U.S. Air Force - Gunter

Core Automated Maintenance System (CAMS)

COBOL Assessment

History: An analysis of business processes was required to facilitate the integration of unique Core Automated Maintenance System (CAMS) functionalities within the future "To Be" Integrated Maintenance Depot System (IMDS).

Challenge: CAMS consisted of a Unisys DMS 2200 database and over one million lines of Unisys COBOL code. For this system, TSRI generated high-fidelity hyper linked graphic and text documentation consistent with UML functional-analysis documentation standards. Special purpose extensions were made to TSRI's existing "As Is" documentation, allowing the Air Force to identify business rules, document the database, and relate business entities to the system's design and code. The entire Unisys DMS 2200 transaction flow was analyzed, separately documented, and indexed for all programs within CAMS down to the statement level. This analysis permitted CACI, the project's prime contractor, to successfully identify functionally unique CAMS components to be included in the IMDS system.

Results: The final deliverable consisted of over a million pages of HTML and Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) documentation. TSRI delivered this enhanced assessment package on time. The assessment of CAMS facilitated the Functional Baseline Study for the consolidation and interoperability of Key Air Force systems into the new IMDS architecture.