Finance Portal

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION

The financial services industry offers great opportunities both for the investors
and for the companies providing services to the investors. Many Web sites provides
financial services to retail and institutional investors. Speculations in the stock
markets are very popular in the United States, India and Europe, where the number of
retail investors (i.e. online traders) is increasing every year.

The project named Finance Portal(FP) provides a variety of financial data and
information, acting as an information hub for clients who are individual investors
requiring timely financial news and data to make their investment decisions.

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The main aim of the project is to create a web portal for giving financial news,
stock market information and keep the portfolio of client. Nowadays for getting
adequate information about financial market one must have to visit different websites,
collect the different information and group them to get a summarized form.

Also the investor needs to spend time for recording shareholding details of
each days market move. Otherwise investor won’t aware of current share holding
status. Graph movements are not available in bookkeeping, authenticated information
aren't get, reason behind movements aren't get and not easily get major world market
indexes.

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2. SYSTEM ANALYSIS

2.1. EXISTING SYSTEM

Existing system require paper work, manual computations. It follows the

manual process and online with limited features .Today investor needs to collect
information from different news sites, they have to go through the different world
stock exchange index to get the current market status and investor needs to keep up to
date details of holding shares(portfolio) .

2.2 DRAWBACKS OF EXISTING SYSTEM

o Existing system uses much amount of human resources.

o Existing system doesn’t provide appropriate information such as graphs, high
price , low price etc.
o Existing system doesn’t provide share information within a period.
o Total cost is relatively more.
o Complex process.
o Time taken for the information gathering is comparatively more.

2.3 PROPOSED SYSTEM AND ITS FEATURES

The system seeks to remove the major drawbacks of the existing ones. It is
complete online process and interested viewers can easily make registrations for
advanced features . The system works with the latest technology that is J2EE
environment. The tools used for the system are of the latest versions. The proposed
system works in different platforms and adds value for platform compatibility.

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The system consists of different modules, having well defined functionalities.

The system provides online facilities for the various clients to make registrations,
view news, view stock market information’s, store the holding share details etc. It also
provides a better chance for improving stock performance information through the
graph and currency rate helps the understanding of money market moving, inflation
etc.

The components are easily modifiable according to changing environments

or addition of new modules to the system. The system is rich in graphic content.
Finance portal has the following features
• Latest Technology.
• Access anywhere anytime application.
• Simplicity.
• Different information sources are combined to a single source.
• Faster response time.
• Portable platforms.
• Efficient Processing.
• Better information for decision making.
• Shows Graphical representation of share movements and returns from
portfolio (share holding).

2.3.1 ROLES AND FUNCTIONALITIES

2.31.1 Registered user

Registered user can log into the system using the user name and password.
Unregistered users(viewer) can register using the registration form. The
functionalities of registered user are
• View financial news.
• View stock market information such as stock prices, major world stock
market index such as Dow Jones, FTSE, Nifty, Nasdaq,Sensex.
• View currency rate.
• Add details of holding shares i.e. portfolio.

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• View portfolio according to current move and gain/loss.

2.3.1.2 Viewer
Viewers are normal user they can only view the financial news and stock
market information .

2.3.1.3 Editors
Editors can log into the system using his username and password. He will be
able to
• Upload news.
• Update the stock market movements based on report from reporter.

• Upload basic share details such as company name, share face value,
listing date.
• Upload currency rate.
• Upload world stock market index movements.
• Delete news in the system.
2.3.1.4 Reporter
Reporter can log into the system using his username and password. He will be
able to
• Upload live stock market movement report such as live share prices.
2.3.1.5 Admin
Admin is the first user in the system .He has the supreme power to access all
privileges. He will be able to
• Add editors, reporters and allot username and password.
• View all users profile information.
• Delete users in the system.

2.4. FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS

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Feasibility analysis is a test of a system proposal, according to its workability, impact on the
organization, ability to meet the user needs and effective use of resources. Thus when a new
application is proposed, it normally goes through a feasibility study before it is approved for
development. The main objective of feasibility study is not to solve the problem but acquire a sense of
its scope. During the study, the problem definition is crystallized and aspects of the problem to be
included in the system are determined. Every project is feasible, given unlimited resources and infinite
time. It is both necessary and prudent to evaluate of the project at the earliest possible time. So a
detailed study was carried out to check the workability of the system. During the feasibility study of the
project some primary area of interest is considered very carefully. They are:

Economic Feasibility: -

An evaluation of development cost weighed against the ultimate income or

benefit derived from the developed system or product can be described as economic
feasibility analysis. The system definitely calls for more economic investment as no
existing system exists. But, the investment can be justified by the returns the system
makes.

Technical Feasibility: -

A study of function, performance and constraint that may affect the ability to
achieve an acceptable system can be referred to as technical feasibility. As the system
requires minimum expertise for its operation and maintenance it can be stated to be
technically feasible.

Operational Feasibility :-

Proposed projects are beneficial only if they can be turned into information
systems that will meet the organization’s operating requirements. This test of
feasibility asks if the system will work when it is developed and installed. The project
‘Finance portal system’ is aimed to be used as a general purpose software. One of the
main problems faced during the development of a new system is getting acceptance
from user. Being general purpose software there are no resistance from the user as this
software is extremely beneficial for users.

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3. SYSTEM DESIGN

3.1 INTRODUCTION

Design of the system is essentially a blue print or a plan for a solution for the
system. The primary objective in this case is to design a system which delivers the
functionality required by both the employer and job seekers to get the information
relevant to each one of them. Detail design focuses on refinement to the architectural
representation that lead to detail algorithm data structure and representation of
software. System design is a creative art of inventing and developing inputs,
databases, files, methods, and procedures for processing to get a meaningful output
that satisfy the organization objectives.

Software design is considered as the main part of software engineering process

and is applied regardless of the software process model that is used. The foremost
factor to be kept in mind is that design is the place where quality is fostered in
software development. The system design includes the database design, the
requirements specification for inputs, processing and outputs. In the design stage, the
programming language and the platform in which the new system will run are also
decided.

There are several tools and techniques used for designing. These tools and
technique are:

• Flow chart
• Data flow diagram(DFDs)
• Data Dictionary
• Structured English
• Decision table
• Decision tree

The proposed system uses DFDs for designing purpose because it is found to
be more suitable for this particular system design.

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3.1.1 Requirements of Specification

Software Requirement Specification (SRS) is a complete description of the

behaviour of the system to be developed. Generally there are functional and non
functional requirements with a system. Non functional requirements are requirements
which impose constraints on the design or implementation.

The following are the requirements

• The system should have high performance.

• The Database of the system must be secure.
• The system should be easy to maintain.
• The system is developed using J2EE technology so that it requires server
which is compatible to deploy the project.
• There should be separate area for financial news, stock market information
and portfolio.
• There should be separate accounts for registered users protected by
username and password
• For the users to interact with the system a web browser is needed.

3.1.2.1 DFD-Data Flow Diagram

Analysis model helps as to understand the relationship between different

components in the system. Analysis model shows the user clearly, how a system will
function. This is the first technical representation of a system. The analysis modelling
must achieve three primary objectives.

• To establish a basis for creation of software design.

• To describe what the user requires.
• To define set of requirements that can be validated once the software is built.

A data flow diagram is a graphical technique that depicts information flow and
transforms that are applied as data move from input to output. The DFD is used to
represent increasing information flow and functional details. A level 0 DFD also

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called fundamental system model represents the entire software elements as a single
bible with input and output indicated by incoming and outgoing arrows respectively.

The DFD is one of the most important tools used by the system analyst. It can
be used for the visualization of data processing. DFD provides a graphical
representation of the flow of data through an information system. DFD illustrates how
data is processed by a system in terms of inputs and outputs. It is a picture of system
processing and flow without excessive concern for details.

The DFD showing the top level of the system is called “Context Diagram”. It
should be an overview including basic inputs, processes and outputs. Then it is
exploded in to more detailed lower level diagram that shows additional features of the
system.

The purpose of DFD is to provide a semantic bridge between users and system
developers. The diagrams are graphical, eliminating thousands of words, logical
representations, modelling what system does, hierarchical, showing system at any
level of details; and Jargon less, allowing user interaction and reviewing.

The goal of data flow diagramming is to have a commonly understood model

of a system. The diagram is the basis of structured system analysis. Data flow
diagrams are supported by other techniques of structured system analysis such as data
structured diagram, data dictionaries and procedure representing techniques such as
decision tables, trees and structured English.

The basic elements of DFD are

Rounded rectangle / circle : Used to represent functions.

Arrows : Used to represent data flow.

Rectangles : Used to represent external entities.

Option box : used to represent data store.

External Entity

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Data flow

Data store

Process

3.2 OUTPUT DESIGN

Output design is a process that involves designing necessary outputs in the

forms of report that should be given to the users according to the requirements.
Output, generally refers to the results and information that are generated by the
system. One of the most important factors of the system is the output it produces,
Efficient; Intelligible output design should improve the system relationships with the
user. When an analyst design computer output they identify the specific output that is
needed to meet the information requirements. Select methods for presenting
information create documents, report of the format that contains information produced
by the system. Since the reports are directly referred by the management for taking
decision and to draw conclusion they must be designed with almost care and details in
the reports must be simple, descriptive and clear to the user. Depending on the nature
of output required they can be displayed.

The objective of the output design is to convey the information of all the past
activities, current status and emphasize important events. The output generally refers
to the results and information that is generated from the system. Output from the
computers is required primarily to communicate the result of processing to the users.
They are also used to provide a permanent copy of these results for later
consideration.
The main objectives of the output specifications are

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• To interpret and communicate the results of the computer part of a system to

users in a form which they can understand and meet their requirements.

• To communicate the output design specification to programmers in a way that

is unambiguous comprehensive and capable of being translated in to a
programming language.
Choosing the output media is also the foremost important thing to be
considered while drawing the outputs. The user depending upon the following can
choose the output media.
• The suitability of the device to the particular application.
• The need for hard copy.
• The response time required.
• The location of the users.
• The software/hardware available.
• The cost of the media.

Once the medium has been chosen, the output can be specified in detail
appropriate to the device to be used.
The proposed system is a web application project and all the output forms are
web interface and these are implemented using JSP . For storing login information,
news, Stock market details and user details Oracle 10g Database is used as backend.
There approximately 20 screenshots in this project.

3.3 INPUT DESIGN

The user interface design is very important for any application. The goal
designing input data is to make data entry as easy and it should be free from error as
possible. Input design is the link between the information system and the user. The
collection of input data is the most expensive part of system.

The term describes a final system and the processes by which it is developed.
It refers to the technical specification that will be applied in implementing the
candidate system. It also includes the construction of programs and program testing.
Input design is the process of converting user-oriented inputs to a computer based

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format. The data is fed into the system using simple interactive forms. The forms have
been supplied with message so that user can enter data without facing any difficulty.

Errors entered by data entry operators can be controlled by correct input

design. The general input forms also check for or even prevent data duplication as
well as even deletion of important data. The goal of designing input interface is to
make data entry as easy, logical and error free as possible, inputs are made using
dialogues and data validations are done at the time of data input.

The input design is made into user-friendly atmosphere where the user can
perform the daily routine work without any ones help. The user friendly environment
created by the input design helps the end user to use the software in a more flexible
way and even the wrong entries by the user is correctly pointed out to the user.

The goal of designing input data is make the automation easy and free from
errors as possible. For providing a good input design for the application, easy data
input and selection features are adopted.

The activities to be carried out as part of the overall input process are as follows.

• Data Recording.
• Data transcription.
• Data conversion
• Data verification.
• Data control.
• Data transmission.
• Data validation.
• Data correction.

In this project there are input forms for the registration of jobseekers as well as
employers because of their varying purpose of use. The login form is common for all
the three types of users in the system. Another form used for input of data is search
form. There are mainly two types of search one from the employer side for resume
search and the other from jobseeker side for job search so it should also produce

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different forms for the employer and jobseeker. There is another form which is used
to get the complaint details and the details of the user who has complaint. This is also
useful for the future enhancement of the system and also for producing management

output. Another form is sub user creating form for administrator to create sub users.
The forms use some of the controls like textbox, radio button, drop down list etc.

The users need to login to the system to avail the services. The employers and
the job seekers have to go through the registration process before login to the system.
When storing login details the role id to identify the type of the user is also stored.
This is done internally so that the users need not know this. The username and
password are stored in session at the time of login. These values are used for
providing services to the user further. Taking into account the type of users with this
system it can be analyzed that the input forms in this system should be gentle rather
than colourful. Because of this the input forms are designed using light colours and
white background so that it no longer looks cluttering with colour.

3.4 DATABASE DESIGN

Database design activity deals with the design of the physical database. A key
is tp determine how the access path are to be implemented. A physical path is derived
from a logical path. Pointers, chains or other mechanisms may implement it. Like
other software engineering activities, data design creates (data architecting) creates a
model of data, and/or information that is represented in at a higher level of
abstraction. This data model is then refined into progressively more implementation
specific representation that can be processed by the computer system. In many
software applications, the architecture of the data will have a profound influence on
the architecture of the system that must process it.

The structure of data has always been an important part of the design. At the
program component level, the design of data structure and the associated algorithm
required to manipulate them is essential to the creation of high quality applications. At
the application level, the transition of data model into database is pivotal to achieving
the business objectives of the system. At the business level, the collection of
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data mining or knowledge discovery that can have an impact on the success of thee
business itself. In every case, data design plays an important role.

The general theme behind a database is to handle information as an integrated

whole. A database is a collection of interrelated data stored with minimum
redundancy to serve user more efficiently and quickly. The general objective of
database is to make information access easy, quick, inexpensive, integrated, and
shared by different applications and users. Applications or users can access data
through the database management system (DBMS).

Design considerations

The system is analyzed to the requirements and possible tables and fields are
determined. Once we have drawn up the list of possible tables and fields, the next step
in the logical database is to identify primary key of the table.

Primary keys

The Primary Key (PK) of a relational table uniquely identifies each record in
the table. It can either be a normal attribute that is guaranteed to be unique or it can be
generated by the DBMS. Primary keys may consist of a single attribute or multiple
attributes in combination.

Foreign Keys

A foreign Key (FK) is a key comprised of a field or multiple fields that to the
primary key of another table.

Defining Relationship

A relationship is the term used to describe a connection between related tables.

Stated another way, it means having shared fields in different tables that allow records
to reference record in another tables. There are three possible type of relationship:

One-To-One Relationship

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A One-To-One Relationship indicates that each record in the table may relate
to only one in another table.

One-To-Many-Relationship

A One-To-Many Relationship indicates that each record in the table may

relate to multiple records in a second table.

Many –To-Many Relationships

A Many-To-Many Relationship indicates that many records in one table can

relate to many records in another table.

Normalization

Ideally an application’s database should start with a fully normalized data

representation. Normalization is simply a method to analyze elements of data and
their relationships. Normalization is a formal process of developing data structures in
a manner that eliminates redundancy and promotes integrity. Normalization is
achieved through a series of steps each of which correspond to a normal form (N F).
the normal forms are a sequence of rules that are applied to progressively a database.

The functions of normalization are

• To structure the data, so that any pertinent relationship between the entities
can be represented.

• To permit retrieval of data in response to query and reports requests.

• To simplify the maintenance of data through updating, insertions, and

deletions.

• To reduce the need to restructure or recognize data when new application

requirements arise.

3.5 PROGRAM DESIGN (Description of Algorithm)

Finance portal (FP) is just a web portal deals with financial market .The front
end used in the project is JSP and backend is oracle10g.

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Here the system has 4 main modules namely user management, News centre,
Market and portfolio and five type of users .

User Management module

This module deals with the user management functionalities

• Step 1: Add employees such as editor, reporter.
• Step 2: View all users in the system.
• Step 3: Edit user privileges.
• Step 4: a user.

News centre module

This module deals with the News centre functionalities

• Step 1: Editor Add news to FP .
• Step 2: Registered user and Viewer Views all uploaded news in the
FP.
• Step 3: Delete a news.
• Step 4: Show top news and normal news.

Market module

This module deals with the money market functionalities like

• Step 1: Editor add basic share information such as company name, face
value etc.
• Step 2: Reporter gives the current share price movement report.
• Step 3: Editor update the share prices, opening price, high price ,low
price, last traded price and closing price based on the current share
price from reporter.

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• Step 4: View market information such as current share price, currency

rate and different market index.
• Step 5: Delete share information.
• Step 6: Generate graph of share movement.

Portfolio module

This module deals with the portfolio handling functionalities .

• Step 1: Add shareholding details of registered user.
• Step 2: View portfolio(stock holding) summary .
• Step 3: Return calculation based current stock market price.
• Step 4: Delete portfolio.

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4. SOFTWARE FEATURES

The application development architecture recognized for this software is

specified in this section. The application architecture is specified on the basis of
requirements. The main development architecture used is J2EE.

4.1 SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION

• Technology : J2EE, JDK 1.4 or higher.

• Web Server : Apache Tomcat 5.0.
• Graphic Tool : Adobe Photoshop 7.0,Macromedia Dream weaver 8.
• Backend : Oracle 10g.
• Platform : Windows XP/2000 or higher.

4.2 HARDWARE SPECIFICATION

• Processor : Pentium 4 CPU Gigahertz.

• RAM : 256 MB.
• Hard Disk : 40 GB.
• Monitor : 15 inch.
• Mouse : 3 button scroll.
• Key board : 108 keys.

4.3 SELECTION OF SOFTWARE

About Java

Java was introduced by Sun Microsystems in 1995 and instantly created a new
sense of the interactive possibilities of the web. Originally it was called Oak. It was
mainly developed for the development of software for consumer electronic devices.
Both of the major Web browsers include a Java virtual machine (JVM). Almost all
major operating system developers (IBM, Microsoft and others) have added Java
complier as part of their product offerings.

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It is a platform independent language. It is the first programming language that

is not tied to any particular hardware or operating systems. Programs developed in
Java can be executed anywhere on any system. The Internet helped propel Java to the
forefront of programming, and Java, in turn, has had a profound effect on the Internet.

Java is a true object-oriented language. It is a programming language

expressly designed for use in the distributed environment of the Internet. It was
designed to have the “look and feel” of the C++ language, but it is simpler to use than
C++ and enforces a completely object-oriented view of programming. Java can be
used to create complete application that may run on a single computer or be
distributed among servers and clients in a network. Java is generally regarded as the
most strategic language in which to develop applications for the Web.

It comes with an extensive set of classes, arranged in packages. The object

model in Java is simple and easy to extend. It can also be used to build small
application modules or applets for use as part of a Web page. Applets make it possible
for a Web page user to interact with the page. Java could be easily incorporated into
the Web system. Before Java, the WWW was limited to the display of still images and
texts. But the incorporation of Java into Web pages has made it capable of supporting
animation, graphics, games, and a wide range of special effects.

The programs you create are portable in a network. The output is Byte code.
Byte code is a highly optimized set of instructions designed to be executed by the
Java run-time system. It is a code understood by any processor. Translating a Java
program into byte code helps makes it much easier to run a program in a wide variety
of environments. Your program is complied into Java byte code that can be run
anywhere in a network on a server or client that has a java virtual machine.

The Java virtual machine interprets the byte codes into code that will run on
the real computer hardware. We then get a class file with “Class “extension. Platform-
specific versions of your programs are no longer needed.

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About J2EE

The Software Development Kit (SDK) comes mainly in 3 forms:

• Java2 Standard Edition (J2SE)

• Java2 Mobile Edition (J2ME)
• Java2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE)

J2EE is a very effective concept used to build large scale components. It is an

updated version of Java. The Java Community Programs (JCP) formed it.

Why J2EE?

It is used to simultaneously handle 1000s of users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,

without any downtime.

About JSP (Java Server Pages)

Java Server Pages are a technology for developing web pages that include
dynamic content. The first Java Server Pages specification draft was released by Sun
in early 1998. The JSP specification defines JSP as “a technology for building the
application for generating dynamic Web content such as HTML, DHTML and XML”.
A JSP contains standard mark up language elements such as HTML tags. JSP allows
you to separate the mark up language code, such as HTML from the programming
language. Instead of embedding HTML in programming code, JSP lets you to embed
specialized code into HTML pages. JSP defines a number of standard elements useful
for any web application, such as accessing Java Beans component, passing control
between pages and sharing information between request, pages and users. The
combination of standard elements and custom elements allows for creation of
powerful web applications.

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DATABASE Connectivity

JDBC Process

Although each J2EE component is different, J2EE components use a similar

process for interacting with a DBMS. This process is divided into five routines. These
include:

Loading the JDBC driver

The JDBC driver must be loaded before the J2EE component can connect to
the DBMS. The Class.forName() method is used to load the JDBC driver. The
parameter used in this method is sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver.

Connecting to the DBMS

Once the driver is loaded, the J2EEcomponent must connect to the DBMS
using the DriverManager.getConnection() method. The Java.sql.DriverManager class
in java.sql hierarchy is responsible for managing driver information. This method
returns a Connection interface that is used throughout the process to reference the
database.

Create and Execute SQL Statement

The next step after the connection is established is to send SQL query to
DBMS for processing. The connect.createStatement () method is used to create a
Statement object. The Statement object is then used to execute a query and return a
Result Set object that contains the response from the database. Typically query is
assigned to a String object, which is passed to the Statement object’s execute Query ()
method. Once the Result Set is received from the Database, the close () method is
called to terminate the statement.

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Process Data Returned by the DBMS

The java.sql.ResultSet object is assigned the results received from the DBMS
after the query is processed. This object consists of methods used to interact with data
that is returned by the DBMS to the J2EE component.

Terminate the Connection to the DBMS

The connection to the DBMS is terminated by using the close() method of the
Connection object once the J2Eecomponent is finished accessing the DBMS.
Although the database connection automatically closes the Result Set object, it is
better to close the Result Set explicitly before closing the connection

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5. SYSTEM TESTING

System testing is a critical element of software quality assurance and

represents the ultimate review of specification, design and coding. Testing is the
process of exercising or evaluating a system by manual or automatic means to verify
that it satisfies the specified requirements or to identify difference between actual and
expected results. Testing enhances the integrity of a system by identifying deviations
in design and development of the expected product. It should focus more on the error
prone areas of application. Testing is an important part of the software development
process, to detect bugs, improve software design and to reduce usability problems.

5.1 Purpose

A good test case is one that has a high probability of finding an as yet
undiscovered error. They are all about making sure that the product fulfils the
requirement of the system. Then all about making sure that the product fulfils the
requirement of the system. Then the test procedures are designed for these test cases
and finally test scripts are created to implement the procedures. Two types of test case
designs are white box testing and black box testing. White box testing also called
glass-box testing focus on the program control structure. Black box testing method
focuses on the functional requirements of the software.

5.2 Quality

Quality software is reasonably bug-free, delivered on time and within budget,

meets requirements and/or expectations, and is maintainable. However, quality is
obviously subjective term. It will depend on who the customer is and their overall
influence in the scheme of things. A wide-angle view of the customers of a software
development project might include end-users, customer acceptance testers, customer
contract officers, customer management, the development organization’s management
/accounts/testers/sales people, future software maintenance engineers, stockholders,
magazine columnists, etc. Each type of customer will have their slant on quality- the

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accounting department might define quality in terms of profits while an end-user

might define quality as user-friendly and bug-free.
Design and development planning should culminate in a plan that identifiers
necessary tasks, procedures for anomaly reporting and resolution, necessary
resources, and management review requirements, including formal design reviews. A
software life cycle model and associated and activities should be identified, as well as
those tasks necessary for each software life cycle activity.
The software quality plan should include:
• The specific tasks for each life cycle activity;
• Enumeration of important quality factors (e.g.: reliability,
maintainability, and usability);
• Method and procedure for each task;
• Task acceptance criteria;
• Criteria for defining and documenting outputs in terms that will allow
evaluation of their conformance to input requirements;
• Input for each task;
• Output from each task;
• Role, resources, and responsibility for each task;
• Documentation of user needs;

5.3 Testing Strategies

A strategy for software testing integrates software test case design methods in
to a well planned series of steps that results in the successful construction of the
software. The strategy provides a road map that describes the step to be conducted as
part of testing, when these steps are planned and undertaken, and how much effort,
time and resources will be required. Therefore any testing strategy must incorporate
test planning, test case, design, test execution and resultant data collection and
evaluation. A software testing strategy should be flexible enough to promote
customized testing approach. At the same time, it must be rigid enough to promote
reasonable planning and management tracking as the project processes. The project

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manager, software engineer and testing specialists develop a strategy for software
testing. The general characteristics of software testing strategy are:
1 Testing begins at the component level and works “outward” toward the
integration of the entire computer system.
2 Different testing techniques are appropriate at different point in time.
A strategy for software testing must accommodate low-level testis that are
necessary to verify a small source code segment has been correctly implemented as
well as high level testing that validate major system function against customer
requirements.

5.4 Dimensions of Testing

1. Unit Testing.
2. Integration Testing.
3. User acceptance Testing.
4. Data validation Testing.
5. Final Testing.

5.4.1 Unit Testing

Unit test comprises of a set test performed by an individual programmer prior

to the integration of the unit into large system. Program unit is usually small enough
that the programmers who developed and can it in great detail and certainly in greater
than will possible when the unit is integrated into evolving software project. Module
unit testing should be an exhaustive as possible to ensure that each representation is
handled by each module has been test.

55555 Integration Testing

Integration testing is a system technique for constructing the program structure

while at the same time conducting test to uncover errors associated with interfacing.
The objective is to take unit testing modules and build a program structure that has
been dictated by design. Bottom-up integration is the traditional strategy used to
integrate the components of a software system into functioning whole. Bottom-up

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integration consists of a unit test followed by testing of the entire system. Subsystem
consists of several modules that communicated with other defined interface. The
errors were isolated and corrected to produce a fully functional system. Top-down
integration method is an incremental approach to the construction of the program
structure.

5.4.2 Data Validation Testing

Data validation is the process of testing the accuracy of data; a set of rule you
can apply to a control to specify the type and range of data that can enter. It can be
used to display error alert when users enter incorrect values into a form.

5.4.3 Final Testing

Final testing is a kind of testing and it comes at the final stage. It should be
performed after inspection. It can defects whose consequences obvious but which are
buried in complex code, and thus will be hard to detect while inspection.

Project testing details

In the project first step of testing is carried out through unit testing. In unit testing
each form are verified separately. i.e. Modules of the software are tested separately. It
is very easy to find errors and debug the software. After unit testing the integration
testing is carried out. Integrated testing is used to find the overall software
performance.

In project implementation phase, source code contains both global and formal
variables. It contains predefined functions as well as the user defined functions. The
results of the new system are compared with old systems and if the result is wrong
then the error is debugged again.

Procedures and functions in the new system are very simple as that any one can
understand and correspondingly act by the system with no difficulty.

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6. SYSTEM IMPEMENTATION

The final and important phase in the system in the life cycle is the
implementation of the new system. The term implementation has different meanings
ranging from the conversion of a basic application to a complete replacement of a
computer system. The procedure however, is virtually the same. Implementation
includes all those activities that take place to convert from old system to new. The
new system may be totally new replacing an existing system manual or automated or
it may be major modification to an existing system.

Implementation simply means converting a new system into operation. An

important aspect of the system analyst’s job is to make sure that the new design is
implemented to establish standards. Implementation means the process of converting
a new revised system in an operational one.

The three types of implementation are

• Implementation of new computer system to replace an existing one.
• Implementation of modified application to replace an existing one.
• Implementation of a computer system to replace manual system.
The method of implementation and time scale to be adopted is found out
initially. Next the system is tested properly and at the same time users are trained in
the new procedure .Proper implementation is essential to provide a reliable system to
meet organization requirements. Successful implementation may not guarantee
improvement in the organization using the new system, but it will prevent improper
installation. The implementation involves the following things.
• Careful Planning
• Investigation of the system considerations.
• Design the method to achieve the changeover.
• Evaluation of change over method.
Implementation of a new system requires the operating staff installing the
software and creating computer files. There are many ways in which this can be
achieved. The most common method is following.

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• Direct change over.

• Parallel Running.
• Pilot Running Change Over.

Conversion

The objective of conversion is to put the tested system into operation while
holding costs, risks and personal problem to minimum.
It involves three major steps
• Creating computer compatible files.
• Training the operation staff.
• Installing hardware/Software.
• Procedures and documents are unique to the conversion phase.

Project implementation Details

The proposed system “Finance portal” is a not entirely a new system in this
category. This system is developed to eliminate the disadvantages of existing system.
All the functionalities provided at the interface are developed using JSP using the
editor Dream Weaver and the web server used for the deployment purpose is Tomcat.
The database used is Oracle 10g for data storing.
. The system is developed using platform independent language so that it will
work with most of the platforms. Since it is a web based system the users of the
system will reside remotely. Most of the browsers available today are compatible with
the system so that the users can users any browser that is available with them.

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7. CONCLUSION

The project” Finance Portal” was completed successfully. This serves as a

single point for giving updated financial information. All inputs given are validated
properly, which makes the output more accurate. The system is more flexible and can
be modified easily whenever needed.

This system has been developed after going through all the phases in the
development of the software. It has been developed to be user-friendly. The interfaces
are designed and coded in such a way to minimize user input there by restricting the
time and effort taken during the data entry process. This software is developed in such
a way that future enhancements can be incorporated with a little change in the coding.

The system is now designed so that the every novice user can use it in a very
friendly manner. Comparing with other websites, this software and website will
provide more friendliness to users. Since the system is developed using J2EE, it is
platform independent and it can be run on any type of platform currently available.
All the types of the phases such as system study, analysis, design etc are done and the
several testing steps are also completed. The users are satisfied in all these aspects and
so the system is very necessary. However we can add more details and make the
system friendlier in the future.
Also measure can be taken to enhance security features. All suggestions in the
system proposal have been successfully completed and final threshold of the
application has been crossed.

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8. FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS

Changes in software engineering technology are indeed rapid. By the time a

decision is made to adopt a new method, conduct the training necessary to understand
its application and introduce the technology into the software development culture,
something new and bettor has come along, and the process begins.

Computer software is one of the few key technologies that will have a
significant impact on nearly every aspect of modern society. It is a medium for
automating business, industry and government. It is also a medium for transferring
new technology, a method for capturing valuable expertise for use by others and a
window into a corporation’s knowledge.

The purpose of future enhancement is to make updating in the developed

software as the needs arise and the new technology comes. The future enhancement is
subjected to the user needs and the technological growth. The system has been design
and developed flexibly according to the current requirement of the user. As the
information requirements may still increase in the near future. Further such
development can be attempted.

The following enhancement will be done in future.

1. In future the market module can be enhanced by technical analysis such as

candle stick chart.
2. More services to the registered user by adding investors forum, mutual
fund prices.
3. Message alerts through SMS by incorporating mobile phone services.
4. Facility to view live multimedia report from reporter.
5. Facility to read company balance sheet, auditor’s report etc

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Java Hand Book, Patrick Naughton,Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing.

2. Beginning Java Server Pages, Vivek Chopra,Rupert Jones, Jon
Eaves ,Wiley Publishing, Inc.
JSP 2.0 Complete reference, Phil Hanna, Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing.
Analysis and design of Information systems,James.A.senn,Second Edition,Tata Mc
Graw Hill Publishing.
3. National Stock Exchange ,www.nseindia.com.
4. W3Schools,www.w3schools.com.
5. Oracle tutorials,www.rfceditor.org,

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APPENDIX A

Data Flow Diagram (DFD)

Level 0

Request
Viewer/ Response Viewer/
Registered user Registered user
/Editor/Reporter/ FP /Editor/Reporter/
Administrator Administrator

Fig a1

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LEVEL 1 DFD OF USERMANAGEMENT FOR ADMINISTRATOR

Employee _login

Add
editor

Employee

Add Employee_ login

reporter

Login Employee
Administrator

View
users Registered_ user

Admin login
Delete Employee

Employee_login
login

User_login

Fig a2

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LEVEL 1 DFD OF NEWSCENTER FOR EDITOR

Add
news

Editor

View
news News
Login
User name, password

Employee_login Delete
news

Fig a3

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LEVEL 1 DFD OF MARKET FOR REPORTER

Reporter

Marke
t live Share
Login
Username,
password

Market _report

Employee_login

Fig a4

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LEVEL 1 DFD OF MARKET FOR EDITOR

Market_ index
Add
Stock
-market
Index

Add Share
share

Editor

Login Market_ report

Username, password

Share
Updat
e Market_today

Employee
login Share graph image files

Add
currenc Currency_rate
y rate login

Fig no 5

LEVEL1 DFD OF PORTFOLIO FOR REGISTERED USER

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Viewer Registered_user
Registration

User login

Registered
user

Add
Login To
Email address, password Portfoli
o

View
Portfolio
summary

Delete Portfolio
Portfoli
o

Fig no 6

LEVEL 1 DFD OF NEWS CENTER FOR VIEWER

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View News
Viewer
news

Fig no a7

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LEVEL 1 DFD OF NEWS CENTER FOR REGISTERED USER

View News
Registered
user news

Fig a8

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LEVEL 1 DFD OF MARKET MODULE FOR VIEWER

Market_inde
x

Currency_rate

Share

Viewer View
Market

Market_ today

Share graph image files

Fig a9

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LEVEL 1 DFD OF MARKET FOR REGISTERED USER

Market_ index

Currency _rate

Share

Registered View
user Market

Market_ today

Share graph image files

Fig a10

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APPENDIX B

TABLE DESIGN

1 .TABLE NAME :- REGISTERED_USER

FIELD NAME TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT

ID Number 4 Primary key

Name Varchar2 20
Contact address Varchar2 90
Mobile no Varchar2 10
Email Varchar2 40 Unique

2. TABLE NAME :- USER_LOGIN

FIELD NAME TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT

Id number 4 Foreign key

Email Varchar2 40 Primary key
Password Varchar2 15

3. TABLE NAME:- ADMIN_LOGIN

FIELD NAME TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT

Username Varchar2 20 Primary key

Password Varchar2 15

4. TABLE NAME:- EMPLOYEE

FIELDNAME TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT

EID Varchar2 6 Primary key

Name Varchar2 20
Designation Varchar2 20

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5. TABLE NAME:- EMPLOYEE _LOGIN

FIELD NAME TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT

EID Varchar2 6 Foreign key

username Varchar2 10 Primary key
Password Varchar2 20

6. TABLE NAME :- NEWS

FIELD NAME TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT

Newsid Number 4 Primary key

Newstype Varchar2 15
Title Varchar2 40
Rating Varchar2 7
Industry Varchar2 10
Article Varchar2 1000

7. TABLE NAME:- SHARE

FIELD NAME TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT

Isin Varchar2 15 Primary key

Companyname Varchar2 25
Symbol Varchar2 10
Facevalue Varchar2 2
Listing date Date
Issued Capital Number 10

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8. TABLE NAME:- Market_Today

FIELD NAME TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT

Isin Varchar2 15 Foreign key

Symbol Varchar2 10 Primary key
Today Date
Opening Number 4
High Number 4
Low Number 4
Closing Number 4
Ltp Number 4

8. TABLE NAME:- Market_report

FIELD NAME TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT

Reportno Number 5 Primary key

Reporter Varchar2 15
Reportdate Date
Reporttime Timestamp(6) 6
Isin Varchar2 15 Foreign key
Symbol Number 10
Price Number 4

9. TABLE NAME:- Market_index

FIELD NAME TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT

Id Number 2 Primary key

Indexname Varchar2 10
Point number 4

10. TABLE NAME:- Currency_rate

FIELD NAME TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT

Id Number 2 Primary key

Currency name Varchar2 10
Rate number 4

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APPENDIX C

INPUT FORMS

Fig c1: News upload form.

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Fig c2: User registration form.

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Fig c3 : Login form for registered user.

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Fig c4 : Portfolio adding form for registered user.

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Fig c5 : Live share price report form for Reporter.

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Output Forms

Fig c6 : Stock summary form of Registered user portfolio.

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Fig c7:News view form.

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Fig c8:Detailed News view form.

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Fig c9 Market update form

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Fig c10 Market view

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