Rastreabilidade Semi-Automática Através do Mapeamento de Entidades

• Jerônimo Backes UFRGS
• Daltro José Nunes UFRGS

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbes.2008.21336

Abstract

The difficulties in creation and maintenance of precise relationships between artifacts are the root cause of traceability high cost. Virtually all existing methodologies propose solutions that relate artifacts directly between themselves, what hinders the use of automated processes to derivate new relationships, as well as maintaining existing ones automatically. Based on these observations, this paper proposes the use of intermediate structures, called entities, to represent the interests present on traced artifacts. These entities can be used to derive, automatically, complex relationships between artifacts. The proposed model was evaluated by industry professionals and was considered by them as a viable solution for traceability when compared to the traditional traceability matrices. It is believed that this model will serve as a basis for innovative research solutions in traceability, which is still considered a problematic field.

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