System and method for communicating between viewers of a hierarchical software design

摘要

A system and method for tagging objects in a software design space includes a visual representation generator that presents a visual representation of a software design to a user, and a tag manager that is operable to allow the user to create and manage tags of each object within the software design space. Certain tags are only visible to users having specific access rights to the tag.

主权项

1. A system for communicating between viewers of a software design, comprising:
a processor; memory adapted to store a visual representation of a hierarchical software design having a plurality of objects representing decomposition levels, sub-graphs, processes, controls and control flow indicators within the hierarchical software design
wherein each decomposition level includes at least one sub-graph having at least two of the processes, and the processes are interconnected via one of the controls and at least one of the control flow indicators; and a tag manager, stored within the memory as computer readable instructions that when executed by the processor are capable of:
receiving a message from a first viewer of the visual representation, the message identifying a change to at least one of the objects,generating a tag for storing the message,automatically associating the tag with at least one of the objects in the visual representation, anddisplaying the message to a second viewer of the visual representation, wherein the visual representation is concurrently accessible to the second viewer on a different device than the first viewer.