Software Information Management System based on the entity-relationship model

Abstract

Provision of software information which includes all kinds of documents produced during software development and maintenance is helpful to developers or mointoiners. In this paper, we describe a system, called the Software In formation Management System (SIMS)), for effective management of software information to support sofhvare development and maintenance. SIMS also proi*ide.r a facility for a group of developers to collaborate via a project-wide and network-based bulletin board. The operational model for SIMS is the clientserver model and the internal structure of software in formation is based on the entity-relationship model. We explain the architecture of SIMS and tools constituting SIMS. Finally, we describe the current status and future enhancements of SIMS.