Recast: reverse engineering from COBOL to SSADM specification

Author

Edwards, Helen M. ; Munro, Malcolm

Author_Institution

Centre for Software Maintenance, Durham Univ., UK

fYear

1993

fDate

21-23 May 1993

Firstpage

44

Lastpage

53

Abstract

The reverse engineering into CASE technology (RECAST) method takes the source code for an existing common business-oriented language (COBOL) system and derives a no-loss representation of the system documented in a structured systems analysis and design method (SSADM) format. This representation of the system is derived through the use of a series of transformations. The environment within which RECAST has been developed is described, the stages and steps of the RECAST method are outlined, and the use of software support tools is discussed. An overview is given of a case study that has been carried out for a live system

Keywords

COBOL; formal specification; software engineering; software tools; systems analysis; CASE; COBOL; RECAST; SSADM; business-oriented language; reverse engineering; software support tools; source code; specification; structured systems analysis and design method; system documentation; Computer aided software engineering; Costs; Design methodology; Documentation; Government; Reverse engineering; Software maintenance; Software systems; Software tools; System analysis and design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Reverse Engineering, 1993., Proceedings of Working Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

0-8186-3780-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCRE.1993.287780

Filename

287780