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Automatic production of documentation from source code
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Use of EngGPT to automatically generate from large amounts of code and video tutorials the documentation needed to maintain the systems.
Where: Italy
Where: Italy
Challenge
The customer needed to automatically generate documentation of a large amount of code to support internal knowledge of selected processes and the migration to newer technology. The customer also had several hours of video meetings from which to extract context information to the code.
Approach
We analysed the various data formats available; a data processing pipeline was generated to consider the codes in an orderly manner; finally, content information was extracted by associating the context information of the videos with the codes content using EngGPT.
We realised an AI-based solution to automatically generate documentation for large amounts of code of obsolete languages. The programming language with which the application was built, namely COBOL, made AI one of the few alternatives suitable for the purpose. The EngGPT and GenAI algorithms are used to extract relevant information such as operations, tables and reference data from various types of code. At the same time, these algorithms were used to gather contextual information from dozens of hours of videos in which an expert performed a knowledge transfer of the application.
Results
Details of quoted tables, summary of comments in the code and cursors used
List of obsolete files not called by jobs
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Research Project
TEMA – Accurate Mapping and Forecasting for Emergency Management
Advanced Technologies and Tools for Natural Disaster Management (NDM)
Case Study
Brescia: Sustainable Mobility Becomes a Game
An app to encourage sustainable behaviors by promoting the use of public and private transport, as well as private and shared bicycles for commuting.
Research Project
ARIEN: an AI platform to support the fight against illegal drug trafficking
A holistic approach based on artificial intelligence tools for monitoring the production and illegal trafficking of drugs.
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Research Project
TEMA – Accurate Mapping and Forecasting for Emergency Management
Advanced Technologies and Tools for Natural Disaster Management (NDM)
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Case Study
Brescia: Sustainable Mobility Becomes a Game
An app to encourage sustainable behaviors by promoting the use of public and private transport, as well as private and shared bicycles for commuting.
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Research Project
ARIEN: an AI platform to support the fight against illegal drug trafficking
A holistic approach based on artificial intelligence tools for monitoring the production and illegal trafficking of drugs.
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