Summary: This document provides basic information about the extension providing System Level Rules.
Extension ID
com.castsoftware.systemlevelrules
Description
In what situation should you install this extension?
This extension provides "system level rules" for several of the main technologies supported by CAST AIP. These rules are provided as an addition to the rules already present for each of these technologies.
What's new
See System Level Rule 1.0 - Release Notes for more information.
Function Point, Quality and Sizing support
- Function Points (transactions): a green tick indicates that OMG Function Point counting and Transaction Risk Index are supported
- Quality and Sizing: a green tick indicates that CAST can measure size and that a minimum set of Quality Rules exist
Function Points (transactions) | Quality and Sizing |
|---|---|
 |  |
CAST AIP release | Supported |
|---|---|
| 8.3.x | |
| 8.2.x | |
| 8.1.x | |
| 8.0.x | |
Supported DBMS servers
This extension is compatible with the following DBMS servers:
CAST AIP release | CSS | Oracle | Microsoft |
|---|---|---|---|
| All supported releases | | | |
Prerequisites
| An installation of any compatible release of CAST AIP (see table above) |
Dependencies with other extensions
Some CAST extensions require the presence of other CAST extensions in order to function correctly. The System Level Rules extension requires that the following other CAST extensions are also installed:
- SQL Analyzer
- Internal component (com.castsoftware.xset)
Note that when using the CAST Extension Downloader to download the extension and the Manage Extensions interface in CAST Server Manager to install the extension, any dependent extensions are automatically downloaded and installed for you. You do not need to do anything.
Download and installation instructions
Packaging, delivering and analyzing your source code
Once the extension is downloaded and installed, there is nothing specific to do: simply ensure that your source code is targeted by the rules in the extension, and that you are using the correct extension for this technology.
What results can you expect?
Once the analysis/snapshot generation has completed, you can view the results in the normal manner:
Rules provided by the extension
Please find the list of rules here:
