TY - GEN
T1 - A conversion model and a tool to identify Function Point logic files using UML analysis class diagrams
AU - Pow-Sang, José Antonio
AU - Villanueva, Daniela
AU - Flores, Luis
AU - Rusu, Cristian
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Many Function Point (FP) technique adaptations have been proposed to estimate object-oriented software development projects. However, most research works propose rules to identify FP according previous versions of the FP Counting Practices Manual or they do not include some important UML specifications such as the composition relationship between classes. In this paper, we present the rules to identify logic files using analysis class diagrams that are included in the UML2FP technique that we have defined, and a software tool named Tupux that support UML2FP application. These rules were defined in accordance with the recommendations included in the FP Counting Practices Manual 4.3.1. We also present the results obtained by applying our rules to software size estimation in a case study performed with undergraduate and graduate students. These results have proved that a person can make mistakes when applying the technique which could be avoided by using a software tool.
AB - Many Function Point (FP) technique adaptations have been proposed to estimate object-oriented software development projects. However, most research works propose rules to identify FP according previous versions of the FP Counting Practices Manual or they do not include some important UML specifications such as the composition relationship between classes. In this paper, we present the rules to identify logic files using analysis class diagrams that are included in the UML2FP technique that we have defined, and a software tool named Tupux that support UML2FP application. These rules were defined in accordance with the recommendations included in the FP Counting Practices Manual 4.3.1. We also present the results obtained by applying our rules to software size estimation in a case study performed with undergraduate and graduate students. These results have proved that a person can make mistakes when applying the technique which could be avoided by using a software tool.
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U2 - 10.1109/IWSM-Mensura.2013.28
DO - 10.1109/IWSM-Mensura.2013.28
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84893569614
SN - 9780769550787
T3 - Proceedings - Joint Conference of the 23rd International Workshop on Software Measurement and the 8th International Conference on Software Process and Product Measurement, IWSM-MENSURA 2013
SP - 126
EP - 134
BT - Proceedings - Joint Conference of the 23rd International Workshop on Software Measurement and the 8th International Conference on Software Process and Product Measurement, IWSM-MENSURA 2013
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - Joint Conference of the 23rd International Workshop on Software Measurement and the 8th International Conference on Software Process and Product Measurement, IWSM-MENSURA 2013
Y2 - 23 October 2013 through 26 October 2013
ER -