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SEER-SEM 8.1 Release Notes

1. Carlo Simulation pn Trading Support System 24 9 1 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 99 gt Confidence Level Effort Risk Chart with Monte Carlo Simulation Added to Element Description tis highly recommended to recreate Monte Carlo flexible export templates with the latest release of SEER SEM Old Monte Cario flexible export templates might not export relevant results with the latest Monte Cario changes Page 18 SEER SEM 8 1 Rele Knowledge Base Updates Notes Updated Platform Knowledge Bases Platform knowledge bases have been updated with the Cost Input Base Year set to 2013 Labor Rates have been updated to base year 2013 Current default rates per effort month Monthly Labor Rate Platforms 23 500 Ground Mobile or Sea Based Mission Critical Systems 18 800 Business Systems Enterprise Ghent Server Systems 26 400 Avionics Missiles amp Unmanned Air 30 700 Space Systems The Estimate Assessment bounds parameters for the yellow and red range are now set Financial Processing FINAPROC PLT The Financial Processing knowledge base has been updated to track better with current trend lines Telecommunications TELECOMM PLT The Telecommunications knowledge base has been updated to track better with current trend lines New Platform Knowledge Bases Cloud cloud pit Software developed for hosting on elastic
2. is finished Siartto The star of work on the dependent element is based on the start of the predecessors Start 55 activity Mission Simulator can start its development phase when Data Analyzer s System Component lat starts SEER SEM 8 1 Release Notes age 11 Finishto The end of work on the dependent element Is based on the end of the predecessors Finish activity FF ris Watcher Wade i Mein Ser Mission Simulator only finish its development phase when Data Aralyzer s System Integrate Thru is finished Stati The end of work on the dependent element is based on the start of the predecessors Finish actvty n rim Watcher Water i Data racer 1 Mission Simulator can finish its development phase when Data Analyzer s System integrate Thru starts Server Mode Schedule Dependencies can be entered via server mode command Format Dependency 1 TAB was Outline ElementDescription Delete TAB Predecessor s Activity TAB Relation TAB Dev Maint Phase TAB Lead Lag TAB Note Example Dependency 1 TAB 1 1 TAB system Integration Thru OT amp E Finish to Start FS Development TAB 3 Months Page 12 SEER SEM 8 1 Release Note WBS Outline Description Element Description Delete WES Outline TWAS outline number can be used define the predecessor Ex Dependency 1 1 2 Ele
3. Scc sensa ne Notes Page 4 SEER SEM 8 1 Release Notes EER for Software Welcome to the SEER for Software SEER SEM 8 1 October 2014 release These release notes are a supplement to your existing user manual and a guide to new SEER SEM features and enhancements Table of Contents Features Summary Schedule Dependencies Monte Carlo Risk Calculation Formerly Rollup Risk Calculation Knowledge Base Updates Updated Platform Knowledge Bases New Platform Knowledge Bases New Application Knowledge Bases Updated Application Knowledge Bases Removed Application Knowledge Bases Updated Acquisition Method Knowledge Bases New Development Standard Knowledge Bases Updated Class Knowledge Bases Updated Size Metrics Proxy Enhancements amp Modifications Defects Enhancements Graphical User Interface Update Lock Parameter s SEER SEM 8 1 Relez Unlock Parameter s 27 Hide Parameter s 27 Unhide Parameters 29 Tag Parameter s WBS Element s 29 Highlight Changed Parameters Size Growth Factor Parameters Language Table Selection Option Backwards Compatibility Maintaining Custom Language Lists 36 Project Monitor amp Control PMC Now Entries in Project Monitor amp Control Snapshot How to adjust your snapshots when opening an old project 3e Calculations for the New Entries 40 Estimate at Complete Changes 40 PMC Report Additions Miscellaneous Fixes Program Enhancem
4. owe Nom Nom Server mode command SelectWBSElement will now correctly select the specified WBS element before proceeding to the next command when running a server mode command script Fixed an issue when the element note is put in the wrong order during a WBSCreate server mode command Fixed an issue in the Monte Carlo Risk charts when a WBS Element Description was too long The Schedule Risk chart now displays Schedule Probability for the Probability axis label Upgrade Information The following are special considerations for the users of earlier SEER SEM versions Installation You do not have to uninstall SER SEM 8 0 to install SEER SEM 8 1 In fact it is recommended that you maintain your SEER SEM 8 0 installations We do recommend however that you uninstall any beta release versions you have installed File Upconvert Your SEER SEM files from 8 0 or earlier can be used in this 8 1 version However project files saved in 8 1 will no longer be compatible with 8 0 or earlier versions It is recommended that backups of your project fles are made before you use them in 8 1 Page 64 SEER SEM 8 1 Release Notes 8 1 Compatibility Projects saved in version 8 1 31 or later are not compatible with version 8 1 17 1 or earlier Versions of 8 1 If you are using version 8 1 31 or later and need to send a project to someone who is using an earlier version you can use the Export Com
5. Bases Selec the predecessor work sement fromthe dnp owm EE The AREE ndue al wors serments h te pret ier Sr tre ctoerdent wove smart and Winch Dependency Parameter Dialog Predecessor is a Rollup Element item Description Predecessor A Schedule Dependency involves two work elements the dependent work element and the predecessor on which the dependent element s schedule is based Select the predecessor work element from the drop down list The list Wil include al program level and rollup evel work elements in the project other than the dependent work element and any work elements which depend on it either directly or indirectly Note This means that if selection of a work element as predecessor would cause circular dependency so that Program depended on Program B which depended on Program which depended in turn on Program A for example that work element will not be liste Predecessors Activity Select the predecessor elements sofware development activity on which the dependency will be based pue sten sen Release TT the predecessor sa rollu ever work element the actly pic IStIS disabled 1 you use custom software development activity naming scheme the milestone names will change according Relation Sets the relation time between the work predecessor Options are FinishtoStart FS The start of work on the depe
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7. Factor is 1 0 You can enter Size Growth Factor from 0 1 to 10 0 page 38 seensen ots il classic T Newe Lines of Coe E 245000 LO JI Pree not designes for reuse om ES E rre exsng Ines f ote 16000 20 000 23 000 Siea Growth Factor 190 E t 2 2 sa r3 E regret 1 00 5 00 EM required r3 oom imo Size Growth Factor Parameters Size Growth Factors can be enabled or disabled from the Options menu Set Project Parameters When the Enable Size Growth Factors option is checked in the Project Parameters dialog box Size Growth Factor parameter inputs will appear under the new and pre existing input headings for Lines Classic Functions Classic and Proxy Sizing Project Parameters oe 555 Cx 1 EE E E EI S erus p Wm age at Project Parameters Dialog EER SEM 8 1 Release Notes Page 35 Language Table Selection Option The Language Table selection can be set from the Options menu Set Project Parameters In the Function Based Sizing Estimation section there is a Language Table setting with a drop down list of choices The language tables have been removed from the SEER SEM Data INI file There is a new SEM LANGTABLE INI fle that is used to store t
8. Performance Index NCPI Cur Est Estimate to Complete Cur Est ESTIMATE AT COMPLETE BREAKDOWN EAC Hours Thru Selected Snapshot EAC Unadjusted ETC hours EAC Variation due to Performance hours EAC Variation due to Size Change hours TOTAL hours EAC WBS Element Information In SEER SEM 8 0 and earlier versions the knowledge base items were listed under the Available Outputs BASIC ESTIMATE section These items have been moved and are now found under the WBS Element Information section Platform Application Acquisition Method Development Method Development Standard Class Component Type SEER Enterprise Database SEER DB Enhancements Save As Latest Revision A new option has been added to the Save Project to Database dialog You may now save a project as the latest revision for a particular baseline Le branch In previous releases there was only one option to save as the next major baseline pu Peine s Caos Pai Coran ques So eect rdi ise Chas Ce a emm ce Save Project to Database Dialog Been sem natas notes Pato Owner Editable Fields Ifyou are the owner of a project you may now edit the Project Name Category and Project Comments attributes of a project previously saved in the database In previous releases these three fields were permanently set when the project was intially saved to the database C
9. Reports dialog After applying an Undo action for a lower level element there is now an automatic recalculation at the parent Program element level You no longer have to force recalculation at the Program element to get the updated estimate Aflexible export issue has been resolved involving the TIME PHASED DEFECTS REPORT outputs If an element has a development schedule months estimate 120 and any of the time phased defects outputs are exported SEER SEM will no longer crash When creating new element in the Create Modify WBS Element dialog if the default Knowledge Base selections are changed they are no longer re set if you change the element type The Maintenance Cost Risk chart now displays the risk curve when a doing maintenance only estimate and the Effective Size 0 The chart pop up in the Schedule Risk chart now displays the schedule probability set in the Parameter inputs The Time Phased Defects report will now show the correct hours when dealing with Programs Included in Size gt 1 and Staffing Constraint cen sem 2 na se Notes age 59 Maintenance Release 8 1 17 1 Support for Windows 8 Operating System SEER SEM now runs on Windows 8 without having to be run in Compatibility mode Miscellaneous Fixes You can now use the Link to MS Project feature if the active SEER SEM project was opened from the File menu s recent files list if you open the Create Modify WBS Elemen
10. The unadjusted Estimate To Complete which equals the Baseline Plan tims one minus the Earned Value Variation due to The impact of the cost performance index CPI Performance hours Variation due to Size The impact of the Size Growth Index calculated from the Size at Change hours Completion snapshot entry TOTAL EAC hours The hours expected to complete the project with adjustments for performance and size growth Net Cost Performance Net cost efficiency achieved from the beginning development to the Index NCPI date of the latest snapshot A performance index greater than one is favorable performance index less than one is unfavorable The Net Cost Performance Index NCP is calculated by dividing the Development Elfort Hours BAC Budget At Complete by the Estimate At Complete FAC Miscellaneous Fixes The Parametric Project Monitoring and Control Users Guide has been updated with the enhancements and fixes In the Save Current Estimate as Baseline dialog after clicking Yes and selecting the Please don t ask again option a recalculation is no longer required to update the estimate when selecting a different element in the Project WES After deleting a snapshot the next snapshot not the one after the next is now selected A Flexible Export issue that involved exporting PMC Outputs when a baseline element is selected in the Project WBS has been resolved Av
11. You can remove parameter locks for specific parameters elements or the entire project using the check box options next to each of the listed items Click OK to remove locks on all checked items Hide Parameter s feature for hiding parameters is introduced in this SEER SEM 8 1 maintenance release Hidden parameters are saved with the project and they may also be saved with knowledge bases To hide parameters select the parameter s to hide and then select the Hide Parameteris option from the Edit menu No Page 28 SEER SEM 8 1 Rele Soot Wes Senen Hide Parameter s on lose Paar Edit menu coy 71 Pao ioca p p pyfeSEER Th en Arange WES Berets Commands ina Menus with Hide imeter s option Parameters may be hidden via server mode scripts The symbol and value to use for a hidden parameter is as follows 81 The Hide Symbol is entered as part of the last parameter script field Parameter script requirements are often easier to understand using and paste You can parameters and paste the script into a text editor or excel to see the parameter script The following examples show where the hide symbol would appear for a parameter with a note and a parameter without a note Parameter Name TAB value s TAB Note TAB Hidesymbol Parameter Name TAB Value s TAB Hidesymbol If the Hide Symbol is not present in the script it is assumed
12. e g remove preliminary design effort then you do not need to revisit the calibration Ifyou prefer not to use the new language factors you may make the old language factor table SEM 7 0 the default for new projects The Language Table setting is accessible in the Options Set Project Parameters dialog under Function Based Sizing Estimation After selecting the language table save the configuration by going to Tools Save Configuration Backwards compatibility is maintained for old projects When you open an old project either from a file or the enterprise database it will be set to use the old language factors table The new language factors wil be used only when you create a new project or if you explicitly change the setting for an old project PMC at Complete calculations See PMC Monte Carlo Simulation Results nts With the new changes to Monte Carlo the Monte Carlo results will be different when comparing to results in an older version of SEER SEM even if it is the same project fle
13. scenario search criteria A Don t Show Again checkbox option has been added to the Calibration Designto Size Mode warning The option is applied to the current instance of SEER SEM Sees Lee Ged The initial position of a Views window has been modified so that the Input tabs are not covered This allows you to click on the Input window tabs and have access to the parameter inputs without having to resize or close the open Views window iex m um erc Seba Calendar es 3 sumo Fixes Fixed an issue with the monthly reports under a MIN STAFF scenario The totals of the monthly outputs as seen in the three monthly reports Hours by Month Detailed Staffing Profile and Cost by Month now match the summary values as seen in the Quick Estimate report Fixed an issue in the Cost by Fiscal Year report calculations Under certain scenarios the last year was not correctly calculated Fixed an issue in the Labor Category Allocation Report Under certain maintenance settings the rollup percentages were rounded off incorrectly When rollup contains more than one program element the rollup labor category maintenance allocation percentages may not rollup correctly if the programs contain different allocations Fixed an issue with the Peak Staff calculation that sometimes appeared in special calibration scenarios The correct help p
14. that can be reused without putting in addtional effort Default percentage is computed based on baseline size Users can manually edi it to overwrite the computed percentage To reset the percentage to computed enter a negative percentage If there is more rework or retest of pre existing SLOC than planned the reuse efficiency will go down UFP Reuse Efficiency Enter the percentage of preexisting UFP that can be reused without putting in additional effort Default percentage is computed based an baseline size Use can manually edit it to overwrite the computed percentage To reset the percentage to computed enter a negative percentage If there more rework or retest of pre existing UFP than EER SEM 8 1 Rel ise Notes Page 39 Planned the reuse efficiency wil go down Effective SLOC dynamic value that displays the effective SLOC based on the current snapshot entries Effective UFP A dynamic value that displays the effective UFP based on the current Snapshot entries How to adjust your snapshots when opening an old project SEER SEM wil initially put everything into new size at complete As a result you will want to adjust your snapshot inputs to take advantage of this new capability Here are some guidelines for doing so Improved PMC Sze Growth Forecasting l One or more program elements the project have PMC snapshots Forecasting based on size growth has b
15. type of install chosen Local Installations The default configuration during first time initialization is for SEER to copy All Document and AppData files to the SEER local user profile Document files include these directories Directory Description Export Templates Default location for flexible export templates KBases The SEER SEM knowledge base and proxy fles Projects Default location for your project files along with sample project fies Scenarios Default SEER SEM scenario directory Tools The SEER SEM Release Notes which includes a detailed description of changes to the program since the ras upgrade in PDF format SEER SEM Server Mode Details SEMacros for creating Excel macros which run SEER SEM worksheets and support documents Depending on the Operating System Document Files will be copied to the following locations 3 Windows Users USER Windows 7 Users USER NAME Documents SEER SEER SEN 8 1 Yeu USER NAME Documants SEERNSEER SEM 81 3 Documents and Setnga USER NAME Wy Documents SEER SEER SEM 8 1 Application data files include INI files which control basic program settings Typically you would not open or edit these files directly since they are maintained and updated by SEER SEM when you make changes within the program Application data files are stored in the following locations Dafa plication Windows 8 Users USER NAME GER S
16. value to use for a locked parameter is as follows 11 The Locked Symbol is entered as part of the last parameter script field Locked P Parameter script requirements are often easier to understand using copy and paste You can parameters and paste the script into a text editor or excel to see the parameter script The following examples show where the locked symbol would appear for a parameter with a note and parameter without a note Parameter Name TAB value s TAB Note TAB Lockedsymbol Parameter Name TAB Value s TAB Lockedsymbol If the Locked Symbol is not present in the script it is assumed unlocked If a parameter is already locked it cannot be unlocked via a script Scripts can be used to lock parameters but not unlock them Parameters can only be unlocked via the Unlock Parameters dialog accessed from the Edit menu B cen em a s notes T Unlock Parameter s You can remove parameter locks using the Unlock Parameters option accessed via the Edit E Ci cee EM cuui Locked parameters foreach elementare Ed m 3 FERT nri a eon iiis ra com E irren Semmes p Miri erus p ry He S foes Hel Dep Faure WS Be Bee Alice sc WES G LAE Sar Unlock Parameters
17. EN LIV Fal Page 54 SEER SEM 8 1 Release Notes Windows 7 Vues USER NAME AnpData Local SEEM SEER SEM 1 p Users USER NAME ionata LocsI SEERNSEER SEM amp 1 Documents and Setings USER NAME cal Settings oo Finding Your User Path On your system the section of the path represented by USER NAME will consist of your user If for example you log in using the name SEM user 1 the application data files path in Vista Windows 7 or Windows 8 would look lke this user_1 AppData Local SEER SEER SEM B 1V In Windows XP it would look like this SEERSEERSEM BLIN Documents and Settings Data SEER SEER SEM 8 1V Note The actual SEER SEM directory name will depend on the version of the program being installed SER SEM version 8 1 wil be installed in the SEER SEM 8 1 directory and the default installation directories for later versions will be numbered accordingly SEER SEM 8 2 SEER SEM 83 etc EM user lVLocal SettingsVApplication Server Client Installations The default configuration during first time initialization for a Client user or a user that runs SEER directly from the server is SEER not to Document and Application Data files to the SEER local user profile Instead SEER only copies the SEER SEM Settings INIfle to the SEER user profile The SEER SEM Settings IN file for client server users is copied to the Roaming application data location This insures
18. S Many industries are included in this knowledge base Mobile Device mobile device plt Non embedded software designed for user installation onto handheld mobile devices This type of software is often referred to as an app Mobile devices include smartphones tablets and handheld computers New Application Knowledge Bases Logistics Logistics app Logistic or supply planning amp control applications across a range of industries Logistics applications are almost always associated with ground based industrial applications Database System DatabaseSystem app An application or functional component whose primary purpose is to store and manage data in structured format to be used by an application Examples include embedded databases data base generation and data base management systems Updated Application Knowledge Bases Database Application database spp An application that is closely associated with database operations ie CRUD Create Read Update and Delete For developing database applications and functionality rather than using an off the shelf DBMS system select Database System Removed Application Knowledge Bases The Relational Database RelateDB app and Object Oriented Database DO dbase app application knowledge bases have been removed go 20 SEER SEM 8 1 Updated Acquisition Method Knowledge Bases System Test Only LSystem Test Only end The setting for the Concurrency of I
19. age is now opened when the context sensitive help is called from a standalone window This applies to reports and charts Several updates have been made to the Help and Parameter Help content The Software Metrics report includes corrections to the Total Defect Density and Productivity sections The Default Labor Rates Base Year 2012 topic includes the updated rates The two Copy for SEER IT options available from the Edit menu have been disabled when a lower level element is selected in the Project WBS The commands are available when project rollup or program element is selected in the Project WBS Link to MS Project Fixes The Link to MS Project feature now supports 64bit MS Project An issue with the Link to MS Project feature has been resolved Exporting a project that has a program s containing staffing constraints will no longer result in an overflow error When creating or editing a knowledge base all parameters are now visible You do not have to enable Calibration Mode to display the calibration adjustment and milestone percentages parameters An issue in the Calibration Summary report has been corrected Excluded elements are displayed correctly in the report The calculations in the report did not have to be fixed This was only a display issue When Rollup Risk Calculation is enabled the Rollup Maintenance Risk report will no longer disappear after making selections in the Choose Active
20. ally allocated and fully managed computing resources delivered to end users over a network using a software as a service SaaS delivery model This knowledge base will estimate the effort associated with developing and maintaining the software It assumes the cloud platform being used provides a robust set of services needed to develop manage and deliver the application It does not include the infrastructure or platform hosting costs Embedded embedded pit Software embedded or built into consumer electronics consumer and business appliances and other relatively non critical equipment It generally does not include software built into mission safety critical systems such as medical devices factory control critical automotive systems or aerospace defense systems EER SEM 8 1 Release Notes age 19 Industrial IndustriaLplt Appropriate for a range of rigorous non user oriented industrial applications including process control critical vehicle systems communications gear etc Mainframe Mainframe pit Developed for a mainframe class computing environment often referred to informally as big iron Oftentimes applications for this environment use legacy computing languages including but not limited to COBOL and its derivatives Mainframe environments are often synonymous with high availability transaction processing being a common application often associated with an enterprise class database management system DBM
21. amp T Schedule parameter has been corrected and set to Nom Notes New Development Standard Knowledge Bases D0 178C The 00 1780 knowledge bases are developed to capture the effort associated with addressing the 75 objectives identified in the DO 178C standard across the software development processes The knowledge bases wil apply to typical DO L78C projects Effort associated with satistying Parameter Data Item objectives will be included when entering Parameter Data Item File PDIF counts in the proxy sizing section Not included Effort or costs associated with tool qualification are not included Actual system certification effort although effort to support this will be Knowledge Base Description DO 178C Level A Software whose anomalous behavior as shown by the system Safety m assessment process would cause or contribute to a failure of system DO ATBC Level Asta function resulting in a catastrophic failure condition for the aircraft DO 178C Level B Software whose anomalous behavior as shown by the system safety assessment process would cause or contribute to a failure of system DO ATBC Level Bista resulting in a hazardous severe mojor failure condition for the aircraft DO178C Level C Software whose anomalous behavior as shown by he system safety assessment process would cause or contribute to a failure of system 00178 Level Cstd junction resulting in a major failure con
22. custom fields that are active and applicable to SEER SEM to find one where the Full Name OR the Short Name is equal to CustomFieldName It then checks to ensure that CustomFieldValue is of the right type AND is Within the limits set before assigning the value otherwise it will return an error and note it in the recording file CustomFieldName is the name of the custom field CustomFieldName can be the Full Name or the Short Name of the custom field as defined in the Custom Project Fields dialog in the SEER Enterprise Database Manager Format SetcustomFieldvalue CustomFieldName CustonFieldvalue Example SetcustomFieldvalue Project Code abcd1234 Retrieve a Custom Field Value or All Custom Field Values Requires an active SEER DB connection This new server mode command is used to return a value for a specific custom field or returns values for ll custom fields There are two modes for this command 1 The command will search through the lit of custom fields that are active and applicable to SEER SEM to find one where the Full Name OR the Short Name is equal to CustomfieldName It then will retum a value for that particular CustomFieldName if it is found 2 The command wil return all custom field values page 48 Seen sen D CustomFieldNName is the name of the custom field optional CustomFieldName can be the Full Name or the Short Name of the custom field as defined in the Custom Project Fields dialog in the SEER En
23. dition for the aircraft DO 178C Level D Software whose anomalous behavior as shown by he system safety assessment process would cause or contribute to a failure of system DO 178C Level D std junction resulting in a minor failure condition for the aircraft Updated Class Knowledge Bases Class knowledge bases have been updated with the Cost Input Base Year set to 2013 Labor rates have been updated to base year 2013 Current default rates per month Monthly Labor Rate _ Platforms 17 600 Euro Based Costing SEER SEM 8 1 Release Notes 21 16200 GBP Based Costing 811 000 Japanese Yen Based Costing Updated Size Metrics Proxy Enhancements amp Modifications New Proxies Basic Application Components Common components that can be used for sizing business or UI oriented applications Mem Description Reports Structured outputs generated by the application ether on screen or printed factor simple x 4 UFP complex x 7 UFP Screens Application screen that mostly display with minor input and or navigation controle with na calculated data default factor simple x 3 UFP complex x4 UFP Forms Application screen dedicated to user data input default factor simple x 4 UFP complex x6 UFP Menus Menus dynamically generated by the application default factor x 3 UFP Queries Structured or adhoc requests for information default factor simple x 3 UFP c
24. e 3 Weeks Dependency 1 12 S W Requirements Analysis FinishioStat Development EA pato seer sem etesse Monte Carlo Risk Calculation Formerly Rollup Risk Calculation The old Rollup Risk Calculation has been renamed as Monte Carlo Risk Calculation since itis now available at the Program element level in addition to the Project and Rollup element levels There is a new Monte Carlo Risk Calc Options dialog which becomes available after Options Enable Monte Carlo Risk Calculation has been activated Projet Monitor amp Control Col 2 Rezacdaion As Chat Auto Recale Ontos Norte Cato Caution Marte Carlo Fisk Options Save Configuration Set Project Parameters Set Condense Tuner Rsk Turer PiojeciMner Modelirna Monte Carlo Risk Calc Options in the Options Menu The location for entering the number of Monte Carlo Risk Iterations has been moved from the Project Parameter dialog to the Monte Carlo Options dialog There is also a new option to select the correlation between size and other parameter settings within given WBS element You choose fully correlated or fully uncorrelated In previous releases where this option was not available the correlation was treated as fully correlated Notes Sce sensa ne Monte Cario Options Morte Caro terstir 1000 2 Assumed coreitin between si
25. e This does not include any defects associated with UNCHANGED existing code that were unresolved or undetected at the start of evelopment Presumably these would mostly be there at the end of development In the Defect Profile chart Defects Removed will now be calculated using this formula Defects Removed Defects Inserted Delivered Defects When entering a confidence level other than the estimated month delivered defects at the Time Phase Defects report will now match the delivered defects in the Quick Estimate report seen sem s noe notes Graphical User Interface Updates Lock Parameter s age 25 A new feature for locking parameters is introduced in this SEER SEM 8 1 maintenance release Locked parameters are saved with the project and they may also be saved with knowledge bases To lock parameters select the parameter s to lock and then select Lock Parameter s from the Edit menu Locked parameters are recognized in the parameter window by a pad lock symbol next to the parameter name Edit mer Locked Parameters cannot be edited Attempting to edit locked parameter returns the following warning message To edit a locked parameter it must first be unlocked via the Unlock Parameters dialog accessed from the Edit menu 26 SEER SEM 8 1 Release Note LOCKED PARAMETER x eta parameters cannot be sanes meter Warning Parameters may be locked via server mode scripts The symbol and
26. e right click context menu select the Tag icon on the main Tool bar 7 7 Page 30 SEER SEM 8 1 Rele The chosen tag is applied to the selected parameter s or WBS elements Notes z tore tag a Eamets onthe oan Pret Moritar Contr Snapshots Right click context menu in e the Input tabs Be Deter ow n Hoe 7 Pupe E om E ome Menus with Tag meter s Work Elements option leen sem nens notes pinnis 3 p i2z3AhOEm matgle Ste Developmert Meo Mame Tagged Work Elements and Parameters Parameters may be tagged via server mode scripts The value for each tag is as follows Tag Color Red Yellow Green Blue Magenta Purple Orange Gray Tag codes are entered as part of the last parameter script field Page 32 SEER SEM 8 1 Release Notes Parameter script requirements are often easier to understand using and paste You can parameters and paste the script into a text editor or excel to see a copy of the parameter script The following examples show where the tag code would appear for a parameter with a note and a parameter without a note Parameter Name TAB Value s TAB Note TAB Tagcode Parameter Name TAB value s TAB Tagcode Note The last server
27. een improved in SEER SEM 8 1 Learn how to aust ext pots 3 Message New Size Only SLOC or UFP If your baseline size contains only new LOC UFP you will not need to adjust the snapshots The results in the PMC report should be the same as what it was in the past Pre Existing Size Only SLOC or UFP If your baseline size contains only preexisting LOC UFP you will have to manually adjust each snapshot Put the size from new into pre existing and then zero out the new size The results from the new report should be different fram the old PMC Combination of New and Pre Existing Size SLOC or UFP In the old PMC snapshot there wasn t any way to distinguish how many new or pre existing sizes are within the size at complete for the snapshot There are a couple of ways to handle this 1 Split the snapshot size based on the ratios of the baseline size Notes SEER SEM 8 1 Page 40 Baseline New Size Baseline Pre Existing Size aselneTora Sue 91 Baseline Total Size 2 Put everything into pre existing size until it reaches the baseline pre existing size then put the rest into new Note that bath ways will output different results due to the size differences in the snapshot Calculations for the New Entries Reuse Efficiency Ef fective Lines Only Baseline New LOC Baseline Total Lines Baseline New LOC Baseline rri _ 1 _ Effective Function
28. element wil start or end when the predecessor condition is met EER SEM 8 1 Release Notes After Schedule Dependencies is entered the start date of the selected element and the Gantt chart will change accordingly b Y 1 ERP Example GKO Console System Implemer I 1 1 Core Portal Services 34 1 1 1 Core Portal Services Release A SUR LL Core Portal Services Release B 3 Bl 1 1 3 Core Portal Services Release E 1 2 1 Console Release 1 4 X 1 2 2 Console Release 2 21 E 1 2 3 Console Release 3 Project WBS Schedule Dependency Parameter Entered To interpret the screenshot example above Core Portal Services Release B s Development Phase will start on the day when the Program Test activity for the Core Portal Services Release A program is finished ERP Example GKO Console System Implementation Release ERP Example KO Console ore Portal Services Core Portal Services Release Core Portal Services Rekase D Page 10 SEER SEM 8 1 Release Notes Examples of the possible relations In the following example we will assume the original start dates for the two program elements are the same Relation Description Finishto The start of work on the dependent element is based on the end of the predecessor s Start FS activi Water i sen Stir Mission Simulator can start its development phase when Data Analyzer s System integrate Thru
29. ements Defect calculation for elements that had any COTS WBS elements has improved If you had a WBS element with any COTS sub elements you may likely see a change in the defect estimate Asa result there may also be a change in the corrective maintenance estimate which uses the defect estimate Language Factors See Language Table Enhancements The new SEER SEM 8 1 language factors are based on our most recent study and calibration of functional size data to estimated effort This calibration is considered forward trending as it uses mostly recent data the majority of projects are from 2005 on Use of the SEM 8 1 language Page 65 factors is indicative of industry state of the practice productivties for a wide range of languages and development environments While each language was evaluated on its own merits general trends indicate the productivity differences between 3GL and AGLs are narrowing Since use of the new SEER SEM 8 1 language factors will impact your estimates if you are using functional size inputs there are a few things to consider Ifyou have created and used your own custom language factors by all means continue to do Ifyou have calibrated SEER SEM with an effort or schedule adjustment to correct a difference in estimated versus observed productivity you may want to reevaluate the adjustment using the new language factor set Ifyou have calibrated SEER SEM to just remove some portion of effort
30. ents Enhanced Report Windows 42 Pop Out Windows aa Risk Sub Parameters Changed to Percentage Input Function Implementation Mechanism 45 Server Mode Command Updates Enable Size Growth Factor Parameters 45 Apply a Language Table Selection as Save Current Estimate as Baseline 46 Get Last Command Status Enable Disable Calibration Design to Size Mode 46 Load Individual Knowledge Base a Seta Custom Field Value ar Retrieve a Custom Field Value or Al Custom Field Values ar New Flexible Export Options New Available Inputs New Available Outputs WES Element Information SEER Enterprise Database SEER DB Enhancements Miscellaneous Fixes Updated Installation Options Loca Installations Server Client Installations Maintenance Updates amp Useful Information Maintenance Release 8 1 17 Maintenance Release 8117 1 Maintenance Release 8 1 31 Maintenance Release 8 1 35 Maintenance Release 8 1 37 Upgrade Information installation File Upconvert Estimate Compatibility 64 Fal 4 SEER SEM 8 1 Release Note Features Summary Feature Available Starting in Version Schedule Dependencies 8131 Set schedule dependency relationships for work elements that depend another work element s schedule Monte Carlo Risk 8131 Rollup Risk Calculation is now Monte Carlo Risk Calculation and includes Program work elements Size Growth Factors 8117 Account for
31. erational or transactional databases and saves it to a data warehouse to be used for analysis and reporting Mem Description ETL to Data Staging Simple Simple ETL function to generate staging data using fat files default factor x 5 UFP ETL to Data Staging Average Average ETL function to generate staging data importing rom a direct database interlace default factor x 10 UFP ETL to Data Staging Complex Complex ETL function to generate staging data Importing from a direct database interface default factor x 12 UFP Data Staging to DW Simple ETL function to create data warehouse data resultant data is Simple easily generated or aggregated facts default factor x 7 UFP Data Staging to DW Average ETL function to create data warehouse data resultant data moderately processed or easily derived from facts default factor x 11 UFP Data Staging to DW Complex Complex ETL function to create data warehouse dala Data transformation is complex requiring such things as pivoting splitting disaggregation lookups or validations default factor x 13 UFP Report Group Simple Simple report default factor x 4 UFP Report Group Average Average report default factor x 5 UFP SEER SEM 8 1 Relea Notes age 23 Report Group Complex Complex report default factor x 7 UFP Proxy Definitions Dialog The Proxy Defin
32. ery small Cost Performance Index CP will no longer result in odd values in the Estimate at Complete calculations The width of the first column of the Project Monitor amp Control Snapshots input tab is now set by the user and no longer re sizes on its own Adrag and drop issue in the Project WBS involving baseline elements has been resolved An issue has been resolved with the Health and Status Indicator chart when the selected element in the Project WBS has a description that is too long The Defects Tracking chart popup data is now applied to the correct month and no longer shifted forward by one month Page 42 SEER SEM 8 1 Rele The Defects Tracking chart now displays the Actual Defects Reported and Actual Defects Removed data points when there are more than snapshot in a month There are now additional ways to delete a Snapshot After selecting the snapshot s to be deleted either use the Delete key from the right click context menu select Delete selected Project Monitor amp Control snapshot s Any snapshots below will be moved up automatically Enhanced Report Windows The reports have been revamped and now include resizable columns When you copy and paste a report the data will be tab delimited and be in a more usable format Dovelopmant Development Development Development Maintenance Maintenance Probably Gic Months Effort Months EHorHours Cost EforMonhe 1 1424
33. g the Analogy Based Sizing feature parameter notes now are only applied to the size parameters that have been allocated size Page 60 SEER SEM 8 1 Release Notes Tne Prony Sizing Definition dialog wil now load proxies that include trailing tabs in the Proxy Definition file Ifyou save a new project and keep it open you can now open the same project in another instance of SEER SEM In addition to Copy in the right click context menu you can now use Ctrl C to copy report that has been opened in a standalone i pop out window after switching elements in the Project WES Notes get assigned to baseline unit when merging projects Fixed an issue involving parameter notes after a project with PMC data is merged into an open project When the project is merged parameter notes are no longer additionally applied to the baseline element If notes are included in a PMC Snapshot or Staffing Constraint parameter the note is now removed when the parameter is removed Fixed the behavior of the Next and Previous buttons in the parameter entry dialog when modifying parameters in an Input View Pane Inthe ProjectMiner report fixed an issue with invalid schedule values that sometimes appeared from having specific parameter input settings Ifyou apply Revert to Reference to a program element that has subordinate elements recalculation is no longer needed to display the correct results In previous releases a manual reca
34. generally best to copy a language entry from one of the standard tables as a starting point for any custom language Language table entries should be space delimited ee eee ee ava 40 59 51 34 1 00 3 98 2 09 170 47 0 63 0 31 Cobol 029 9 2488 0 85 3 51 1 93 14454 0 G9 0 52 sq des osi asi IA 204 SEER SEM 8 1 Release Notes Page 37 You will need to restart SEER SEM to recognize any newly added entries to the language lists In the project parameters you can select the custom language table Based sang Estneten M s ly II Cone sjunits Descr Custom The languages in that table when choosing Function Implementation Mechanism will be those in the custom list Fanta Date 5 SOL Brand If you want to make a custom language list the default make sure itis selected in the project parameters and then choose Options Save Configuration Project Monitor amp Control PMC Prior to the SER SEM 8 1 release Project Monitor amp Control PMC snapshots did not make a distinction between new and pre existing Estimated Size at Completion As size deviated from the baseline plan during the course of the project there was no way to capture whether the new or pre existing size was decreasing or increasing New Entries in Project Monitor amp Control Snapshot The Project Moni
35. hanges are made in the Database Project Attributes dialog To access the dialog click the Edit Project Attributes button on the right side of the Save Project to Database dialog Database Project Attributes wa oc Wa prs Pec comes NA Prec autem elt Database Project Attributes Dialog Database Project Attributes Database Project Attributes are customer defined fields to describe a project This is a new option only available for projects saved in the SEER Enterprise Database Refer to the SEER Database Administrator Guide for detailed information on setting up your organization s specific database project attributes D From ary To 1000000 etu er From 11 2000 To Any pano a level onrar or aiir Database Project Attributes Dialog Bacon e database ose icd alb GR A en iiie Wien D no TES G CERIS Corm Piteo DaS aove a AM ana 77 C De ate one spp EVERY e Reo are sarehing AY nle Project Search Options Dialog Merge Subproject s from Database The Project Search Options dialog will now appear when you select Merge Subproject s from Database from the File menu This is the same filter dialog that appears when you open a project from the database Miscellaneous Fixes When saving a project to
36. he language tables The language table options are defined in brackets e g SEM 8 1 pom E manoesa 1 E E umm 2 Stn Dern cn Nera Sehere Conmara im S CE m rameters Dialog Ser shot The SEER SEM 8 1 language table has several new languages as well as factor changes to many of the languages already in the list Ifyou use the new SEM 8 1 language table you should expect to See some estimate differences from earlier version Added languages include COOL gen MATLAB Objective OutSystems Python RPL Ruby Page 36 SEER SEM 8 1 Web Development Backwards Compatibility if you open a project created with an earlier version of SEER SEM it will use the SEM 7 0 language table to preserve estimate backwards compatibility To use the latest language table simply change to SEM 8 1 in the project parameters and resave the project New projects will by default use the new SEM 8 1 language table Notes Maintaining Custom Language Lists With the new SEM LANGTABLEINI file you can keep any tailored or custom language lists separate from the standard ones shipped with SEER SEM To create a custom language list simply open SEM LANGTABLE INI in a text editor At the end of the document create a new section with a table name in square brackets The name should be 32 characters or fewer Below it add any languages you want to include It is
37. ing the update Miscellaneous Other Enhancements The selected elementis in the Project WBS now have thicker solid black borders to help make them more identifiable You can now select the Project element to delete lower level WBS elements The Project element still cannot be deleted but now the Delete WBS Element command or Delete key will open the Delete WBS Elements dialog When a schedule dependency parameter is selected e Dependency 1 you can now use the Delete key to delete the dependency This is in addition to using the Delete button in the parameter entry dialog When creating a new WBS element in the Create Modify WBS Element dialog the corresponding parameter inputs for the unchecked Sizing Method options now will be collapsed Fixes Fixed an issue in the Estimate to Complete report The Person Hours and Person Months column values now display the correct results Fixed an issue in the Cost by Fiscal Year report The Fiscal Years in the Maintenance section now display the correct years When using Flexible Export to export to a Custom Report selecting the Output by Row option will now display multiple columns of data After copying a WBS Element and pasting to create a new element the Analyst field will now treat blank entry as valid and will longer automatically add the text Command File After an installation upgrade the font display in the Schedule Dependencies inp
38. itions dialog box has been enhanced it now includes more detail Prony Definitions 7 reso oxy Definitions Dialog Enhancements The maximum number of proxy entries per proxy definition has been extended to twenty The maximum number of proxy definitions allowed in the KBASES folder has been increased to 250 Inthe Proxy Definitions dialog the Proxy Definitions list now uses a logical sort instead of character sort Modifications Two of the legacy proxy definitions have been renamed The 00 Metric Base Classes proxy definition has been renamed as Classes The 00 Metric Parent Classes Metric Child Top Level Classes proxy definition has been renamed as 00 Metric SEER SEM 8 1 Release Note Defects Enhancements Latent Defects and Total Defects have been added to the Flexible Export Available Outputs list They be found under the SOFTWARE METRICS REPORT category header The Defect Prediction output displayed in the Quick Estimate report has been renamed as Delivered Defects Similarly the Defects output in the Basic Estimate report has also been renamed as Delivered Defects The help description for Delivered Defects is the following The estimated number of Post Release Defects which remain undetected at the time at which the final product is shipped or installed on the target hardwar
39. lculation was required if changes were made to the Application Class Complexity parameter and Revert to Reference was applied Fixed an issue with Load Individual Knowledge Base when applying settings to the detailed risk parameters Parameter inputs are now reset at the Project level if you delete all WBS elements in the project Fixed an issue with the rework percentages parameters after using Load Individual Knowledge Base to change a knowledge base setting for lower level elements At the parent program element level the rework percentage parameters are now correctly calculated using the updated parameter settings at the lower level When the Enable Size Growth Factors project parameter option is selected the corresponding Size Growth Factor parameters now only will be displayed for the sizing method Le Lines Functions or Both applied to the project Maintenance Release 8 1 35 ProjectMiner This release contains a small bug fix and an update of the historical data content 9 existing benchmark lines were updated and 17 new benchmarks were added Updates are based on the latest historical datasets obtained by Galorath Incorporated and on the updates of the SEER SEM estimation process SEER SEM 8 1 Release Notes Page 61 n order for the latest benchmarks to be visible SEER Historical Database SEER HD should be updated to version 2 0 5 0 If you previously had custom benchmarks they will not be affected dur
40. mands feature to save a server mode script file that can be used to recreate the project in earlier versions of SER SEM A spreadsheet utility is available SEER SEM 8 1 Backward Converters to help with using Export Commands Please contact Galorath technical support 310 414 3222 or support galorath com to request the file or if you would like assistance Estimate Compatibility When you open old projects in SEER SEM 8 1 they will be loaded with the legacy settings To take advantage of new estimate options go to Options Set Project Parameters Specific areas of estimate compatibility are described here Steady State Maintenance Under certain parameter settings maintenance effort in the first month will now be calculated correctly when steady state maintenance is set to NO Maintenance Effort by Year Report There was a refinement to the maintenance effort allocation for program elements that contain maintenance staff constraint and programs included in size gt 1 Defect Calculation The number of estimated defects will no longer go down indefinitely as schedule goes down After the optimal effort schedule the defects will stay constant This will most likely have an impact on projects with either staffing or schedule constraints Defect Calculation with Requirements Definition Formality Defect calculation will now account for the choice parameter Requirements Definition Formality Defect Calculation with COTS WBS El
41. ment Description WES outline Element Description can also be used A colon is needed after the autine number Ex Dependency 1 1 2 Mission Simulator Delete Delete will delete the dependency Ex Dependency 1 Delete Predecessor s Activity System Requirements Design S W Requirements Analysis Preliminary Design Detailed Design Code amp Unit Test Component Integrate amp Test Program Test System Integrate Thru OT amp E default Maintenance Note Custom activities name will be accepted as well Relation Finish to Start FS default Startto Start SS Finishto Finish FF Startto Finish SF Note Abbreviations FS SS FF SF can also be used Dev Maint Phase Development default Maintenance cen sensa ne Notes Lead Lag Description Not specifying lead lag will default to no lead lag nn Days Dependent activity triggers with lag of days nn Weeks Dependent activity triggers with lag of nn weeks nn Months Dependent activity triggers with lag of n manths nn Years Dependent activity triggers with lag of nn years nn Days Dependent activity triggers with lead of days nn Weeks Dependent activity triggers with lead of nn weeks nn Months Dependent activity triggers with ead af nn months Pn Years Dependent activity triggers with lead af nn years Examples Dependency1 Delete Dependency 1 1 2 Mission Simulator SF Maintenanc
42. mode script feld can contain LockedSymbol a HideSymbol and a TagCode If the following was sent to SEER the parameter would be locked hidden and tagged gray Parameter Name TAB Value s TAB 2181112632256 Highlight Changed Parameters A new feature for highlighting changed parameters is introduced in this SEER SEM 8 1 maintenance release When Highlight Changed Parameters is turned on all user inputs changed parameters are highlighted To highlight changed parameters select Highlight Changed Parameters from the View menu To turn highlights off turn the option off via the View menu Note Tagged parameters are not shown when Highlight Changed Parameters is on Seen sema n Wee ETH Notes age 33 Covers tiny LC r Highlight Changed rm E Highlight Changed Parameters option Size Growth Factor Parameters Size Growth Factors are designed to capture expected size growth beyond the size entered in the size inputs They act as multipliers and are used in calculating total and effective size If for example you enter 1 000 in the New Lines of Code input and 1 2 as the Size Growth Factor for New Lines of Code SEER SEM will multiply 1 000 by 1 2 producing an effective size of 1 200 Note that each type of size input has its own Size Growth Factor which will only be applied to that size input The default Size Growth
43. ndent element is based on the end of the predecessor s activity StarttoStart SS start of work on the dependent element is based on the star of the predecessors activiy Finish to Flnish FF The end of work on the dependent element is based the end of the predecessor s activity StarttoFinish SF The end of work on the dependent element is based on the start of the predecessors activity ment and is time quantity Set a time offset lead or ag for the dependency to take effect Enter the number of days weeks months years in this il time Select the metric for the time offset days weeks months or years If you enter a time quantity of two and select a metric of days or example the lead or lag would be two days Tead or ag Set the me offset to be ether a lead or a tag lead The dependency wili take place before the predecessor condition is met Two days lead for example means that the dependency will take effect two days before the predecessor condition is met Lag dependency will take place after the predecessor condition is met Two days lag for example means that the dependency wil take effect two days after the predecessor condition is met Apply the condition above to this element s Development Phase Development on the dependent work element wil start or end when the predecessor condition is mel Maintenance Phase Maintenance for the dependent work
44. ok derunt The Depandency rousse Schade Dependence tab ch ony vale Enable Deoandences med oni Project Parameters ea When you erable Schedule Desendences you can base the schedule of each Progamieve work element on the start a cortan of espace scheule stone fr other work crunt Description Predecessor A Schedule Dependency dependent work cement an the pedecesr on whch the dependent elements based Selec predecessor wok sement Rom tha drop down The d regem aral wor demens te ret cr han te deoendent wort and Wark cers heh E Dependency Parameter Dialog Predecessor is a Program Element Slc sena ne Page 7 Dependency Was ite Developmen wilstar months Release 2 completed Rasin 9 cerien to Marton Dependency Enter Schade Dependency gts for the work element The Dependency outs are on the schedule Dependence tab which oriy aval Ente Schedule Dependencies medion a Yen vou erable Schedule Desendancss you can base the schedule o each Program eve work element on the sart of secte scheule stone fr another Wok emet Predacassor A Schedule Dependency iependent work cement an the predecesor n whch the dependant sements
45. omplex x 4 UFP Transactions Aset of actions or commands that accomplish data related task required by the application default factor simple x 4 UFP complex x6 UFP Interface Files Interfaces to extemal data that is used by the application but not changed by the application default factor simple x 5 UFP complex x 10 UFP Data Structures Internal data tnat is maintained by the application i the application does change the data in the structure count as an interface default factor simple x 7 UFP complex x 15 UFP Page 22 SEER SEM 8 1 Rele zl Notes 00 178 Parameter Data Items Use this proxy to capture effort associated with developing Parameter Data Item Files PDIF needed for DO 178C software development Mem Description Simple PDIF Fewer than 20 data elements default factor x 7 UFP Average PDIF 2050 data elements default factor 10 UFP Complex PDIF More than 50 data elements default factor x 18 DW BI Components The Data Warehouse Business Intelligence DW BI size metric has been adapted from the concepts described in FPA Applied to Data Warehousing published by NESMA The DW BI size metric can be used for sizing ETL and Data Warehouse functions used for reporting and business intelligence ETL stands for Extract Transform and Load and describes the functions that pull data from one database to another In general ETL extracts data from op
46. predictable growth beyond the initial size estimate Lock Hide Tag Parameters 8 131 Lock or hide parameters highlight work elements and parameters with your choice of colors for presentations Defects Enhancements ren New Flexible Export outputs renamed report outputs and an improved formula for calculating Defects Removed Enhanced Report Windows ren Improved appearance and functionality of reports windows including tab delimited format for copied data Pop Out Windows ren Open report chart and input tabs in pop out expandable windows Language Table Updates RIAT Select language tables in the Project Parameters dialog box customize and create new language tables Knowledge Base Updates to SEER SEM knowledge bases with new Platform Application and Development Standard knowledge bases PMC Enhancements EIAT New Project Monitor and Control inputs for size growth updated calculations and additional report outputs Proxy Enhancements 811748131 New proxies along with a completely redesigned and more detailed Proxy Definitions dialog box 811748131 SEER SEM 8 1 Release Notes Page 5 Schedule Dependencies Schedule dependencies are common in software development and they can have a significant effort a project s development and maintenance schedule SEER SEM s Schedule Dependencies are set at the program element level You can set the schedule of an individ
47. s Only Baseline New UFP Baseline UFP Reuse Efficiency 1 C eT Fmetions Baseline New UFP Base ine Effective SLOC UFP Ef fective SLOC SLOC Reuse Efficiency New SLOC Complete Snapshot Pre Existing SLOC Complete Snapshot a SLOC Reuse Efficiency Complete Snapshot Ef fective UFP New UFP Complete Snapshot Pre Existing UFP Complete Snapshot a Reuse Ef ficiency Complete Snapshot Estimate at Complete Changes PMC Size Growth Enhancement will change the way PMC handles its calculations Formulas for Effective Size have changed because there are more variables to account for With more entry fields available for the user to enter the results fram the PMC reports are expected to be different most cases PMC Report Additions A new section to the PMC report has been added to detail how the estimate at complete is computed in terms of changes in anticipated productivity and changes in size Also added to this report is a net cost performance index and estimate to complete Report item Description Estimate at Complete Breakdown SEER SEM 8 1 Release Notes io 41 Hours Thru Selected The cumulative number of labor hours up to the date of the Time Now Snapshot snapshot In traditional eared value management the Hours thru Latest Snapshot is known as the Actual Cost of Work Performed expressed in hours Unadjusted ETC
48. s compatibility Server Mode Command Updates The following Server Mode commands are new with SEER SEM 8 1 Enable Size Growth Factor Parameters This new server mode command is used to enable disable the display of the Size Growth Factors parameters for the current open project Itis equivalent to selecting deselecting the Enable Size Growth Factors option in the Project Parameters dialog Format Size Growth Enabled YES NO Example Size Growth Enabled YES Apply a Language Table Selection This new server mode command is used to set the Language Table option for the current project It is equivalent to making a selection in the Language Table drop down list in the Project Parameters dialog Format LanguageTable SEM 8 1 SEM 7 0 SEM 6 0 or earlier Page 46 SEER SEM 8 1 Rele Example LanguageTable SEM 8 1 Notes Save Current Estimate as Baseline This new server mode command is equivalent to the Save Current Estimate as Baseline selection from the Project Monitor amp Control menu It wll be applied to the selected element in the Project WBS This command includes an optional argument You may set it to NO if you do not want an existing baseline if there is one to be overwritten If a projector rollup element is selected NO is equivalent to No to Al Format SetHCBaseline NO Example SetPHCBaseline SetPHCBaseline NO Get Last Command Status The existing GetLastCommandstat
49. t dialog for an existing element then make a change to a knowledge base selection s and click the Cancel button the original knowledge base selection s are now restored and the cancelled selection s are no longer displayed Maintenance Release 8 1 31 Miscellaneous Other Enhancements Inthe Flexible Export Available Outputs list two additional Calibration Summary outputs are now available Design to Size Source Lines of Code amp Design to Size Unadjusted Function Points Added Risk Analysis all elements fbc template to the shipping set of Export Templates The maximum character limit has been increased for applying notes to parameters and WBS elements when using server mode The character limit using server mode is now the same as when entering notes in the dialog 32K characters When a scenario is loaded into an open project the default value for the include command is now applied in the Review Load Scenario dialog Arowfor the Median values has been added in the Calibration Summary report when Project Rollup element is selected Fixes Fixed an issue with the delivered defects displayed in the Defect Profile chart Fixed an issue in the Create Modify WBS Element dialog when making knowledge base changes but then cancelling the changes in the subsequent Warning dialog The original knowledge base selection s are naw restored and the cancelled selection s are no longer displayed When usin
50. ted lt YES NO gt Example Elementscorrelated In the Flexible Export dialog the SOFTWARE METRICS REPORT outputs now include the following new items Subtechnology Personnel Capabilities and Experience Subtechnology Development Support Environment Subtechnology Product Development Requirements Subtechnology Product Reusability Requirements Subtechnology Development Environment Complexity Subtachnology Target Environment Maintenance Technology Metric The maximum number of proxy entries per proxy definition was extended to twenty in the SEERSEM 8 1 35 maintenance release The Other Size Inputs view now displays all twenty proxy parameters when applicable Any new view panes with Parameters Proxy Sizing applied will also display the full set Fixes Fora maintenance only estimate fixed an issue where maintenance effort was not being computed when function point size is entered at the component element level Four Application Knowledge Bases were updated with corrected settings for the Application Class Complexity parameter Application Knowledge Base Application Class Complexity Parameter Settings Least Likely Most Business Intelligence ExecutivelnformationSystem APP Customer Relationship Management CustomerRelationshipManagement APP Electronic Data Interchange ElectronicDatalnterchange APP Voice Provisioning VeiceProvisioning APP low owe Lowe low owe Lowe low
51. terprise Database Manager If the CustomFieldName argument is not included it will return ALL custom fields for which values are set and blanks if they are blank in the database Format GetcustomFieldvalue CustomFieldName blank Example GetcustomFieldvalue Project code New Flexible Export Options Flexible Export includes the following new export options Flexible Export Template Information Includes the following new items Template Filename Template Description These items are only available to be outputted by rows and they wil only appear once at the beginning of the exported data New Available Inputs Size Growth Factors See also Size Growth Factors Includes the following new inputs Size Growth Factor Lines New Size Growth Factor Lines NDR Size Growth Factor Lines DFR Size Growth Factor Func New Size Growth Factor Func NDR Size Growth Factor Func DFR Size Growth Factor Proxy New Size Growth Factor Proxy NDR Size Growth Factor Proxy DFR leen sem s1 notes Page New Available Outputs PMC Report See also PMC Report Additions Includes the following new outputs Net Gost Performance Index Baseline Estimate to Complete Baseline Estimate at Complete Breakdown Hours Thru Selected Snapshot Base Unadjusted ETC hours Base EAC Variation due to Performance hours Base EAC Variation due to Size Change hours Base TOTAL EAC hours Base EAC Net Gost
52. that clients with roaming profiles will retain their SEER SEM Settings NI file as they log onto different servers or computers to run SEER The SEER SEM Settings INI file will be stored in the following location depending on the operating system Widmer Use m Windows 7 Users USER NAME AptOste Roaming SEER SEER SEM 8 1 Meta Users USER NAME AppOsta Roaming SEER SEER SEM 8 2 Documents and Sening USER NAME Applcaton Data GER SEER SEM 1 Shared Application Data and Document File Also by default all Client users share the set of Application Data and Document fles installed the server Since some of the document files require write privileges the person responsible for installing SEER on the server is advised to either Provide Clients with write access to the Documents and or AppData folder sen sens ns notes le 55 Save copies of the SEER Document and AppData files to a shared network location and configure the PATHS section of the SEER SEM Settings INI file before clients run SEER Notes Users running a Server installed version will only receive copy of the SEER SEM Settings INI file No other files wil be copied to the local user profile Administrators can if they wish change this default option by updating the FIRST TIME INIT AND UPGRADES table in the SEER SEM Settings in file before a client runs the Server installed version No user has
53. the Enterprise Database a blank knowledge base selection for any given WBS element is now correctly saved in the sem elem params table An issue has been resolved when opening project from the Enterprise Database if the project name is 64 characters in length An issue has been resolved when saving a project to the Enterprise Database if the computer Format setting is not set to United States Specifically when tne decimal symbol is not a period character e g when itis set to a comma character the labor category allocation inputs were not saved correctly When saving a project to the database you can now include an apostrophe character in the Project Name ISEER SEM 8 1 Release Notes Updated Installation Options SEERSEM 8 1 has been updated to run more effectively on Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating systems and within Terminal Server environments During installation a set of Document and Application Data fles are placed in the chosen installation director When a user first runs SEER SEER begins a first time initialization process and creates a User specific SEER profile As a minimum the SEER profile will contain the SEER SEM Settings IN file This file allows each user to customize SEER with specific preferences ie font colors font sizes default reports etc The SEER User profile may also contain other SEER related documents and files however this typically depends on the
54. the available items in outline format with the outline headings representing the types of data which can appear the Quick Estimate report wots ap V Development schedule months 21 Development tors Months 1 evelopment efor Daye Develoment efor Hours 21 Development Bose Year Cost E Purchased tems Cos d E1 Composite tabor Rate V consents Peak staff 2 WI Menlerance Schedule Months V Mantenanee fer Hort SEE AND PRODUCTIVITY Wi spe T unes ony 1 Tots Function Oriy Laes ony E Seine ony Quick Estimate Options New options have been added to the Quick Estimate Options dialog Hours per Line Development hours per effective line of code Hours per Function Development hours per effective function Maintenance Hours Total hours spent on software maintenance When entering functions in the Parameters input tab the Function Based Sizing warning message now only appears if there are size inputs in the Function Based Sizing input tab Performance improvement in SEER Metrics especially when plotting many points over the network The Delete key is now only activated when the Project WBS window is in focus Been sem neas notes Element note and parameter note dialogs are now resizable Inthe Scenario Search dialog Filename has been added to the Property list
55. tor amp Control snapshot now allows you to describe size at complete in a robust way allowing you to describe both new and existing size Additionally the Reuse Efficiency entry field allows for consideration of added rework to existing size PMC report results may be different from those produced by previous versions Taking time to adjust the snapshot to reflect the actual size of your project is highly recommended Page 38 SEER SEM 8 1 Rele New inputs for size at completion include New SLOC at Completion Pre Existing SLOC at Completion SLOC Reuse Efficiency Effective SLOC computed New UFP at Completion Pre Existing UFP at Completion Reuse Efficiency Effective UFP computed Amator Spins x me sine se tuong L0 amm Dari epe E as ae re uo am 0 EM Rm Actual Effort Snapshot Dialog Description New SLOC at Completion Enter the anticipated number of new Source Lines of Coda at completion New UFP at Completion Enter the anticipated number of new at completion Pre Existing SLOC at Enter the anticipated number of pre existing Source Lines of Code at Completion completion Pre Existing UFP at Enter the anticipated number of pre existing UFPs at completion Completion SLOC Reuse Efficiency Enter the percentage of preexisting Source Lines of Code
56. ual Program work element to depend on the start or completion of a specific development maintenance milestone for another Program or Rollup work element Schedule Dependencies can be enabled from the Options menu gt Set Project Parameters Project Parameters Project Outre 1 Fs 7 3 exter corpatity Foca YearStaring Mn 1 Decent Acity Narang hee Gern se Sarda contesclatonFacr Produce Hours Pr Month ours er Mech 15200 Jephy Prose Hars To feet Hors Schedule ile Sched eter Lngagetatie Developed Independen Enable Schedule Dependencies Option in the Project Parameters Dialog The Schedule Dependencies tab will become visible in the Inputs window once Schedule Dependencies is enabled z T sten SEN ratos N tum NT Schedule Dependencies Inputs Tab When Schedule Dependencies is enabled you can base the schedule of each Program level work element on the start or completion of a specific schedule milestone for a Program or Rollup work element isco Dri 2 Imre TY Development wil start on day when the Program Test acivty for lhe Care Portal Serves Release A program is D mp Dep cree ote met Dependency Entar Schade Dependency mouts forthe secta w
57. ub Parameters Changed to Percentage Input The risk sub parameters have been changed from choice parameters to percentage inputs These can be used to help drive an external Monte Carlo calculation where the size inputs are independent of other inputs For the current release SEER SEM Rollup Risk Calculation has not changed Sing m ma ae Gi tto rotat neret wae ve mas megaten ES e mas Seedl root Dai at re vel Technology Risk Er eqns ick suns tara Rok Risk Sub Parameters with Percentage Inputs Older projects that will be loaded into the new SEER SEM will use the following mappings Vio 100 Vo 9 0036 Vior 17 00 low 25 00 low 33 33 Lowt 37 50 Nom 41 67 Nom 50 00 Nom 58 33 K 6250 Hi 66 67 Hit 7500 Whi 83 00 vhi 91 00 Vhi 99 005 If you prefer choice parameters you can use the percentage corresponding to a given choice parameter as shown above t will produce the same output as the choice parameter Function Implementation Mechanism New Languages Included in the SEM 8 1 Language Table COOLgen MATLAB Objective OutSystems Python RPL Ruby Web Development Updated Languages Many languages including 3GL 4GL Cobol C C Ct and Java have been updated based on most recent data analysis See the Language Table section of the release notes for information on backward
58. us command has been updated When using the GetLastCommandStatus server mode command for the NextWBSElement server mode command the value of 1 will now be returned when the end of the Project WES is reached Enable or Disable Calibration Design to Size Mode server mode command is available for enabling disabling Calibration Design to Size mode To enable Calibration Design to Size Mode set the Value to ON It Calibration Design to Size Mode is already enabled set the Value to anything e g OFF to disable it Ifthe command is used without a Value at all the command will be ignored Format Calvode lt ON OFF gt Example Calwode calMode OFF EER SEM 8 1 Release Notes Page 47 Load Individual Knowledge Base When using server mode to load a knowledge base a new option is now available for setting the overwrite value If Value is set to or blank knowledge base settings will overwrite all applicable parameters including user entered values If Value is set to 1 knowledge base settings will NOT overwrite user entered values only the applicable parameters with default values will be affected Format StMAcquisitionMethodkbase Knowledge Base 0 1 Value Example StMAcquisitionwethodkbase Integrate As Is 1 1 Seta Custom Field Value Requires an active SEER DB connection This new server mode command is used to set a value fora specific custom field The command will search through the list of
59. ut tab will now be formatted with the default settings Fixed a formatting issue when copying the Inputs with Notes report for a WBS element that includes an element note or parameter note with linefeeds tabs etc For large projects with more than one thousand WBS elements using Change Parameters in Multiple WBS Elements will now apply changes to all elements including every 1000th Similarly when using Flexible Export the correct data for every 1000th element will now be exported along with the correct data for all other elements Acouple of miscellaneous fixes in the Quick Planner Ifa staffing constraint is entered itis now applied on the initial attempt The Elapsed schedule months value will now be initialized to zero Fixed an issue when making adjustments in the Staff Tuner that appeared in certain Page 62 SEER SEM 8 1 Rele Maintenance Release 8 1 37 Miscellaneous Notes Other Enhancements Monte Carlo Risk correlation settings can now be set using new server mode commands set to Fully correlated set the value to YES To set to Fully uncorrelated set the value to NO If the ParametersCorrelated command is used without a Value at all the command will use the default YES value Format Parameterscorrelated YES NO Example Parameterscorrelated YES Ifthe ElementsCorrelated command is used without a Value at all the command will use the default NO value Format Elementscorrela
60. visible If a parameter is already hidden it cannot be unhidden via a script Scripts can be used to hide parameters but not unhide them Parameters can only be unhidden via the Unhide Parameters dialog accessed from the Edit menu Seen sem n Unhide Parameter s You can unhide parameters using the Unhide Parameters option accessed via the Edit menu por le us Ed E ge gt ELM M EA F3 M Em zm ie parameters ae z for each element are po Ir listed Brem erronee d MEE ETT qoo qum cal ee co Unhide Parameters You can unhide specific parameters within elements or unhide parameters for the entire project using the check box options next to each of the listed items Click OK to unhide all checked items Tag Parameter s WBS Element s A new feature for tagging parameters and Work Elements is introduced in this SEER SEM 8 1 maintenance release Tagging can be used for various reasons such as highlighting parameters and or work elements for review Tags are saved with the project and may also be saved with knowledge bases To apply a tag select the parameter s or work elements and do one of the following selectthe Tag Parameteris WBS Elementis option from the View menu or b select the Tag Parameter s WBS Elementis option from th
61. write access permission in Program Files directory on Windows 7 OS if a Server install is to be saved in the Program Files Directory it is necessary to configure the First time init and upgrades section of the SEER SEM Settings INI file to KBASES to location where all users will have write privileges The SER SEM Settings INI file must remain in either of the specified locations defined above other Application Data files may be moved as a set to another location as long as the path in the SEER SEM Settings INI file is configured to point to the new location The above paths are default locations for Document and Application Data Files Users may choose to set paths and point to other locations from the Options Set Paths dialog within SEER Maintenance Updates amp Useful Information Shipping Files The SEER SEM Server Mode Details xls has been updated to include the new server mode commands Please see Server Made Commands Updates for more details The SEER SEM Input worksheets have been updated to include the knowledge base changes and parameter changes The Data Collection Form worksheet has been updated to include the knowledge base changes and parameter changes New PMC Reuse Efficiency Worksheet New Activity Cost by Fiscal Year Report Worksheet Page 56 SEER SEM 8 1 Rele Maintenance Release 8 1 17 Miscellaneous Other Enhancements The Quick Estimate Options dialog has been updated and now lists
62. ze ard other parameter setings within a given WBS element Fulycorelaed Fuly uncomelated Assumed correlation between WBS element outcomes Fuly comelated Fuly uncanelted CE Monte Carlo Options Dialog The Monte Carlo Risk reports have been reformatted and new content is displayed Morte afa Sheds CONFIDENCE LEVEL DEVHOURS DEVCOST 108 28 053 249085 2452200 neam 24048 24890892 26458 350230 29142 amas pr 36120 DE Mean assz 339570 St das 350 1135039 MONTE CARLO ASSUMPTIONS Based on 1000 iteration sempling Parameters Fuly Correlates WES Elements Fully Uncorrelated Monte Carlo Development Risk Report seen sen N MONTE CARLO ASSUMPTIONS on 1000 iteration sampling Parameters uly Corrinted WES Elements Fully Uncorelated 3 758 769 20 6 050 016 30 6 311 835 de sar 6 574 529 50 5707 Do 00 39 007 7 207470 70 62 399 7 530 473 D 66 765 8 050 071 p 73128 5 808 053 Mean Er sidoev 10285 Monte Carlo Maintenance Risk Report SEER SEM 8 1 Relea 17 The Risk charts have been redesigned to use the results of the Monte Carlo simulation when available When Monte Carlo results are displayed Monte Carlo Simulation on is added to the chart ttle next to the WBS element description Catena Hours in

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