Parallel iterative reengineering model of legacy systems

Great improvements have been made in methodologies on reengineering of legacy systems to enhance the migration process. Unfortunately, taking into account the large scale of these systems, the duration of reengineering process can still be quite long which will make an impact on the business the systems supported. In this paper we propose a parallel iterative reengineering model to reduce the reengineering process duration. The model uses the method of formal concept analysis to process the complex access relationship between legacy components and shared data. An algorithm named ¿bottom-up¿, which consists of two parts, is introduced to build the parallel schedule for the reengineering process. This model shortens the reengineering duration and has been proven to be successful in improving the transition system's performance in a comparative experiment.