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The Function Point WORKBENCH™ Release 6.0 both enhances the features first provided in Release 5.8 and adds new features.
IFPUG Counting Practices Manual 4.2 Support
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Database Management
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Distributed and Customisable Reporting with the Function Point WORKBENCH™ - Publisher
Productivity Rate Calculator
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Download a presentation for further details on the new features and capabilities provided by the Function Point WORKBENCH™ Release 6.0.
The Function Point WORKBENCH™ provides full support for the function point counting standards defined in the IFPUG Counting Practices Manuals 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2.
Perform Function Point Analysis to any of the IFPUG 4.0, 4.1 or 4.2 standard [5.8/6.0]
Convert Function Point Counts between the IFPUG 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 standards [5.8/6.0]
Standardised main menu items [5.8/6.0]
Tool bar for fast access to commonly used functions [5.8/6.0]
Startup tips for advanced users [5.8/6.0] Startup tips can be customised and extended from within the WORKBENCH.
Browse for database [5.8/6.0] Find all WORKBENCH databases beneath a specified location on the local machine or server
Browse for Counts in a WORKBENCH database [5.8/6.0] Summarise all Counts within a WORKBENCH database showing their name, size, status and other attributes
Long logical transaction names [5.8/6.0] Logical transactions can be up to 255 characters
Context sensitive menus (right click) [5.8/6.0] Separate menus are available on logical transactions, components and the functional hierarchy background
Label selection from drop-down list in toolbar [5.8/6.0]
Flyover display of transaction and component details [5.8/6.0] Tailorable from the toolbar
Count / Count View toggle [5.8/6.0] Graphically highlight scope and size of functions within a Count View
Quick Macro Estimation [5.8/6.0] Display cost & effort estimates within a flyover
Enhanced functional hierarchy cursor highlighting [6.0]
Group deletion of highlighted logical transactions [6.0]
Enhanced file attribute visibility in file list [6.0]
Functional hierarchy font selection [6.0]
Logical transaction multiplier shortcut [6.0]
Functional hierarchy zoom shortcut [6.0]
Independent hypertext links from Count notes and documents [6.0] Cross-reference logical transactions, logical files, documents and general system characteristics back to their original source documents or to further fully detailed descriptions
New: Work Item / Use Case Analysis report [5.8/6.0] Report the scope & size of functionality within one or more Work Items or Use Cases
Enhanced: Functions to Notes Cross-Reference report [5.8/6.0]
Enhanced: Notes to Functions Cross-Reference report [5.8/6.0] These reports now include both Transactions & Files
Enhanced: Hierarchy Diagram report [6.0] Select alternative font sizes
Function Point WORKBENCH™ - Publisher software tool for fsmML (XML) based reporting [6.0] See fsmML (XML) below
All count management utilities have been rebuilt using standard Windows XP components [5.8/6.0]
Select multiple Counts to import or export between databases [5.8/6.0]
Output function point count data as fsmML (XML) documents [6.0]
fsmML (XML) schema definition at http://www.charismatek.com/fsmML1.0/IFPUG/XSD/IFPUG.xsd [6.0]
Function Point WORKBENCH™ - Publisher software tool for fsmML (XML) based reporting [6.0] Transform the fsmML representation of a Function Point Count generated by the WORKBENCH into a formatted HTML report for viewing via a standard web-browser A range of WORKBENCH detail reports are supported including the full graphical Hierarchy Diagram report Reports defined using customisable and extendible report templates expressed using XSLT and cascading style sheets Reports support multiple languages through an extensible dictionary - current languages are English, German, Portuguese and Korean but you can easily add others!
View the Function Point WORKBENCH™ - Publisher flyer.
Calculate software productivity rate ranges and likely values for a selection of development types [6.0]
Cut and paste calculated productivity rates as Productivity Sink values into the WORKBENCH [6.0]
Customise and calibrate the Productivity Rate Calculator to address the type and rate of software development achieved within your environment [6.0]
View the Productivity Rate Calculator flyer.
Both Machine independent and dependent network licence purchase options.
Although the Function Point WORKBENCH™ remains a PC based application, tests indicate that the WORKBENCH Release 6.0 operates with no observable reduction on functionality on an Apple Macintosh running OSX under Virtual PC.
The Function Point WORKBENCH™ 6.0 running on an Apple Macintosh under Virtual PC.
Some Function Point WORKBENCH™ Users: IBM, MasterCard International, Dresdner Bank AG, Infosys, AXA, INSIEL, DHL, Austrian Airlines, Kommunedata, Bank of Canada, Deutsche Bank, CSC, National Westminster Bank, EDS, Motorola, AMP, Southern California Edison, AT&T, General Motors, ESCOM, Lloyds of London, DMR, Target, PTT Telecom, Siemens
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