terminal 5 of the order receiving company. When added or modified, it has a function of notifying automatically using communication means such as an electronic mail and a telephone including a predetermined portable terminal.

  The storage unit 14 further stores a database or data described below. The development company database (DB) 141 includes a company ID, a company name, an address, a telephone number, a company e-mail address, a domain name to which the company belongs, or an IP address of the terminal 5 used for development shown in FIG. Store the company information of the ordering company that is configured. As shown in FIG. 5, the delivery definition database (DB) 142 has, for each development ID, a development ID related to the ordering, a large delivery definition ID indicating the entire plurality of delivery definition documents in which the development exists, and progress information. is doing.

  The large delivery definition ID is further divided into delivery definition IDs for registering required specifications to be confirmed in one development, and each delivery definition ID further includes the company ID and details of the development company that orders the development of the corresponding part. Delivery definition content. FIG. 6 shows an example of detailed delivery definition contents. As shown in FIG. 6, the items included in the delivery definition include, for example, item numbers, item outlines for explaining the outline of the items, and confirmation contents as information for confirming whether or not the required specifications are met (may be input information) ), Confirmation items for satisfaction (may be expected output information), item development process, attributes indicating fields such as input / output and performance, date confirmed by contractor and orderer, etc. Column is provided.

  The verification order database (DB) 143 sequentially describes all individual developments that operate to confirm one test item, and in the test, the final test is automatically performed by performing the tests in the order of description. A database configured to provide results. As shown in FIG. 7, the contents of the verification order DB 143 include the development module ID of the development ordered for each test item, the input information necessary as input information when testing the development, and the output during the test. The order receiving side determines the expected output information, the development module ID of the development module to be activated next using the information output from the development module as input information, and whether the test has been completed successfully when the test is completed. The orderer confirmation date described at the time of confirmation and the orderer confirmation date described when the orderer side determines that the test was successful upon completion of the test, as well as the order confirmation date.

  Furthermore, data of a similar configuration is linked to the tip of the development module to be tested next until the test is completed for one test, and the next development module ID indicates the completion of the test. For example, “FF” is described. Alternatively, “END” or the like may be described as an ASCII character string.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the performance test database (DB) 144 includes, in this embodiment, “expected required time” and “required time” in the test in addition to the configuration of the verification order DB 143 shown in FIG. A column is added. In this embodiment, it is a form of addition to the configuration of the verification order DB 143, but the order is not necessary when testing one by one. In the present embodiment, the development related database (DB) 145 represents a minimum unit of development when one development is divided into a plurality of development modules and an order is placed with an order receiving company as shown in FIG.

  There is an ID of the development module of the minimum unit divided by the development ID for each development ID, and the company ID of the development company that receives an order for the development module for each development module and a plurality of developments used by the development module It consists of the module development module ID. In this embodiment, the related module is defined as a development module used by the development module, but a higher-level development module that uses the development module may be defined. The relationship between the development module IDs shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is shown in FIG. The development support system 1 is configured as described above.

  Next, functional blocks of the terminal 5 on the development base side will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration is the same as that of the development support system 1, and the outline is a transmission / reception unit 52 that transmits / receives information to / from the development support system 1 via the communication network 4. Various information is analyzed and input information is stored. From a central processing unit 53 that performs calculations based on data and the like, a storage unit 54 that stores information necessary for testing on the development side, an input unit 55 that controls a machine interface with the terminal 5, and a display unit 56 It is configured.

  Further, the middle arithmetic processing unit 53 is composed of each means having the functions described below. The transmission / reception processing means (function) 531 transmits / receives information to / from the transmission / reception unit 52, and controls the termination of a communication protocol such as TCP / IP. The input / output processing means (function) 532 controls the input unit 55, the display unit 56, and input / output information. The verification support means (function) 533 activates the development product using the input information from the development support system 1 as a parameter to acquire output information from the development product, or the information stored in the storage unit 54 of the terminal 5 Referring to the delivery definition DB 542 and the verification order DB 543 specific to the terminal, parameters are passed to the development as input information, the development is started, output information from the development is acquired, and the output information is stored in the development support system 1 To the automatic verification means (function) 134 of

  The verification order control means (function) 534 has a function of directly transmitting output information in verification of the base to the next development module when performing verification according to the verification order shown in FIG. The storage unit 54 has a plurality of databases as described below. The delivery definition DB 542 is a database of only the base used for verification in the base, and the contents are a subset of the delivery definition DB 142 in the development support system 1. As described above, the verification order DB 543 is a database used for transmitting the verification output to the next development module, and the contents are a subset of the verification order DB 143 of the development support system 1.

  FIG. 2 shows the relationship between the delivery definition DBs 142 and 542 used for development support. The delivery definition DB 142 in the development support system 1 has test items for development projects of all development bases regarding development. Each development base “Isha”, “Roshisha”, and “Hasha” has a delivery definition DB 542 that has a delivery definition for only one development project for one development project. In FIG. 2 showing the present embodiment, development is entrusted to the above three companies “Isha”, “Roshisha”, and “Hasha” for the “first system development project” which is one development project. For example, “I company” orders development A function and B function, “Rosha” orders only C function, and “Hasha” orders D function and E function. Is shown. Therefore, in the delivery definition DB 542 of each company, “I company” has information on the A function and B function, “Rosha” has information on the C function, and “Ha company” has information on the D and E functions. In addition, the registration / modification of the delivery definition and how to use it in the test will be described later.

  FIG. 3 shows an outline of the business flow of the development support system in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, a development company that has received an order first creates a test item for confirmation in development (S31) and registers it as a delivery definition in a database in the development support system 1. The orderer checks the contents of the registered confirmation test item (S32), and if there is a problem such as omission, the orderer is instructed to register it as an "orderer confirmation test item" (S35).

  Upon receiving the instruction, the order development company adds or corrects the contents of the received instruction to the “test item for confirmation”. In this way, the delivery definition is completed while being improved by a development method such as a spiral development model. The added and modified “test item for confirmation” is checked again by the orderer and is completed once it satisfies the required specifications. After development, the ordering side and the ordering side inspect the product, and if there is no problem, the product is delivered and ordered. The person inspects the product and completes the development by a series of orders. FIG. 3 shows a series of flows concerning order development as described above.

  The development support system 1 and the terminal 5 at the development base are configured as described above, and each operation will be described below. 10 starts the description of the “test item for confirmation” described in the delivery definition DBs 142 and 542, and then starts development after the description is completed, and is described in the delivery definition DBs 142 and 542 described above in the comprehensive test and the field test. This is a flow chart showing a series of work from verification to verification by referring to the “test item for confirmation”.

  An outline of a series of work flows relating to order development support will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 10, the terminal 5, the development support system 1, and the ordering side terminal at each base are shown from the left end. Although there are a plurality of terminals 5 at each base, only one terminal is described in FIG. Further, the ordering side terminal may be the input unit 5 of the development support system 1 that can be directly input to the system, or the Internet is used as the ordering side terminal so that the development support system 1 can transmit and receive information on the WWW. In this case, any terminal connected to the Internet may exist. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the ordering side terminal uses the Internet.

  As described with reference to FIG. 3, “confirmation test item” is input from the terminal 5 of each development base (S101a). The input “test item for confirmation” is received by the data input / output unit 133 via the communication network 4 via the transmission / reception unit 12 and the transmission / reception processing unit 131 of the development support system 1 (S101b). 133 writes the content of the received “test item for confirmation” in the delivery definition DB 142 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 (S102b). When a new test item is written or modified, the delivery definition item modification notifying means (function) 136 of the development support system 1 is a method that has been previously determined to have been added or modified. (S103b). For example, the project leader of the development company at each base and the person in charge on the ordering side are notified by e-mail.

  The project leader and the person in charge of ordering at each site receive notification that the delivery definition DB 142 or 542 has been added or modified (S102a, S102c), and can confirm the added / modified content if necessary. . In this case, a part of the correction contents can be included in the addition / modification notification itself, or the log-in confirmation is made to the development support system 1 for details only by notification of the addition / modification. You can follow the steps. It is determined whether all the “confirmation test items” for each site have been input (S103a). If not completed, the process returns to step S101a to input the contents of the next test item.

  In addition, the test items can be input by inputting each item to the development support system 1 as in this embodiment, or all items or a group of items are performed on the terminal side of each base, and development support is performed at a certain point. A method may be used by inputting to the system 1. Alternatively, the test item itself may be created as a file and the file may be transmitted to the development support system 1. The contents of the “confirmation test item” input after all items have been input are confirmed (S104a). If the contents of the input test item are not good, the process returns to the beginning again to input the test item in step S101a. In FIG. 10, the content of the input test item is confirmed after all the items have been input. However, the test item may be confirmed at any time during the process.

  When the person in charge on the order side finishes inputting and confirming the test items, the terminal 5 on the development side at each site notifies the development support system 1 that the input and confirmation of the test items have been completed (S105a). The development support system 1 receives the test item input and confirmation completion information (S104b), and notifies that the test item input and confirmation has been completed by a predetermined method at a predetermined destination on the ordering side ( S105b). In the case of the present embodiment, for example, the predetermined destination is an ordering person in charge of the corresponding development, and the predetermined notification method is to call the ordering person's mobile phone a voice synthesized message. It is also possible to notify. Alternatively, instead of automatically notifying the ordering side by the development support system 1, a person in charge of the development company that has received an order may notify the person in charge of the ordering side directly by telephone or e-mail.

  The person in charge on the ordering side who received the notification that the input and confirmation of the test item is completed logs in to the development support system 1 and confirms the content of the “test item for confirmation”. As a result, “OK” or “ "NG" is notified to the development support system 1 (S106c), and the development support system 1 notifies the received contents (S106b) to the project leader of the development company at each base using an electronic mail or the like (S107b). Alternatively, the notification may be confirmed when logging into the development support system 1. Although the business flow in the case of “NG” is not described in the present embodiment, it is restarted from the point where the test item is input from the development terminal at each of the above-mentioned locations (S101a).

  When the confirmation on the ordering side is “OK” (S106a), the development company on the order receiving side starts development. This development is performed while confirming the required specifications in accordance with the above-mentioned “confirmation test item” (S107a). If a problem in the specification such as the need to correct the specification is discovered at this development stage, the business flow of FIG. 10 is performed from the beginning after notifying the person in charge on the ordering side. In addition, test item input (S101c) exists in the business flow of the ordering side terminal. However, in the case of creating a “test item for confirmation” which is a delivery definition in cooperation with the development company on the order side, the ordering side also makes this. This shows that a series of operations of inputting test items can be performed (S101c to S104c).

  As for the start of development, it may not be possible to input and confirm the test items as in this embodiment, or when a certain test item is input and confirmed, A development method of starting development may be used.

  Next, when the development is completed and a comprehensive test is performed, in this embodiment, the ordering development company notifies the person in charge on the ordering side using means such as e-mail or telephone, or FIG. Although not shown, a procedure may be performed in which the development support system 1 automatically notifies a predetermined person in charge by a predetermined method by registering development completion in the development support system 1. Thereafter, a comprehensive test is performed based on the “test item for confirmation” defined in the input delivery definition DBs 142 and 542 on the development side and the ordering side (S10Aa, S108b), and further a field test is performed (S10Ba, S109b). Similarly, the ordering side may perform a comprehensive test (S108c, S108b) and a field test (S109c, S109b). However, if it is not preferable to perform the same test, it is also possible to add restrictions or options in the development support system 1 so that only one of the tests can be performed or only one of them can be performed. The verification of the test items described in the delivery definition DBs 142 and 542 may be performed as needed during development.

  If the result of the test satisfies the contents entered in the “confirmation test item”, the person in charge on the order side delivers the developed product (S10Ba), and the person in charge on the order side performs inspection of the delivered item. . The detailed contents of the above-mentioned “total test” and “field test” will be described later. The outline of the flow of work related to order development is performed as described above, and more detailed contents will be described below.

  Next, an operation flow when a “confirmation test item” is input to the delivery definition DB 142 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, the person in charge logs in the development support system 1 from the terminal 5 at the development base by accessing the URL (Universal Resource Locator) of the development support system 1 with a WEB browser using the Internet, for example (S111a). The development support system 1 accepts access (S111b), creates a login screen, and transmits it to the terminal 5 (S112b).

  The terminal 5 displays the received login screen (S113a). FIG. 12 shows a login screen displayed. In the figure, for example, 121 is the content displayed in the content display frame of the WEB browser. As shown in the portion 122, the user ID and password for logging in to the development support system 1 are requested. When the user ID and password are input on this screen (S113a) and the "login" button is pressed, the input content is transmitted to the development support system 1. As described above, when transmitting a user ID and password via the Internet, although not described in detail in the flow in this embodiment, encryption is performed using an encryption communication protocol to prevent information leakage. It has become.

  The development support system 1 receives the user ID and password (S113b), and determines whether the user ID and password are correct (S114a). If the user ID or password does not match, an error screen is created and transmitted to the terminal 5 (S115b), and the process ends. The terminal 5 that has received the error screen (S113a) displays the received error screen (S114a), and ends the process.

  If the user ID and the password match, the development company to which the logged-in user belongs is specified, and a “screen for editing the test item for confirmation in the delivery definition DB 142 suitable for the development base is created and the terminal 5 (S116b) The terminal 5 that has received the delivery definition display screen displays the received display screen (S115a).

  Next, when a project leader or the like who is an operator of the terminal 5 on the development side fills in the “test item for confirmation” as the contents of the delivery definition, the entered information is transmitted to the development support system 1 via the communication network ( S117a). The entry of “confirmation test item” is continued until the input of all the test items is completed (S118a). The development support system 1 reflects the content of the received “test item for confirmation” (S118b), creates a new screen reflecting the input again, and transmits it to the terminal 5 (S116a). The above operation is performed until the input of “test item for confirmation” is completed.

  When the input of the delivery definition content is completed, the terminal 5 notifies the development support system 1 of the completion (S119a). Upon receiving the notification of the end of input (S119b), the development support system 1 notifies a predetermined destination that the delivery definition has been corrected by a predetermined method. When the delivery definition is added or modified, as shown in FIG. 20, the destination to be notified about each delivery definition ID, the name of the destination, the company name to which it belongs, the telephone number FAX number, and e-mail for each destination The notification is made with reference to the “destination list to be notified at the time of delivery definition correction” in which addresses and notification methods desired at the time of notification are registered.

  Next, an operation in which the automatic verification unit 134 and the verification support unit 533 communicate with each other to perform verification will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 13, the verification support means 533 notifies the automatic verification means 134 of the output. First, the automatic verification unit 134 obtains input information of the corresponding verification support unit 533 from the delivery definition DB 142 having the contents shown in FIG. 5 (S131b), and transmits the input information to the corresponding base (S132b). The verification support means 533 at each site receives the input information via the communication network 4 via the transmission / reception unit 52 and the transmission / reception processing means 531 (S131a), and activates the development using the input information as a parameter (S132a).

  Upon receiving the output information output after the development is activated, the verification support means 533 transmits the output content to the automatic verification means 134 (S133a). The automatic verification means 134 that has received the output information (S133b) compares the test result with the “expected output information” of the development module test shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, and passes the test result in the “verification result” column. “OK” (S136b) in the case of “No”, and “NG” (S137b) in the case of failure. This operation is continued until all scheduled tests are completed (S138b).

  As described above, the test item verification flow shown in FIG. 13 is configured such that the automatic verification unit 134 acquires the output information of each test item and performs the next verification. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14, development is ordered from a plurality of development companies A, B, and C, and the developments created by the development companies existing at each base are related to each other. In the case of input information of test items of development products of other development companies, the operation described in FIG. 13 is performed according to the flow shown in FIG. 14, and a series of test items of the development products related to each other. It can be performed.

  In this case, the orderer uses the input unit 15 of the development support system 1 or starts verification using a terminal existing on the Internet using a WEB browser. First, the first input information regarding the test is obtained from the “confirmation test item” from the delivery definition DB 142, and the input information is transmitted to the development company A having the first developed product (S141a). The verification support means 533 of the development company A that has received the input information activates the developed product using the received input information as a parameter (S141b) (S142b).

  The verification support means 533 of the development company A receives the output information from the developed product (S143b), and transmits the output information to the automatic verification means 134 activated by the orderer (S144b). The automatic verification unit 134 that has received the output information refers to the “test item for confirmation” described in the delivery definition DB, extracts the next development product, and sends the output information received from the development company A to the development company B. (S143a). Further, the verification support means 533 of the development company B that has received the input information activates the development product using the received input information as a parameter in the same manner as the development company A (S142c), receives the output information from the development product (S143c), The output information is transmitted to the automatic verification means 134 (S144c).

  Next, the automatic verification means 134 similarly refers to the delivery definition DB 142 to know that the next test destination is the development product of the development company C, and sends the output information from the development product of the development company B to the development company C. To do. The verification support means 533 of the development company C similarly performs the processing performed by the verification support means 533 of the development company B in FIG. 14 (S142d to S144d), and the automatic verification means 134 similarly tests the development company B. (S147a, S145c to S148c).

  In FIG. 14, the series of tests is completed, and the automatic verification unit 134 on the orderer side refers to the delivery definition DB 142 with the output information received in the middle and the finally received output information, thereby obtaining the results of the series of tests. Obtainable. The series of tests described above are performed in the order defined in the verification order DB 143 shown in FIG. 7, and the determination of the result can be obtained by comparing the “expected output information” in the verification order DB 143 with the output result. become.

  Next, the verification support means 533 of the development side base directly transmits the output information as input information to the development requiring the output information of its own development as input information without going through the automatic verification means 134. The verification format will be described with reference to FIGS. As in FIG. 14, first, the automatic verification means 134 obtains input information corresponding to the site by referring to the “test item for confirmation” described in the delivery definition DB 142 (S 151 b), and uses the acquired input information to the corresponding development site. Transmit (S152b). At this time, a domain name or a fixed global IP address is obtained from the development company DB 141 shown in FIG. 4 of the corresponding development base, and information is transmitted.

  Upon receiving the input information (S151a), the development base verification support means 533 activates the developed product using the received input information as a parameter (S152a), and obtains output information as a result (S154a). The obtained output information is compared with the “expected output information” in the delivery definition DB 142 described in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, and the result is “OK” (S157a). It is described as “NG” (S158a). Next, the next development product is extracted with reference to the delivery definition DB 142, and output information is transmitted to the next base (S159a). The flow chart at the left end in FIG. 15 is different from the flow chart of the verification support means 533 at the central development base in that the series of tests are completed and the result is finally transmitted to the automatic verification means 134 (S159a). is there.

  A schematic operation of the sequence diagram of the series of tests in FIG. The test sequence diagram of FIG. 16 shows that the verification support means 533 at the development site transmits the output information from the development product when the test is performed directly to the next site as the input information of the next development product. It is a different point. First, the automatic verification means 134 refers to the delivery definition DB 142 to obtain input information (S161a), and transmits the obtained input information to the development company A to test the development product of the development company A that performs the first test ( S161a).

  The transmitted input information is received by the verification support means 533 of the development company A via the communication network 4 via the transmission / reception unit 52 and the transmission / reception processing means 531 (S161b). The verification support means 533 of the development company A activates the development product using the received input information as a parameter (S162b). The verification support means 533 that has completed the test in the development and has received the output information (S163b) refers to the delivery definition DB 542 that the self has and the development base that is developing the development to be started next and the development And the output information as input information is transmitted to the development company B, which is the base developing the next test target development product (S164b).

  After that, the development company B having the next test target development receives the input information in the same manner (S161c), starts the development using the input information as a parameter (S162c), and obtains output information from the development. (S163c), referring to the delivery definition DB 542 owned by itself, the next development object to be tested and the development company responsible for the development of the development object are identified, and the acquired output information is used as input information to the next development base. Transmit (S164c). The operations similar to those described above are performed from step 161d to 164d in the development company C, which is the subsequent operation flow in FIG. 16, and further from step S165c to 168c in the development company B.

  However, Step 168c of the development company B refers to the delivery definition DB 542 owned by itself, but determines that there is no next base and outputs the output information to the development support system 1 provided with the automatic verification means 134 that is the source of verification. Is transmitted (S168c). The automatic verification means 134 receives the output information (S162a) and refers to the delivery definition DB 142 to determine a series of developed products (S163a). In the above series of operations, the verification results of the test items at each development company are entered in the “verification results” provided by each verification support means 533 for each development module to be tested in FIG. The result of the verification is entered in the result of the entire test by the automatic verification means 134.

  The verification result of each development base is described in the delivery definition DB 542 in each development base. This delivery definition DB 542 is notified to the delivery definition DB 142 in the development support system 1 when a series of tests are completed, for example, and the contents are updated. Is called.

  Next, a function for creating and notifying a report after the verification is completed will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 illustrates a function for generating a report periodically or at the timing of completion of verification and notifying a predetermined destination by a predetermined method when the verification of the “test item for confirmation” is completed. It is an operation | movement flowchart. First, the report creation unit 137 instructs the automatic verification unit 134 to verify the “test item for confirmation” according to the delivery definition DB 142 (S171). This test is as described above. A list of input information, output information, expected output information, verification results, etc. entered in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 is output in a report format until all test items have been processed in units of development modules, for example (S173). , S174). Report of the test results for all the created test items is notified to all predetermined destinations by a predetermined method (S174, S175). An example is shown in FIG. 21 as a report.

As shown in FIG. 23 to FIG. 25, when the test item has a plurality of confirmation items, the degree of completion of the developed product is referred to a predetermined acceptance criterion as a test item. Determine if passed. Therefore, since the contents of the delivery definition items are determined after confirming the contents between the orderer and the contractor in advance, the exact degree of completion can be understood. Similarly, in the test for confirming the temporal performance, the completeness of the development product and the series of development products can be determined.
The first embodiment of the present invention is configured and operates as described above.

  According to the present embodiment, a “test item for confirmation”, which becomes a required specification for development at the stage before development, is created in the delivery definition DB 142 and approved by the orderer and the contractor. Development can be performed while referring to the “test item for confirmation” in the definition DB 142, so that there is little specification error and development can be conducted with the intention to communicate. Further, the “test item for confirmation” is used at the end of development. Since testing can be performed automatically, man-hours can be reduced.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment, in addition to the first embodiment, input information at the time of testing and the time when the development is started using the input information as a parameter are recorded, and output information from the development is recorded. It is a system that records the time when receiving a call and measures the temporal performance of each development product and the temporal performance of the entire system. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG. FIG. 22 basically differs from FIG. 14 only in the steps 143x, 143y, 143z, and 147y. In the above step, in addition to FIG. 14, the time when the development product is activated and the time when the output information is received from the development product are acquired and transmitted to the automatic verification system 142 as output information.
The second embodiment of the present invention is configured and operates as described above.

  According to this embodiment, when testing a series of “confirmation test items”, the temporal performance of each development module can be verified simultaneously, and the temporal performance of the entire system can also be measured. Can do.

  In the second embodiment, the output result is transmitted to the automatic verification means 134 of the development support system 1 in a series of development module tests. As described with reference to FIG. The support means 533 can also directly transmit the output information acquired from the development product as the input information of the next development product.

  It can be used in the software development industry.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a development support system including a control station and a base terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a related figure of the database of FIG. FIG. 2 is a business flow diagram of the development support system of FIG. 1. This is the development company DB of FIG. It is the delivery definition DB of FIG. It is the detailed content of the delivery definition DB of FIG. It is verification order DB of FIG. It is performance test DB of FIG. It is development related DB of FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic communication sequence diagram of FIG. 1. It is a sequence diagram which inputs the delivery definition of FIG. It is a screen displayed when logging in to the development support system of FIG. It is a flowchart at the time of the automatic verification means of FIG. 1 performing a test with respect to several bases. It is a communication sequence when the automatic verification means of FIG. 1 performs a test with respect to a plurality of bases. FIG. 2 is a flowchart when the verification support means of FIG. 1 passes control directly to the verification support means of the next base. It is a communication sequence when the verification support means of FIG. 1 passes control directly to the verification support means of the next base. FIG. 2 is a flowchart when a development support system in FIG. 1 creates and outputs a report when verification is completed. It is a table | surface which shows the conventional order development management. It is a table | surface which shows the order development management in 1st Embodiment. It is a destination list notified at the time of delivery definition correction of a 1st embodiment. It is an example of the test result report of 1st Embodiment. It is an operation | movement flowchart in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the measurement standard of completeness in 1st and 2nd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the measurement standard of the completeness regarding the time performance in 1st and 2nd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the measurement standard of the completeness of a series of tests in 1st and 2nd embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Development support system 4 Communication network 5 Base terminal 12, 52 Transmission / reception part 13,53 Central processing part 14,54 Storage | storage part 15,55 Input part 16,56 Display part 131,531 Transmission / reception processing means 132,532 Input / output processing means 133 Data input / output means 134 Automatic verification means 533 Verification support means 135, 534 Verification order control means 136 Delivery definition item modification notification means 137 Report creation means 141 Development company DB
142,542 Delivery definition DB
143, 543 Verification order DB
144 Performance test DB
145 Development-related DB

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Provide delivery definition items with input information for the development and output information from the development corresponding to the input,
Receives input information in response to an external request via a communication network, activates a development product using the input information as a parameter, receives output information from the development product, and externally outputs the output information via a communication network. A verification support means to send to
The input information is transmitted to the verification support means via a communication network, the output information from the verification support means is received, and the completeness of the developed product is determined by referring to the delivery definition item based on the input information and the output information Automatic verification means to
Development support system characterized by having   The development support system according to claim 1, wherein the automatic verification unit and the verification support unit perform verification for the entire development or for each individual development. A plurality of verification support means exist at a plurality of bases, and the automatic verification means transmits input information to the verification support means at the plurality of bases,
3. The development support system according to claim 1, wherein the automatic verification unit determines the degree of completion of the developed product by referring to the delivery definition item based on a plurality of pieces of output information received from the plurality of verification support units. When the output information of the development product at each base becomes the input information of another base in the verification support means existing at multiple bases,
The automatic verification means transmits input information according to a predetermined order to the verification support means of each base, receives output information from the verification support means of the base, and further transmits it as input information of the next base 4. The development according to claim 3, wherein the completeness of the development product at each site is determined by referring to the delivery definition item based on the output information from the verification support means of the last site or the output information of all sites. Support system. When the output information of the development product at each base becomes the input information of another base in the verification support means existing at multiple bases,
The verification support means of each base sends the output information as input information to the next base that is required as the next input, the last base sends the output information to the automatic verification means,
4. The development support system according to claim 3, wherein the automatic verification means refers to a delivery definition item based on the received output information, and determines the completeness of a series of development products. Provide delivery definition items consisting of input information and input time for the development and output information and output time from the development corresponding to the input,
Receives input information in response to a request from the outside via a communication network, stores the time when starting the development using the input information as a parameter, and stores the time when receiving output information from the development And a verification support means for transmitting the stored time when the input and the time when the output is received are transmitted to the outside via a communication network;
The input information is transmitted to the verification support means via a communication network, the time when the input information received from the verification support means is received, the time when the output information is received from the development, and the output information Automatic verification means for referring to the delivery definition item based on the above and determining the degree of completion of the developed product,
Development support system characterized by having   7. The development support system according to claim 4, wherein the automatic verification unit and the verification support unit perform verification of the development product as a whole or in units of individual development products. A plurality of verification support means exist at a plurality of bases, and the automatic verification means transmits input information to the verification support means at the plurality of bases,
It is characterized in that a completeness of a development product is determined by referring to a delivery definition item based on a plurality of output information including the time when input is received from a plurality of verification support means and the time when the output information is received. The development support system according to any one of claims 4 to 7.   For verification support means that exist at multiple bases, if the output information of the development product at each base becomes input information for another base, input according to a predetermined order for the verification support means at each base Sending information, receiving output information from the verification support means of the base, and further transmitting as input information of the next base, the output information including the time when all the bases were input and the time when the output was received The development support system according to claim 8, wherein a perfection level of a development product at each site is determined with reference to a delivery definition item. There are delivery definition items related to development at the bases in multiple bases,
Based on the delivery definition item, the verification support means in the base activates the development product with the input information as a parameter, and refers to the delivery definition item based on the output information from the development product to determine the completeness of the development product. The development support system according to claim 4, wherein the development support system is determined.   In the case where development is divided into a plurality of parts and each development is outsourced to a development company at a plurality of bases, a delivery definition item is provided for each development that is outsourced to a server managed by the ordering side. For the delivery definition items managed in, only the delivery definition contents related to own development can be remotely written, and when verifying inside the base, the delivery definition items related to the base are downloaded from the server. 11. The development support system according to claim 1, wherein the verification support means performs verification based on the downloaded delivery definition item.   The contents of verification of the delivery definition items for each site existing on the server can be written remotely by the members of the corresponding site, and when there is a new entry in the delivery definition item, the pre-registered electronic 12. The development support system according to claim 1, further comprising a delivery definition item correction notification means for notifying that a new description has been made in the mail address.   When multiple verification items are defined in the delivery definition item, when referring to the verification result based on the delivery definition item, the verification result is output as a report for each verification item and determined in advance. The development support system according to claim 1, wherein a mail is transmitted to a mail address.   The development support system according to claim 1, wherein the Internet is used as a communication network.   The completeness of the developed product is the pass rate of all confirmation items determined according to the acceptance criteria set for each confirmation item when there are multiple confirmation items in one test item defined in the delivery definition item. The development support system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein a pass is determined when the pass exceeds a pass criterion. A program that runs on a server that checks the specifications of development software from the outside.
A first process of receiving input information in response to an external request via a communication network, starting a development product using the input information as a parameter, and transmitting output information from the development product to the outside via a communication network When,
The input information is transmitted to the first process via a communication network, the output information from the first process is received, the delivery definition item is referred to by the input information and the output information, and the degree of completion of the developed product A second process for determining
A development support program characterized in that it is executed on a server. The second process transmits input information to the first process existing at a plurality of development bases,
Receiving a plurality of output information transmitted by the first processing of the plurality of bases;
17. The development support program according to claim 16, wherein the degree of completion of a development product is determined by referring to the delivery definition item based on the plurality of input information transmitted and the plurality of output information received. When the output information of the first process becomes the input information of the next base,
In the second process, input information is transmitted to the next first process in order according to a predetermined order, and output information from the first process at the corresponding base is further transmitted to the first process at the next base. 1 as the input information of the process 1 and refer to the delivery definition item according to the output information from the last base or the output information from all bases to determine the completeness of the development products and the completeness of a series of development products at each base 18. The development support program according to claim 16, wherein the development support program is determined. When the output information of the first process becomes the input information of the next base,
The second process transmits input information to the first first process according to a predetermined order, and the first process at the base sends output information to the first process at the next base. And determining the degree of completion of the development product and the series of development products at each site by referring to the delivery definition item based on the output information from the last site. Item 19. The development support program according to any one of Items 16 to 18.

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