Case Study - Stellantis - Improving testing tool for automobiles

Industry

Automotive
4th largest automotive group in the world (resulting from the merger between Fiat-Chrysler and PSA Group)
Includes 14 brands, such as: Peugeot, Citroën, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Opel, Chrysler, Jeep, among others

Challenges

The client needed a tool to perform tests on different components of an automobile, in order to verify if they are in suitable conditions to be installed;
The original application was developed over 15 years ago by Alter Solutions France and was inherited by Alter Solutions Portugal. Therefore, the challenge consisted of its ongoing maintenance (bug fixing) and the addition of new functionalities.

Solution

Alter Solutions worked with a monolithic application (ATTM - Advanced Tool for Test Management) with the following architecture:

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ATTM-Client: it’s the graphical interface of the application (standalone), where the client interacts with the application's functionalities. This is where clients can perform tests on automobile components.
MOM – MOM (Message Orientated Middleware): it’s a component that allows sending messages from the client to the server.
ATTM-Server: it’s the application's server that performs all the logical and business operations.
ATTM-WS: web service that provides functionalities to other external applications.