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Figure 1: The SEEWeb Conceptual View<br />

Figure 2 illustrates the flow of data produced by SEE users (managers and eng<strong>in</strong>eers) to a SEEWeb where it is<br />

additionally available to customers. Figure 2 shows SEE users <strong>in</strong>teract<strong>in</strong>g with CASE tools that store their data<br />

somewhere <strong>in</strong> the SEE. Tools may use off-the-shelf databases or proprietary persistent storage solutions. In<br />

either case, data is extracted from the databases via filters. The filters generate HTML and other data that form<br />

the SEEWeb. SEE users would cont<strong>in</strong>ue to use the SEE to perform eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g tasks while the SEEWeb<br />

extracts and synthesizes the data from the SEE to present to the SEEWeb users.<br />

Figure 2: SEEWeb Knowledge Flow to the User<br />

The technology base of the SEEWeb is composed of HTML and CGI b<strong>in</strong> programs. As technology evolves, the<br />

SEEWeb is cont<strong>in</strong>ually be<strong>in</strong>g evaluated and upgraded with technology, such as, Java and Intelligent Agents for<br />

<strong>in</strong>telligent <strong>in</strong><strong>format</strong>ion <strong>in</strong>tegration. The SEEWeb concept is cont<strong>in</strong>uously ref<strong>in</strong>ed by apply<strong>in</strong>g the SEEWeb to<br />

real world projects.<br />

SEEWeb is be<strong>in</strong>g used to support an on-go<strong>in</strong>g real world project that is us<strong>in</strong>g a stream-l<strong>in</strong>ed acquisition<br />

approach to system development. The SEEWeb communicates specific critical knowledge to <strong>in</strong>ternal and<br />

external customers so key decisions can be made more quickly and accurate without wad<strong>in</strong>g through<br />

unnecessary <strong>in</strong><strong>format</strong>ion or raw data. The project is us<strong>in</strong>g the SEEWeb to convey knowledge <strong>in</strong> the form of<br />

graphics and addresses the number of software components completed, status on logged Corrective Action<br />

Reports, that is, software trouble reports. In addition, Corrective Action Reports can be submitted through the<br />

SEEWeb.<br />

The SEEWeb provides a WWW-based <strong>in</strong>terface to the <strong>in</strong><strong>format</strong>ion <strong>in</strong> a software eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g environment. The<br />

purpose of this <strong>in</strong>terface is to provide a “w<strong>in</strong>dow” on management and eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g activities that makes useful<br />

knowledge out of the data created by a project. The contribution of SEEWeb is the ability to present<br />

<strong>in</strong><strong>format</strong>ion to humans so that they can <strong>in</strong>terpret the results of project activities <strong>in</strong> the light of project, product,<br />

and process knowledge.

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