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US 5,960,196 AGranted
Software release metric reporting system and method
AssigneeAlcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
InventorsDavid F. Carrier, III, R. John K. Gillespie, Janet Kwai Fun Lui, Donald L. Weeks, Jr.
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Abstract
A metric collector (530) provides a list of available metrics related to software development, test, and load building for the user's selection. A suite of tools (532) are executed in response to the user's selection to access a number files for data and to compute the selected metrics. A report is then generated to summarize the computed metrics.
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A method for software metric collection, comprising the steps of:
- providing a listing of available metrics for selection by a user;
- executing metric tools for accessing data from a plurality of sources in response to the selection of metrics;
- computing the selected metrics for a selected code under development;
- generating a report of the computed metrics;
- and
- integrating the computed metrics into a software release process for the selected code under development.
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A metric reporting system, comprising:
- a metric collector adapted for receiving a user's specification of metrics;
- a plurality of metric tools each being adapted for accessing data from a plurality of sources and computing a metric for a selected code under development in response to the user's specification;
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- a version control subsystem operable to integrate the metric into a software release process for the selected code under development.
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