Telstra Network Management System

Overview

NSS provides Telstra with a core system supporting the monitoring, utilisation, designing and ordering of configuration changes of the International Telecommunication Network.

The entire system consists of 3 applications, 150 database tables and 470 screens coded in Uniface 4GL.

Responsibilities

Consultant:

• Development of Uniface screens to provide database updates and reports from detailed design documents,
• Investigation and correction of bugs in existing Uniface screens,
• Performance tuning of existing Uniface screens.

Team Leading:

• Liaising with QA to develop testing strategies for new functions,
• Development of work priorities and timetabling with project manager,
• Monitoring progress of development, testing and maintenance work,
• Reporting on outstanding maintenance and design issues and work allocations,
• Development of standards,
• Team building and training.

Quality Assurance:

• Function testing individual screens
• Integration testing of the NSS applications
• Documenting test results

Environment

Client Server application using Uniface 4GL development tools accessing a central Oracle database.

Skills Utilised

Uniface 5.2 / 6.1, Oracle SQL, Unix, Project Management