1.2c Extra-Environment Integration
Integration of tools outside CASE environment
- E.g. pre- and post-CASE phases, re-engineering, reverse engineering
Early requirements analysis in WP, Word etc.
- Need links to certain areas of documents
- Possibility of OLE2 etc.
- Or should a CASE tool include a full word processor, spreadsheet etc.?
Implementation in C++, VisualWorks etc.
- Output to file with special comment lines (common)
- ‘Live’ files: compile via pipes from CASE tool
- Simple changes don’t require regeneration
- Direct access to e.g. Envy library via API (tricky, one-off)