JPH06309160A - Report output procedure editing method for software development management - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently generate a report output procedure file for software development management by eliminating a need of massive expert knowledge related to a data processing method. CONSTITUTION:At the time of generation of a data processing procedure file 1-4 before analysis of various defect information 1-10, a generating part 1-8 displays out a private picture to prompt an operator to input information in each stage to the completion of the file 1-4; and when data processing procedures are visually expressed together and input of required information is accepted on this private picture in this state, the data file 1-4 is easily generated without requiring massive expert knowledge while preventing defects like mis-designation of the order for design of data processing procedures.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention collects and accumulates various types of defect information generated when software is tested, analyzes the defect information, and displays a software development management report as a result of the defect list. The present invention relates to a software development management report output procedure editing method for outputting a table, a graph showing a failure occurrence status and a countermeasure status, a failure factor analysis table, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, at the final stage of software (program) development, whether or not the software can function normally is tested before its practical application. Various types of defect / error information (detailed later) are generated, collected, and accumulated, and then analyzed later, and as a result of this analysis, a software development management report is displayed as a defect list and defects are generated. It is output in the form of graphs showing the status and countermeasure status, and analysis tables by defect factors. By the way, so far, the data processing procedure file required for outputting the software development management report is created exclusively by the command input operation from the keyboard by the expert who is familiar with the data processing method. Is the reality.

As a system related to the software development management report output system, for example, "Comprehensive software production management system" CAPS "" (Hitachi Review VO)
L. 62 NO. 12 (1980-12), page 37). In this case, many kinds of reports can be output, but when creating the data processing procedure file, the paper "Development of software quality management system by object-oriented design" (Information Processing Society of Japan 45th (1992) As shown in (Late Year) National Convention), it was necessary to use the keyboard of the terminal, etc., and input according to the notation and rules that can be interpreted by various data processing methods.

[0004]

Generally, a new management / analysis report related to software development is obtained by creating and executing a data processing procedure file necessary for data processing without changing the program. Has become. However, in order to create the data processing procedure file, until now, it is necessary to be familiar with the functions of the data processing method and the rules and notation of the information required at the time of its execution, and specialized knowledge and functions are required. The reality is that it took a lot of time to understand. In addition to such circumstances, the flow of data from the processing of raw data to the creation of desired data is often complicated and diverse, so considerable experience is required in the design of data processing procedures. Is the current situation.

A first object of the present invention is to output a software development management report which allows a data processing procedure file to be easily created and a software development management report to be output without requiring enormous specialized knowledge. Providing a procedure editing method. A second object of the present invention is a software development management report output procedure by which a data processing procedure file can be easily created and a software development management report can be output in a state in which a data processing flow is visually expressed. It is to provide the editing method.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The first purpose is to, when creating a data processing procedure prior to analysis of various types of defect information, exclusively for information input prompting at each stage until the data processing procedure is completed. Data required to output a software development management report by displaying and outputting the screen and receiving the necessary information about the file input / output definition, data item definition, and data processing method selection on the dedicated screen This is achieved by the processing procedure being generated. The second purpose is to create a data processing procedure prior to the analysis of various types of defect information, using intermediate files up to the target data as nodes, and making arrows correspond to data processing methods to visually represent the flow of data processing. In this state, a dedicated screen for information input prompting is displayed and output at each stage until the data processing procedure is completed, and the necessary information regarding file input / output definition, data item definition and data processing method selection is displayed on the dedicated screen. This is achieved by receiving the input of information and generating the data processing procedure required for outputting the software development management report.

[0007]

[Function] When creating a data processing procedure prior to analysis of various defect information, a dedicated screen for information input prompting is displayed and output at each stage until completion of the data processing procedure file, and necessary information is input on the dedicated screen. When receiving the data, a data processing procedure file can be created without requiring enormous expertise, and at that time, if the data processing procedure is also represented visually, It is possible to create a high-quality data processing procedure file in a state in which a defect such as a mistake in order designation in designing a procedure is prevented.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, a software development management report output system according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 shows an outline of the system as an example. As shown in the figure, this system includes a dictionary 1-1, a data processing method group 1-2,
Data processing procedure file execution system 1-3, data processing procedure file 1-4, data processing procedure file generation system (file input / output definition mechanism 1-5, data item definition mechanism 1-6
And data processing method selection mechanism 1-7) 1
-8, terminals 1-9, and program error detailed information 1-10, and the data processing procedure file execution system 1-3 provides the intended software development management report 1-11. Has become. First, the main ones of these components will be described in detail as follows.

(1) Detailed program error information 1-1
0: Various detailed information of the program error generated in the test process of software development, which is the data to be analyzed by this system, specifically various defect / error information (error phenomenon, error cause, generation process, occurrence) System (target product), system version (version), error date,
Detector, error creation system, correction date, correction confirmation date, error cause determination date, correction location, finding means, error factor, failure form (new failure, latent failure, etc.), importance, processing content, etc. Although this information is collected and accumulated in advance, various totalization and analysis processing is performed on the collected and accumulated information, so that, for example, the total number of defects that have occurred up to the present time, the number of defects that have yet to be determined, and correction confirmation The number of items waiting and the number of defects at each corrected part are known.

(2) Dictionary 1-1: The attributes of each item when storing each item of the program error detailed information 1-10 in the computer are registered in advance as a dictionary. For example, if the item "Defect occurrence date" is taken as an example, the name in the computer is "DAY HASSEI ", data type is" numerical "(because the date of occurrence is represented by a number, for example" 930310 "means March 10, 1993), item length is" 6 digits ", error The item position number within one detailed information item is "3", and the storage position is the "20" digit.

(3) Data processing method group 1-2: A group of data editing programs used when various tabulation / analysis processing is performed based on detailed program error information. For example, as data editing functions, data such as sorting (classifying) detailed error information by specific items, swapping storage item positions, extracting error information within a range of specific items, combining error information items, etc. There is an editing program.
By using these data editing programs as many times as necessary, detailed error information of the program error is analyzed.

(4) Data processing procedure file 1-4: A file in which detailed procedure of program error is described by using a data processing method group (data editing program group) to obtain a target aggregation / analysis result. . The contents of the file are the data processing procedure with the input internal data name (an intermediate file obtained by processing the program error detailed information), the data processing method name used for data processing, and the data name after data processing as one unit. Are described in order.

(5) Data processing procedure file execution system 1-3: One data processing method instruction description is read from the data processing procedure file and analyzed, and the specified data processing program is actually started, and the specified intermediate processing is executed. It is for creating data and corresponds to the processing control unit of this system.

(6) Data processing procedure file generation system 1-8: This is a part that supports the work conventionally performed by the user with the expression that the data processing procedure file execution system 1-3 can understand from the keyboard of the terminal. Yes, three elements, namely, file input / output definition mechanism 1-5 and data item definition mechanism 1-6
And a data processing method selection mechanism 1-7. 1) File input / output definition mechanism 1-5: Various data processing programs prepared in the data processing method group are used to output a software development management report from detailed program error information. ,
The intermediate data that becomes the input / output of the data processing program is defined. 2) Data item definition mechanism 1-6: The data processing program can process data for each item unit in the intermediate data designated by the file input / output definition mechanism. Here, the attributes of the data item that is the data processing target at that time (the item name of the processing target, the type of data when processed inside the computer, the length of the item, etc.) are input. 3) Data processing method selection mechanism 1-7: Inputs the data processing program name in the data processing method used when processing the program error detailed information.

Now, FIG. 2 shows a main screen relating to data processing procedure file generation, and FIG. 3 shows an example of a flow up to the data processing procedure file generation. Assuming that the program error detailed information 1-10 has already been collected and accumulated in the software development management report output system, the procedure for generating the procedure file for outputting the software development management report 1-11 is shown in FIG. The procedure is as follows.

Step 100: At the time of starting the procedure file generating operation for outputting the software development management report, the terminals 1-9 instruct to start generating the data processing procedure file. Data processing procedure file generation system 1-8
Analyzes the user input command from the terminal 1-9 and displays the main screen of the data processing procedure file generation system shown in FIG. Here, the main screen will be described with reference to FIG. 2. The main operations of the data processing procedure file generation system are displayed as menu buttons at the top of the screen. As shown in the figure, the menu button is a file input / output definition button M1 selected when defining input / output of an intermediate file, and a data item definition button M2 selected when defining attributes of each item in the intermediate file. , A data processing method selection button M3 selected when designating a data processing method for creating an intermediate file, and an end button M4 selected when ending the procedure file generation operation and starting the procedure file generation processing are prepared. Has been done.
The main body of the screen is roughly divided into three parts: an input part M5 for displaying input data information, a processing part M6 for assembling a data processing procedure, and an output for selecting a display method for data that has been processed. It consists of part M7. At the start of the procedure file generation operation, the database registered in the dictionary 1-1 is displayed in the input section M5. In this embodiment, the databases DB1, D
Although B2 is registered, at that time, nothing is displayed in the processing unit M6, and the output unit M7 displays output types such as graphs and tables for outputting the processed data. Has been done. In this embodiment, either the graph GRF or the table TBL can be arbitrarily selected as the output type.

Now, as a specific example, the database DB1
A data processing procedure for generating a file IF1 in which data is input from the file and a file IF2 in which data is input from the database DB2, and outputting the resulting file IF3 as a graph Will be described in detail as follows. Step 101: Input / output definition of the intermediate file IF1. When the file input / output definition button M1 of FIG. 2 is selected with the mouse, the file input / output definition screen of FIG. 4 is displayed. The input portion M1B on the screen is a portion for displaying a database registered in the dictionary 1-1 and a portion for designating an input intermediate file, and the output portion M1C is for displaying a type for displaying processed data. , And a part for designating an output intermediate file. Here, “IF1” is input as the generated intermediate file in the file name input field M1A. Next, the input data of the intermediate file "IF1" is designated. Since the input data is the database 1, that is, the database DB1, the selection field M1D corresponding to the database 1 field in the input portion M1B is selected with the mouse. It is understood that the selection is made by inverting the selection field M1D by this selection. Since the output of the intermediate file IF1 is an intermediate file, the selection field M1E corresponding to the output intermediate file 1 is selected with the mouse, and “IF3” is input to the input field M1F corresponding to the output intermediate file 1. In this way, since the input / output definition of the intermediate file IF1 was performed according to the guidance of the guidance, if the end button M1G is selected with the mouse,
Control is returned to the main screen of. Step 102: The file input / output of the intermediate file IF2 is defined, but the operation procedure is the same as that of step 101. In this case, the database 2 (database DB2) is specified as the input data, and "IF3" is input as the output intermediate file 1.

Step 103: File input / output definition of the intermediate file IF3 is performed. Since the input files of the intermediate file IF3 are the input files IF1 and IF2, FIG.
The selection field M1H corresponding to the input intermediate file 1 and the selection field M1I corresponding to the input intermediate file 2 in the file input / output definition screen of the intermediate file IF3 shown in FIG. M1J has "IF
1 "is also an input field M1K corresponding to the input intermediate file 2
"IF2" is input to. Since the intermediate file IF3 is output as a graph, the graph selection field M1 in the output unit
L is selected with the mouse. Now the intermediate file IF3
File input / output definition is completed, so the end button M1
G is selected with the mouse. By the operation up to this point, the definition of the data processing flow until the databases DB1 and DB2 are input and the graph output GRP is completed, but the data flow at the intermediate file level is as shown in FIG. Next, the data items in each intermediate file are defined. Step 104: Define the data item of the intermediate file IF1. The data item definition menu button M2 on the screen shown in FIG. 2 is selected with the mouse. By this selection, the data item definition screen of FIG. 6 is displayed. In this data item definition screen, "IF1" is designated and input in the file name field M2A as the file name to be defined. Next, the item name column M2B, the item type column M2D, and the item length column M2E are sequentially input for each item. At that time, the item name column M2B is entered.
, Each item is displayed based on the item definition of the input table and the dictionary 1-1 information. When inputting the displayed item, the selection field M2C is selected with the mouse. If you want to add a new item, type entry field M2
Each type and length are entered in the D and item length input field M2E. When the type and length of all the selected items have been input, the end button M2F is selected with the mouse.

Step 105: Similarly, the intermediate file I
The data item for F2 is defined by the procedure of step 104. Step 106: The data item for the intermediate file IF3 is defined by the procedure of step 104.

When the item definitions of all the intermediate files to be used are completed as described above, the means for generating the intermediate file is defined next. Step 107: When the data processing method selection button M3 of FIG. 2 is selected with the mouse to select the data processing method of the intermediate file IF1, the data processing method definition screen of FIG. 7 is displayed. This data processing method definition screen is composed of a file name input field M3A, a data processing method name input field M3E and an end button M3F. First, in the file name field M3A, "IF1" is input as the intermediate file name to be generated. It Further, the data processing method name input field M3E has a file name input field M3.
The processing method for generating the file input to A is input, but if the data processing method name M3B is selected with the mouse, the data processing method list display screen of FIG. 8 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 8, data processing method group 1
Although a list of data processing methods is displayed as various method names M3C based on the information of -2, since the intermediate file IF1 uses the database input method, the selection field M3D corresponding to the database input is selected with the mouse. It By this selection, the method name input field M3E
"Database input" is displayed in. Since the selection of the data processing method of the intermediate file IF1 is completed, the end button M3F is selected with the mouse.

Step 108: The data processing method of the intermediate file IF2 is selected by the same procedure as in step 107. Step 109: Select the data processing method of the intermediate file IF3 in the same procedure as in step 107. Step 110: Since data item definition and data processing method selection have been completed for all intermediate files,
The end button M4 in FIG. 2 is selected with the mouse. Step 111: A procedure for generating a report for software development management, ending the file generation operation.

By the above operations, the data processing procedure files 1-4 shown in FIG. 9 are generated. As a result, in the data processing procedure file execution system 1-3, the dictionary 1-1 is referred to according to the procedure of the data processing procedure file 1-4, and the data processing method group 1-2 is called, so that the software development management report It is possible to output 1-11 as a graph.

[0023]

As described above, according to claim 1, a data processing procedure file can be easily created and a software development management report can be output without requiring enormous specialized knowledge. Further, according to claim 2, the data processing procedure file can be easily created and the software development management report can be output while the data processing flow is visually expressed. There is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system outline of an example of a software development management report output system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a main screen relating to data processing procedure file generation.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of an example up to generation of a data processing procedure file.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen of input / output definition of an intermediate file IF1.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen of input / output definition of intermediate file IF3.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen for defining data items of an intermediate file IF1.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen for selecting a data processing method of the intermediate file IF1.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen for displaying a list of data processing methods.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing contents of a data processing procedure file according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1-1 ... dictionary, 1-2 ... data processing method group, 1-3
Data processing procedure file execution system, 1-4 ... Data processing procedure file, 1-5 ... File input / output definition mechanism, 1-6 ... Data item definition mechanism, 1-7 ... Data processing method selection mechanism, 1-8 ... Data processing procedure file generation system, 1
-9 ... Terminal, 1-10 ... Detailed program error information, 1
-11 ... Software development management report

Front page continued (72) Hiroyuki Suzuki Inventor Hiroyuki Suzuki 5030 Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Inside the Software Development Division, Hitachi, Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoichi Yokoyama 5030 Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Hitachi, Ltd. Software Development Division (72) Inventor Toshifumi Okamoto 6-81, Onoue-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Hitachi Software Engineering Stock Association In-house

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Collecting and accumulating various kinds of defect information generated when testing software, analyzing the defect information by a data processing procedure prepared in advance, and then reporting a software development management report as the analysis result. It is a method of editing the report output procedure for software development management when outputting as a defect list, a graph showing the status of failure occurrence and countermeasures, an analysis table by failure factor, etc., and data processing prior to the analysis of various failure information. When creating the procedure,
A dedicated screen for information input prompting is displayed and output at each stage until the data processing procedure is completed, and input of necessary information regarding file input / output definition, data item definition and data processing method selection is performed on the dedicated screen. By receiving
A method for editing the report output procedure for software development management that generates the data processing procedure required for outputting the software development management report. 2. Collecting and accumulating various kinds of defect information generated when testing the software, analyzing the defect information by a data processing procedure created in advance, and producing a software development management report as the analysis result. It is a method of editing the report output procedure for software development management when outputting as a defect list, a graph showing the status of failure occurrence and countermeasures, an analysis table by failure factor, etc., and data processing prior to the analysis of various failure information. When creating the procedure,
The intermediate file up to the target data is used as a node, and the arrow is made to correspond to the data processing method, and the flow of data processing is visually expressed. Required to output the software development management report by displaying and outputting the dedicated screen and receiving the necessary information related to the file input / output definition, data item definition, and data processing method selection on the dedicated screen. A method for editing a report output procedure for software development management that allows a data processing procedure to be generated.