QuaTrace: A Tool Environment for (Semi-) Automatic Impact Analysis Based on Traces

  • Authors:
  • Antje von Knethen;Mathias Grund

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • ICSM '03 Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Maintenance
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Cost estimation of changes to software systems is ofteninaccurate and implementation of changes is time consuming,cost intensive, and error prone. One reason for theseproblems is that relationships between documentation entities(e.g., between different requirements) are not documentedat all or only incompletely. In this paper, we describea constructive approach to support later changes tosoftware systems. Our approach consists of a traceabilitytechnique and a supporting tool environment. The tracingapproach describes which traces should be established inwhich way. The proposed tool environment supports theapplication of the guidelines in a concrete developmentcontext. The tool environment integrates two existingtools: a requirements management tool (i.e., RequisitePro)and a CASE tool (i.e., Rhapsody). Our approach allowstraces to be established, analyzed, and maintained effectivelyand efficiently.