IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering · 1985 · 47 citations · 1 references
ComputingComputer ScienceSystems EngineeringFormal MethodsSoftware EngineeringSystems DesignApplication Programming InterfacesDesign SpecificationSoftware DesignSpecification LanguagesTransaction Processing SystemsFormal ModelingFormal SpecificationsSoftware Development MethodologyTransaction ProcessingTransaction Processing Architecture
This paper reports experience gained in applying formal specification techniques to an existing transaction processing system. The system is the IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS) and the work has concentrated on specifying a number of modules of the CICS application programmer's interface.
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