METHOD FOR REPRESENTING THE ARCHITECTURE OF A SOFTWARE SYSTEM

摘要

The invention relates to a method for producing a representation of the architecture of a software system of which the source program is provided. The software system architecture to be represented describes the structure and the operations of the software system by means of structural elements and the relations between said structural elements. The architecture is automatically determined by means of a data processing system. According to the invention, a plurality of views of the architecture is defined. Once a view has been selected, a primary window (PF.1) of the view and at least one secondary window (SF_1.1, SF_1.2) of the view are produced. A plurality of structural elements (SE_1) is selected on the basis of a pre-determined criterion and is displayed in the primary window of the selected view. A plurality of other structural elements having a defined relationship with a selected structural element displayed in the primary window is displayed in a secondary window of the selected view. By repeatedly selecting a structural element in a secondary window and displaying this structural element in the primary window of a second view, it is possible to navigate through the architecture of the software system.