Architecture Reconstruction Guidelines

Architecture reconstruction is the process where the "as-built" architecture of an implemented system is obtained from the existing legacy system. This is done through a detailed analysis of the system using tool support. The tools extract information about the system and aid in building and aggregating successive levels of abstraction. If the reconstruction is successful, the end result is an architectural representation of the system that aids in reasoning about the system. In some cases, it may not be possible to generate a useful representation due to the system.

In this report, we describe the process of architecture reconstruction using the Dali architecture reconstruction workbench. We outline guidelines for reconstructing the architectural representations of existing systems. The process that is undertaken to reconstruct an architecture can be supported by other tools and in fact can be done manually.

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Authors

Rick Kazman

Chris Verhoef

This report is related to the following area(s) of work:

Software Architecture

Technical Report
CMU/SEI-2001-TR-026
August 2001

Cite This Report

SEI:

Kazman, Rick; & Verhoef, Chris. Architecture Reconstruction Guidelines (CMU/SEI-2001-TR-026 ). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2001. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/01tr026.cfm

IEEE:

R. Kazman, and C. Verhoef, "Architecture Reconstruction Guidelines," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Report CMU/SEI-2001-TR-026 , 2001. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/01tr026.cfm

APA:

Kazman, R., & Verhoef, C. (2001). Architecture Reconstruction Guidelines (CMU/SEI-2001-TR-026 ). Retrieved May 18, 2013, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/01tr026.cfm

CHI:

Kazman, Rick, and Chris Verhoef. Architecture Reconstruction Guidelines (CMU/SEI-2001-TR-026 ). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2001. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/01tr026.cfm

MLA:

Kazman, R., & Verhoef, C. 2001. Architecture Reconstruction Guidelines (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2001-TR-026 ). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/01tr026.cfm

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