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Proposed Data Model for a Historical Base Tool

Authors:
Karine Santos Valença
Edna Dias Canedo
Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski
Sérgio Antônio Andrade de Freitas

Keywords: Measurement; Systematic Mapping; Metamodelling; Goal Question Metric; Database.

Abstract:
Measurement processes, specifically in Software Engineering, are of great relevance to the success of an organization, though relevant data can only be obtained from systematic measurements. In this case, it is important to note that to attain proper results, the necessary inputs for collecting measures must be collected by the organisation itself. Therefore, organisations should have a measurement historical database that should be kept updated. In this paper we present a proposal where the users can define their metric using a historical database system built on the basis of metamodelling, so that they can create their metric, registering this metric in the system and, if necessary, modifying the definition of the metric without making changes to the application’s source code. Furthermore, based on this metamodel, a data model was developed to support the application’s software development. So, the use of our metamodel to build an organisational historical database software system means to boost the creation of new metrics, or to update the definitions of the metric already in existence and, in this way, improve the users’ agility and flexibility to maintain the organisation’s metric. The improvement in this aspect will reflect on the capability of the organisation to take advantage of the results from its measurements processes.

Pages: 278 to 283

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2016

Publication date: August 21, 2016

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4235

ISBN: 978-1-61208-498-5

Location: Rome, Italy

Dates: from August 21, 2016 to August 25, 2016