JP2008269270A - Software development support system, development support method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it easy and certain to grasp a placement status of a note in a UML (Unified Modeling Language) figure and to acquire its related information. <P>SOLUTION: A UML figure creation section 1 creates the UML figure in a memo configuration which is added with an extended area for the assignment of memo information to a note. When searching a memo from the UML figure, a memo search section 5 performs search by including the memo information assigned to the extended area in a search condition and performs list display of the searched memo to a display 2. A memo selection section 6 displays the UML figure in which the memo selected and designated out of the memos displayed is arranged and the note content in the display. The memo information is created by assigning at least one out of various events such as colors of the memo, data for display, name of a person in charge who has created the memo and UML function elements in the extended area, and the memo is searched for by taking at least one of them into a search condition. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a software development support system and a development support method using a unified modeling language (UML), and more particularly to notes in each phase such as specification creation and analysis design.

  UML (Unified Modeling Language) is a modeling language for software development, and is a notation method for expressing the structure of a system to be developed, and allows developers to communicate with each other.

  For software development by UML, use cases (system function definition), activity diagrams (flow of operations), sequence diagrams (between objects) are used as notations to support the creation, design, and implementation of the specifications of the system to be developed. Interaction), object diagram (instance snapshot notation), etc. UML defines 10 diagrams such as the above use case diagrams and class diagrams, but some UMLs have a function of creating diagrams that represent screens and screen transitions (for example, Non-Patent Document 1). reference).

  Each functional element used in these figures is a combination of screen parts (rectangle, ellipse, circle, arrow, actor symbol, connector symbol, node symbol, selection symbol, etc.) and characters (name and attribute information) defined in UML. Created with.

A common functional element of the UML diagram is a notebook. A note is used when information such as an annotation, a constraint, and a method body is added to each functional element of the UML diagram. By attaching an anchor (dashed line) to the note, it is possible to clarify which element is the information. In software development, notebooks are often used as explanations of UML diagrams and functional elements, and as explanations of analysis and design for realizing software.
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  Since the contents of a UML note are only text, the figure itself cannot be given meaning. For this reason, when many notes are arranged in the same figure, it is difficult to understand at a glance what each means and what is expressed.

  In addition, in order to acquire information included in a UML function element associated with a note, an input operation is required in which a person designates the function element and acquires related information.

  Also, when a system is jointly developed by multiple developers, it is difficult to determine which notes you have placed or are related to you.

  In addition, UML notes can be placed in all the diagrams defined in UML and all the diagrams provided in the software development support system of Non-Patent Document 1 above. It takes a lot of work and time to find out.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a software development support system, a development support method, and a program that can reliably and easily grasp the arrangement state of notes in a UML diagram and obtain related information.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention has a memo structure in which an extended area is added to a note, memo information is allocated to the extended area, a UML diagram is created, and a memo is searched / displayed including the memo information. It is characterized by the following system configuration, method and program.

(1) Create a UML diagram that describes each functional element using a combination of screen parts and characters defined in the Unified Modeling Language (UML), and support the creation, design, and implementation of the system to be developed based on this UML diagram. In the software development support system that
A UML diagram creation unit that creates a UML diagram with a memo configuration in which an extension area to which memo information is added is added to a note that adds information such as annotations, constraints, and method bodies to the functional elements of the UML diagram;
When searching for a memo from a UML diagram having the memo as a functional element, a memo search unit that searches the memo information assigned to the extension area by including the memo information in a search condition, and displays the searched memo in a list;
A memo selection unit for displaying a UML diagram in which the selected memo is selected among the memos displayed on the list and a memo content on the display;
It is provided with.

(2) The memo information is created by allocating at least one of various events such as memo color, display data, name of the person in charge who created the memo, UML functional element, etc. to the extension area,
The memo search unit searches for a memo using at least one of various events such as a memo color, display data, a name of a person who created the memo, and a UML function element as a search condition. .

(3) Create a UML diagram that describes each functional element using a combination of screen parts and characters defined in the Unified Modeling Language (UML), and support the creation, design, and implementation of the specification of the system to be developed based on this UML diagram In the software development support method to
A UML diagram creation step of creating a UML diagram with a memo configuration in which an extension area to which memo information is added is added to a note to which information such as annotations, constraints, and method bodies is added to the functional elements of the UML diagram;
When searching for a memo from a UML diagram having the memo as a functional element, a memo search step for searching the memo information assigned to the extension area by including the memo information in a search condition and displaying the searched memo in a list;
A memo selection step of displaying on the display a UML diagram in which the selected memo is selected from among the listed memos and a memo content;
It is characterized by having.

(4) The memo information is created by allocating at least one of various events such as memo color, display data, name of the person in charge who created the memo, UML functional element, etc. to the extension area,
The memo search step is characterized in that a memo is searched using at least one of various events such as a memo color, display data, a name of a person in charge who created the memo, and a UML function element as a search condition. .

  (5) The processing procedure in the software development support method is configured to be executable by a computer.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a memo structure is obtained by adding an extended area to a note, memo information is allocated to the extended area, a UML diagram is created, and a memo including the memo information is searched / displayed. Since it did in this way, grasping | ascertaining of the arrangement | positioning condition of the note in a UML figure and acquisition of the relevant information become reliable and easy.

In particular,
(1) Since memos belonging to the same classification can be filled with the same color, even if a large number of memos are pasted on the same UML diagram, it becomes easy for a person to distinguish at a glance.

  (2) With respect to a screen component in a selection format such as a combo box, display data that can be selected by a user using the screen is hidden from view on the screen of the software development support system. By assigning the display data to the memo expansion area, the display data is displayed in the memo expansion area. Further, since the display data is displayed even when the screen diagram is printed, the display data can be automatically viewed without performing a display operation by a person.

  (3) When a system is jointly developed by multiple developers, by assigning a person in charge to the expanded area of the memo, you can search only the memos that you have placed or related to you. .

  (4) Since the function element information of the UML diagram associated with the memo can be automatically acquired from the function element and displayed, it is not necessary for the developer to re-enter the same information into the memo.

  (5) By searching for a memo using the extended area of the memo as a search condition, the search result is displayed in a list, so that a desired memo can be easily found.

  (6) By displaying the UML diagram where the memo is actually arranged from the search result list and displaying the memo in the center of the display medium, the memo can be easily confirmed.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a software development support system showing an embodiment of the present invention, and mainly shows only functional blocks related to notes. Each unit in FIG. 1 is functionally configured by hardware resources of a computer system and software installed therein.

  The UML diagram creation unit 1 displays 10 diagrams such as a use case diagram, an activity diagram, and a sequence diagram as a display means for supporting the creation, design, and implementation of specifications of a system to be developed. Create above. Further, in addition to the above ten figures, as shown in Non-Patent Document 1, a figure representing a screen or screen transition is created.

  When creating these diagrams, rectangles, actor symbols, connector symbols, notes, etc. prepared in the UML common screen component 3 are appropriately pasted on the diagram being created on the screen of the display 2. Furthermore, name, attribute information, etc. are set in the graphic information of the UML diagram.

  The database 4 stores the graphic information of the UML diagram created by the UML diagram creation unit 1 and its name and attribute information in association with each other.

  In this embodiment, in the UML diagram created by the above configuration, this embodiment proposes a software development support system that surely and easily grasps the arrangement state of notes and obtains related information, and will be described in detail below. To do.

  In the present embodiment, it is possible to define a memo having an extended area for a UML note, and the memo is created using the memo creation function 1A of the UML diagram creation unit 1 and the screen component 3. As shown in FIG. 2, this memo is obtained by adding a dedicated extension area to which memo information can be assigned to a conventional UML note. As will be described later, the memo information assigned to the extension area is made up of characters, symbols, and display colors, and categorization of memos is possible based on these differences. The memo to which the extension area is added is appropriately pasted to each drawing element when creating a UML diagram such as a use case diagram, and is stored in the database 4 in association with the UML diagram.

  The memo search unit 5 searches the UML diagram stored in the database 4 for the memo pasted on each part of the UML diagram. As the search condition, not only the text area of the memo but also the above extended area is used. The search result by the search unit 5 displays a list of memo candidates on the display 2.

  When a memo is selected and designated on the memo candidate list display screen displayed on the display 2, the memo selection unit 6 displays a UML diagram in which the memo is arranged, and displays the memo content on the display 2. Display in the center of the display area. This makes it possible to recognize at a glance in which figure the selected memo is arranged.

  As the memo information assigned to the memo expansion area, various events such as the memo color, display data, the name of the person in charge who created the memo, and the UML function element can be assigned. The memo search unit 5 includes the memo information in the search condition, searches for the corresponding memo from the database 4, and displays a list on the display 2. The memo selection unit 6 reads out and displays the UML diagram in which the selected memos are selected from the list-displayed memos from the database 4. An example of memo information allocation and display will be specifically described below.

(1) When assigning a memo color to an extended area FIG. 3 shows an example of assigning a memo color to an extended area. A memo indicating an actor description, a memo indicating a use case description, and a memo indicating a class description For example, a UML diagram is created by assigning the same color to memos having a common classification.

  The search by the memo search unit 5 is performed by checking the memo color as a search condition and pressing the detail button (...) as shown in the search / display screen example in FIG. And specify the color of the memo on this dialog. When the search button is pressed after specifying the color of the memo, only the memos to which that color is assigned are displayed as a list of search candidates.

  In the selection by the memo selection unit 6, when a memo is selected from the search candidate list, the UML diagram in which the memo is arranged, the content of the memo, and the name of the person in charge are displayed in the center of the display area of the display 2.

(2) When assigning display data for screen parts to the extension area Fig. 5 shows an example of assigning display data for screen parts to the extension area, and screen parts of selection formats such as combo boxes and list boxes use screens. It has multiple display data that can be selected by the user. This display data is acquired from the screen parts and assigned to the memo. As a result, a method for acquiring display data is added to the screen component.

  In the search by the memo search unit 5, as shown in FIG. 6 as an example of a search / display screen, a keyword (text information) is checked as a search condition, and display data (all or a part) is designated as a keyword. By this designation, only the memo having display data that matches the keyword is displayed in the search candidate list.

  When a memo is selected from the search candidate list, the memo selection unit 6 displays the UML diagram in which the memo is arranged, the content of the memo, and the name of the person in charge in the center of the display area of the display 2.

(3) When assigning a person in charge to an extension area When software development is jointly developed by a plurality of developers or the like, assign a person in charge to the extension area. FIG. 7 shows an example in which a person-in-charge name is assigned to the extended area, and the person-in-charge name is pasted in the extended area of the memo. As the name of the person in charge, for example, the name of the person in charge who is currently operating as a function in the software development support system is automatically acquired and displayed. Since the software development support system described in Non-Patent Document 1 already has a method for acquiring a person in charge, it can be used.

  In the search by the memo search unit 5, as shown in FIG. 8, a search / display screen is shown, a person in charge is checked as a search condition, and a person in charge name is designated from a person in charge list combo box. Only the notes to which the designated person in charge is assigned are displayed as a search candidate list.

  The above software development support system already has a method for acquiring a list of all developers. By using this method, all developers can be set in the person-in-charge list combo box.

  When a memo is selected from the search candidate list, the memo selection unit 6 displays the UML diagram in which the memo is arranged, the content of the memo, and the name of the person in charge in the center of the display area of the display 2.

(4) When UML function element information associated with an extension area is assigned FIG. 9 shows an example of assigning UML function element information to an extension area, and information is obtained from the associated UML function element. Assign that information to the extension area. Thereby, a method for acquiring information to be displayed in the memo is added to each element of the UML diagram.

  In the search by the memo search unit 5, a keyword (text information) is checked as a search condition as a search condition and UML element information is specified as a keyword, as shown in FIG. Only memos having information that matches the specified keyword are displayed in the search candidate list.

When a memo is selected from the search candidate list, the memo selection unit 6 displays the UML diagram in which the memo is arranged, the content of the memo, and the name of the person in charge in the center of the display area of the display 2.
(5) When assigning a plurality of memo information to the extended area The memo information up to the above is a case of assigning any one of the memo color, the display data of the screen parts, the person in charge name, and the UML functional element information. A plurality of memo information is assigned from these. For example, a memo color and a person in charge name are assigned.

  The search by the memo search unit 5 performs a search combining search conditions as shown in FIG. 11 as an example of a search / display screen, checks all the combined conditions, and designates the corresponding conditions. The figure shows a case where a keyword is checked and a person in charge is checked, and only memos having information matching the specified search condition are displayed in the search candidate list. At this time, search conditions for which information is set but are not checked are ignored.

  When a memo is selected from the search candidate list, the memo selection unit 6 displays the UML diagram in which the memo is arranged, the content of the memo, and the name of the person in charge in the center of the display area of the display 2.

  The present invention is a development support method having a part or all of the processing procedure of the software development support system shown in the above embodiment, or provided as a program configured so that the processing procedure of this method can be executed by a computer. can do.

The block diagram of the software development assistance system which shows embodiment of this invention. UML notes and notes. An example of assigning a color to the extended area. When specifying a color in the search condition. Example of assigning display data for screen parts to the extended area. When specifying display data for screen parts in the search condition. An example of assigning a person-in-charge name to the extended area. When the person in charge name is specified in the search condition. The example which allocated the information of the functional element of the UML figure to the extended area. When specifying functional element information of UML diagrams as search conditions. When specifying multiple search conditions.

Explanation of symbols

1 UML diagram creation unit 2 Display 3 UML diagram screen component 4 UML diagram database 5 Memo search unit 6 Memo selection unit

Claims (5)

Software development that supports the creation, design, and implementation of the specifications of the system to be developed based on the UML diagram that represents each functional element using a combination of screen parts and characters defined in the Unified Modeling Language (UML) In the support system,
A UML diagram creation unit that creates a UML diagram with a memo configuration in which an extension area to which memo information is added is added to a note that adds information such as annotations, constraints, and method bodies to the functional elements of the UML diagram;
When searching for a memo from a UML diagram having the memo as a functional element, a memo search unit that searches the memo information assigned to the extension area by including the memo information in a search condition, and displays the searched memo in a list;
A memo selection unit for displaying a UML diagram in which the selected memo is selected among the memos displayed on the list and a memo content on the display;
Software development support system characterized by comprising The memo information is created by assigning at least one of various events such as memo color, display data, name of the person in charge who created the memo, and UML functional elements to the extension area,
The memo search unit searches for a memo using at least one of various events such as a memo color, display data, a name of a person who created the memo, and a UML function element as a search condition. The software development support system according to claim 1. Software development that supports the creation, design, and implementation of the specifications of the system to be developed based on the UML diagram that represents each functional element using a combination of screen parts and characters defined in the Unified Modeling Language (UML) In the support method,
A UML diagram creation step of creating a UML diagram with a memo configuration in which an extension area to which memo information is added is added to a note to which information such as annotations, constraints, and method bodies is added to the functional elements of the UML diagram;
When searching for a memo from a UML diagram having the memo as a functional element, a memo search step for searching the memo information assigned to the extension area by including the memo information in a search condition and displaying the searched memo in a list;
A memo selection step of displaying on the display a UML diagram in which the selected memo is selected from among the listed memos and a memo content;
A software development support method characterized by comprising: The memo information is created by assigning at least one of various events such as memo color, display data, name of the person in charge who created the memo, and UML functional elements to the extension area,
The memo search step is characterized in that a memo is searched using at least one of various events such as a memo color, display data, a name of a person in charge who created the memo, and a UML function element as a search condition. The software development support method according to claim 3.   A program characterized in that the processing procedure in the software development support method according to claim 3 or 4 is configured to be executable by a computer.

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