RECAST: A Method for Improving System Understanding
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چکیده
The RECAST method (Reverse Engineering into CASE Technology) is a practical method that has been developed for reverse engineering COBOL systems [Edwards95a]. In applying the method the system maintainer derives a system representation which is equivalent to an SSADM logical system specification [CCTA90]. The method has been developed for use in organisations with large COBOL legacy systems who have a requirement to redocument them in a well defined manner. This paper describes how the method's framework supports the maintainer during the reverse engineering process. This discussion is illustrated by reference to a case study carried out into the practical use of the method: where a "novice" maintainer was required to reverse engineer a small, commercial, COBOL system using RECAST.
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