CS 3911 Ultimate Configuration Team Final Report Khashy Sheibani mgr Melissa Fritcher arch Brian Plu

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CS 3911 Ultimate Configuration Team Final
Report Khashy Sheibani (mgr)Melissa Fritcher
(arch)Brian Plummer (devel)Stuart Hinson
(process)
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Topics

• Project Vision (architect)
• Short-term Tasks (manager)
• Requirements (process)
• Design (developer)
• Testing (process)
• Risks (developer)
• Summary (manager)

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Project Vision

• Allows login with 3 different user levels.
• Requires a user name and password to login.
• GUI must look professional
• System must be easy for non-technical workers to
  use

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Project Vision

• Allows for the formatted display of several
  config files.
• Allows for the easy editing of several config
  files.
• Floating tabs

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Short-term Tasks
Initial Plan
Final Plan
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Requirements Summary

• Multiple logins, each with own set of privileges
• Display contents of configuration files along
  with relevant comments
• Display and modify configuration
• Run on Windows 98 and newer
• Maintain compatibility with javaproperties

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Design Description
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Testing

• Bottom-up testing
• Extensively test gui to ensure functionality,
  intuitiveness
• Test for all versions of Windows
• Test Cases from Test Plan

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Test Results
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Risks

• Language learning curve
• Display complex configuration files to
  nontechnical users
• Error or unexpected format of files
• All Windows Platforms
• Designing a clear interface between components

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Summary

• Positive Aspects
• Fairly straightforward idea
• Flexibility with design
• Good Customer Contact (located on-campus)
• Negative Aspects
• Ambiguous files consisting of repeating variable
  groups or indefinite format
• Maintain balance between readability and ease of
  parsing