Features of Next Design¶

What is system software design tool Next Design?¶

Next Design is a new design tool that connects system development and software development, and innovates the design of large and complex software.

Centrally manage all documents

Conventionally, various documents such as development documents such as requirement specifications and design documents and management documents such as result object systems and process definitions were created with different tools.
In contrast, Next Design allows you to create all kinds of software development documents and centrally manage the data.

Resolve inconsistencies between figures and documents

There are various ways to express the design contents, such as figures, tables, and documents, and in the past, each was described separately.
On the other hand, in Next Design, the contents described in figures, tables, documents, etc. are automatically reflected to each other, so not only the inconsistency between them disappears but also the expression method is switched for one design content. It can be designed in multiple ways.

Standardized design content and expression method

In the past, even if the design contents and expression methods of design documents were standardized, lack of design contents and inconsistency of expression methods were unavoidable as long as they were designed using a general-purpose document creation tool.
On the other hand, in Next Design, by designing the design contents and constraints in the design document, and the expression method using diagrams and tables in advance, the contents to be designed in Next Design can be confirmed and the expression method is automatically Standardization naturally permeates because it is unified.

Automatically record trace information

In the past, after designing, it was necessary to associate the required specifications and trace information for the input document with another tool, which was a factor of increased quality assurance load and rework due to omission. ..
On the other hand, with Next Design, you can not only check the presence of trace information while designing it, but you can also design it according to the required specifications and input documents, and the trace information will be recorded automatically. Therefore, it is possible to deal with omissions early and reduce the cost of ensuring traceability.

Next Design applications¶

With Next Design, you can freely define the structure and expression format of the design contents, so it can be applied to various purposes as well as software development.

Applications in software development

Modeling of functional structure that fulfills requirements
Functional allocation from logical functional structure to physical hardware parts
Derived product design using cross-process traceability information
Multiple variations of product design based on the base product (design in product line development)

Use in logical documentation in various fields

Process definition for each business field or organization (process requirement definition, flow diagram between deliverables and processes, etc.)
Creation of documents that describe the description items (for example, project plans and organizational charts)
Modeling with a specified expression format such as UML or mind map (extendable to other expression formats)