Migration of a Chosen Architectural Pattern to Service Oriented ...

Chapter 5. Guidelines 127Concluding, the authors of the system claims that the system is build using MVCpattern but the diagram presenting architecture is Layers, not MVC. Even the figurecontains names like Layer. The diagram contains Top Layer and MiddlewareLayer. The architecture contains no Model, View or Controller names.Consequently, this project cannot be taken as an example project for migration..Beginning number of projects:2Result number of projects:15.3.4 Description of the selected projectThe selected student’s project is meant to support maintenance of IT assets.Name of the system is “TRWAM”. The system is a desktop application written inJava with SWING user interface. The system performs create, read, update anddelete operations (CRUD). The description below presents roughly the system.The information derives from available documentation.VisionAccording to the vision, the system is developed in order to replace an existingsystem. The new system has to have the same functionality as the old, has topreserve standards of data persistence and enable printing of reports. The systemsupports following main activities:1. Maintenance of database of assetsThe system must provide functionality of creating, reading, updating anddeleting information about assets. The asset related information includesfor instance name of the asset and provider of the asset. Search functionalityis also required.2. Support in maintenance of assetsThe system must provide functionality of generation of documents basedon content of database and applied criteria. The documents are associatedwith for instance process of lending (lending form) and removing (protocolof removal) of assets.3. Automation of activities associated with maintenance of assetsThis functionality includes automation of calculations of fees, fines andamortizations. The system should also inform about violation of rule andother incorrectnesses.4. Creation of reports and listingsIt includes creation of reports and listing based on actual state of database.