Title :
Developing support agents for software maintenance: a practical approach
Author :
Raghavan, Sridhar A. ; Murthy, Vijay S.
Author_Institution :
Bentley Coll., Waltham, MA, USA
Abstract :
The authors present an approach for developing machine-based support agents that are capable of assisting in routine software maintenance. The approach consists of developing generic procedures for implementing primitive modifications that are relevant to software applications, developing a framework for categorizing maintenance activities in terms of such primitive modifications, and using these procedures in the development of support agents for maintenance. The approach is illustrated through a working prototype called KAMA (knowledge-based application management agent). The approach is discussed in the context of other approaches to similar machine-based systems
Keywords :
knowledge based systems; project support environments; software engineering; KAMA; generic procedures; knowledge-based application management agent; machine-based support agents; primitive modifications; software applications; software maintenance; Application software; Computer industry; Costs; Documentation; Educational institutions; Knowledge management; Prototypes; Software design; Software maintenance; Software prototyping;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1990., Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kailua-Kona, HI
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1990.205178