A visual software requirements definition method

Author

Ohnishi, Atsushi

Author_Institution

Data Process. Center, Kyoto Univ., Japan

fYear

1994

fDate

18-22 Apr 1994

Firstpage

194

Lastpage

201

Abstract

The author proposes a visual software requirements definition method including the description of a visual software requirements specification (SRS) with a visual requirements language and executing the SRS. The method proposed provides a describer for defining both the shape and semantics of icons to specify the requirements as he imagines them. The method also provides for describing icons´ movements as a scenario description. This scenario enables an execution of the SRS with animation. The describer can confirm his requirements by checking the animation. A visual requirements language named VRDL and tools are illustrated with examples. The visual requirements specification method proposed contributes to improve the understandability of an SRS and the easiness to write the SRS. The method also improves the correctness of the SRS

Keywords

computer animation; formal specification; graphical user interfaces; software tools; specification languages; systems analysis; VRDL; animation; icons; requirements confirmation; scenario description; software tools; specification correctness; specification understandability; visual requirements language; visual software requirements definition method; visual software requirements specification; Animation; Computer aided software engineering; Computer vision; Data processing; Design for disassembly; Flowcharts; Prototypes; Shape; Software quality; Usability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Requirements Engineering, 1994., Proceedings of the First International Conference on

Conference_Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Print_ISBN

0-8186-5480-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICRE.1994.292385

Filename

292385