SDLC Artifact Validation System for Standard Compliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional SDLC documentation practices lack standardization and consistency, leading to inefficiencies in processing time and resource consumption due to missing sections, out-of-date artifacts, and the need for multiple tools and versions, causing difficulties in validation and compliance with established standards.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented system and method for creating and validating SDLC digital artifacts, which includes a processor configured to receive and validate templates created on a user interface, map properties, associate metadata and approvers, and transform artifacts into standard-compliant forms, utilizing a network of servers for approval and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional SDLC documentation practices are used, then flexibility in document creation is maintained, but standardization and consistency are lost leading to validation issues and compliance problems
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameters of document templates by enforcing standardized structures, required sections, and formatting rules. Templates define specific parameters that documents must satisfy, transforming flexible document creation into a controlled process that maintains both adaptability and standardization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces templates as an intermediary between users and the final documentation. Templates act as a mediator that guides document creation, ensuring standardization while allowing flexibility within the template-defined framework. The template validation mechanism serves as an intermediary check to enforce consistency.
2Reliability
If multiple tools and design documents are required for artifact validation, then comprehensive validation coverage is achieved, but processing time and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple validation functions into a single integrated template validation process. The system combines syntax validation, semantic validation, compliance checking, and approval workflow validation into one unified mechanism, reducing the need for multiple separate tools while maintaining comprehensive validation coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The template validation system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it validates document structure, checks compliance with standards, manages approval workflows, and ensures consistency across artifacts. This multi-functional approach replaces multiple specialized tools with a single universal validation mechanism.
3Ease of operation
If design documents are distributed widely through emails and communications, then accessibility is improved, but version control and location tracking become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms through automated notifications and status tracking. When documents are updated or approved, the system automatically notifies relevant stakeholders and updates the approval status, providing continuous feedback on document versions and locations without requiring manual tracking.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses digital copying and distribution of approved templates through the system, ensuring that all users access the same validated version. The system maintains master copies of templates and automatically distributes updated versions, eliminating the need for manual email distribution while preserving version control.
4Reliability
If manual investigation and resolution of artifact issues is performed, then thorough problem solving is achieved, but time and human resources are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service validation by automatically checking documents against template requirements and compliance standards. The validation process occurs automatically without requiring manual investigation, with the system itself identifying and reporting issues, thereby reducing human resource consumption while maintaining thorough problem solving.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary validation actions by checking documents against templates before formal approval is required. This preliminary validation identifies issues early in the process, preventing the need for extensive manual investigation later and enabling faster resolution of problems.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for creating and validating software development life cycle (“SDLC”) digital artifacts are disclosed. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented system includes a processor that is configured to determine whether a template of an SDLC artifact is valid, and in response to a determination that the template of the SDLC artifact is valid, to map one or more properties to the template. In an embodiment, the processor is configured to associate software asset metadata and one or more approvers of the SDLC artifact, and to transform the SDLC artifact into a standard-compliant SDLC artifact.