Overview
Generali is a leading provider of insurance products. Generali's Claims Management System is a large desktop application providing comprehensive claims management functions to the business.
Project Highlights
- Main objective: to complete a full, functional migration of the Claims System to the C#.NET platform using WPF.
- 27 inter-related VB6 projects containing 1,358 Files: 220Forms, 430 Classes, 14 UserControls, 630 Modules, 1 PropertyPage
- 1.6M Total LOC; 500K Unique LOC
- 36 external COM components
- VB6 Upgrade Effort: 30 person-months for VB6 upgrade solution development, 14 days for customer training
Technical Highlights
- VB6 Forms to WPF using custom gmslAPI upgrade EXE with WPF/XAML subsystem
- ADODB to ADO SQLite
- Desktop application upgraded in parallel with extensive middleware integration improvements
- Transform and AssembleStrategy with eleven "batches" of VB6 codes allowing incremental transition and accelerated functional testing
Great Migrations provided initial development using gmSudio to implement an automated, incremental, and repeatable upgrade solution. This included developing a .NET-based API for developing custom upgrade solutions and gmStudio enhancements to integrate this approach. GM then presented this to the customer in a intensive 2-week onsite training workshop. Subsequently, GM supported the project team and helped them become self-reliant in enhancing the solution for the WPF upgrade and many other custom upgrade features.