Launch of 'GoDD Analyse' to Support Modernization of Full-Scratch Systems, Providing End-to-End Assistance from Analysis to Execution

Background: Why Modernizing Existing Systems is Difficult to Progress

ripla has traditionally supported client companies in product development, business system development, and DX promotion, focusing on scratch development by members originating from IT business companies.

In many companies, full-scratch business systems and proprietary systems that have been used for many years are deeply embedded in business operations. On the other hand, as time passes, the following issues are likely to occur:

- The person in charge at the time of development has resigned, and no one understands the specifications.
- The documentation is outdated and does not match the actual system.
- The code has become complex, and the scope of impact during modifications is unknown.
- Maintenance and operational costs are high due to an aging technology stack.
- Even if there is a desire to accommodate new business requirements, development cannot proceed due to constraints of the existing system.
- There is a desire to replace the system, but the current business operations cannot be stopped, preventing the transition.
- There is dependence on existing vendors, limiting options for modification and replacement.

Particularly in systems closely related to business operations—such as sales management, ordering management, inventory management, delivery management, production management, customer management, and core peripheral systems—the inability to accurately grasp the current specifications becomes a major bottleneck in modernization projects.

Therefore, ripla has launched a new service, 'GoDD Analyse,' which utilizes the AI-driven development framework 'GoDD' to support the analysis of existing systems.

What is GoDD Analyse?

GoDD Analyse is a service that supports the analysis and visualization of existing systems' specifications in preparation for the replacement or modernization of full-scratch systems.

Based on the source code, screens, database structures, APIs, and documentation of existing systems, AI is utilized to organize current specifications. Even if documentation does not exist or does not match the implementation, it visualizes the business logic operating the current system, starting from the actual code and screens.

Furthermore, to enable specification-driven development to start from existing source code, it prepares and visualizes the specifications of black-boxed current systems, creating a foundation for modernization projects. GoDD Analyse is not merely a code analysis tool. It is a service that serves as the 'starting point for system replacement,' supporting the understanding of current system specifications and leading to subsequent modification policies, migration policies, requirements definition, and design.

Moreover, when a modernization project advances to the development and testing execution phases, it provides support in collaboration with each service in the GoDD series. By centrally managing specifications and feedback with GoDD Notes, increasing implementation speed with GoDD Dev, and streamlining quality checks with GoDD Test, it is possible to smoothly connect the process through to the actual execution of the replacement, rather than ending at analysis and specification organization.

Features of GoDD Analyse

1. Accelerate the Understanding of Existing System Specifications

GoDD Analyse supports grasping current specifications by analyzing existing system code, screens, data structures, and processing logic using AI.

It streamlines the work that traditionally took engineers weeks or months to organize by deciphering code and interviewing stakeholders.

Even if documentation does not exist or does not match the implementation, specifications can be reorganized starting from the actual code and screens, allowing the initial investigation of modernization projects to proceed smoothly.

2. Visualize Black-Boxed Current Systems

In business systems that have been operated for many years, specifications often become dependent on individuals, and there are cases where neither the business department, the information systems department, nor the development vendor grasps the complete picture.

By combining AI analysis with ripla's knowledge of business system development, GoDD Analyse visualizes the structure of black-boxed systems.

This makes it easier to organize information necessary for modernization decisions, such as 'which functions are used for which operations,' 'which processes affect which data,' and 'how far the impact will extend during modifications.'

3. Create a State Where Specification-Driven Development Can Begin from Existing Source Code

In system replacement, it is important not only to figure out how to build the new system but also to correctly understand how the current system operates.

Based on existing source code and screen information, GoDD Analyse organizes the specifications of the current system, creating a state that easily connects to specification-driven development.

By preparing and visualizing the specifications of black-boxed current systems, it helps prevent omissions of current functions and oversights of business impacts in subsequent requirements definition and design.

4. Support Breaking Free from Dependence on Existing Vendors

The specifications of existing systems are often held by specific vendo