Management Information System

PRODUCTS

RESOURCES

QA·C QA·C++ QA·J MIS STRUCTURE101 VECTORCAST

Information Assures Quality

Capturing quantifiable data carries a modest cost, but turning that data into clear, valuable, and actionable information is priceless. PRQA offers a range of analysis products that accurately capture data about your code base, and interpret that data against widely adopted coding standards and best practices. The Management Information System (MIS) dives deeply into this large information pool and provides an intelligent quality management interface.

MIS gives engineering teams and managers access to historical analysis data, trends, statistics, and metrics that reflect the continued quality of your code base. With its coupling to many commercial Source Repositories and Version Control Systems, MIS additionally provides built-in legacy mode functionality. Using the industry leading capabilities of QA·C and QA·C++ MIS offers a unique window into the progress of your software projects.

MIS represents the perfect companion to fine-tooth-combed static analysis; extending the benefits of coding standards compliance to encompass the entire lifecycle of your code base.

BENEFITS

FEATURES

TECHNICAL SPECS

PLATFORMS

INTEGRATIONS

Extends QA·C & QA·C++ to store and report on multiple versions of source code projects
Shares project data across development groups, external management & quality professional stake-holders
Computes user-defined objective measures of quality
Graphs project quality over time - trend analysis for all project entities
Shows a top-level project view with drill-down capability into code modules and files
Remediates diagnostics with suppression technology and accompanying justifications & comments
Provides a broad range of quality reports on any past version of project
Operates client views from a web-browser interface - no tool installation or source download necessary
Requires no additional copy of source code - operates in conjunction with Source Repository system

Fully-functional web-interface Message Browser
Comprehensive diagnostic summary, with filtering, grouping, and drill-down into detail
Measurement Analysis screen for trend and comparative displays
Report builder with a collection of configurable components
Application and management of diagnostic suppressions coupled to justification-based deviation comments
Command-line and GUI utilities to import diagnostics and metrics for each snapshot version of project
Helper GUI for display and adjustment of project configuration
Integration to many source repositories for access to source file versions
Compound formula expressions for user-defined quality measures
User and group management for various client permissions

Web-Server

Multi-project, multi-client
Multiple web-servers to a single server
Links to major repositories
Built-in SQL database
Dynamic client page updates
Server background task reporting
User & Group Management
Repository access protection
HTTP & HTTPS Web-server capable

Web-Client

Web Message Browser with
built-in Legacy Mode
Diagnostic filtering/display
Suppression & deviation support
Diagnostic summary & export
Compound Metric formulae
Measurement Analysis - trending
Report Creation & Execution
Usage Log reporting

Utilities & Configuration

Analysis from QA·C & QA·C++ tools
Upload utilities designed for Make
Upload GUI additional convenience
External data supported
(e.g. VectorCast/Structure101)
Configuration GUI for project setup

Browser Clients

Internet Explorer 8
(7 supported with limitations)

Firefox 3.x
Chrome beta 4.x

Safari / Opera / Mozilla
(supported with limitations)

MIS Server & Utilities

Operating System	Version	Current Release (1.0)	Forthcoming Release (1.1)
Windows (x86)	2000 (1)	(b)	-
	XP		(b)
	Vista
	7
Solaris (sparc)	8	(b)	(b)
	9
	10
RedHat Linux (x86)	EL 3 (2)	(b)	(b)
	EL 4
	EL 5

GLOSSARY & NOTES (January 2010)
Supported product/platform combination.
- Unsupported product/platform combination.
(b) Denotes the platform version the product is built on.
(1) Microsoft has announced end-of-support-life of Windows 2000 for March 2010.
(2) RedHat Enterprise Level 3 will reach end-of-maintenance life in October 2010. Only versions produced before this date are guaranteed to be supported.

General:
All OS versions are supported at the highest production-released patch version.
All releases operate in 32-bit mode on 64-bit OS versions.

Installation with full administration rights is required on all platforms.

Source Code Repositories

CVS
Subversion

Clearcase
Perforce

Synergy
MKS

Ask us about other Source Repositories, since this list is continually growing.

External Tool Data

VectorCAST

Structure101

Other external data input is possible - ask for details or tell us about the data you want to import.

"The MIS system gives us a level of clarity and objectivity on our development activities that we had not previously thought possible..."

Beta Customer

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