So much of software development/maintenance in IT departments is in response to small changes in functionality - new fields, workflows, etc. Yes, there are a lot of development tools that help automate this - but they are just that - development tools; analysts can't use them. At TCS we've been working on automated code generation for a decade. Recently we have started to focus on interpretation, i.e. instead of generating from specs, interpret. (A lot of interest in this these days, esp XML etc.) Increasing computing power makes this possible - in my opinon. But we would also like the specs to be configured in an application that is accessible by analysts (not only programmers). We have created a prototype as a Zope application and released it for demo and download(under GPL), and are seeking FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS. See http://sflex.ilab-tcs.com We would also like to welcome anyone interested in contributing to the development of the Zope version - making it a product, using it, etc. See http://zope.org/Members/shroff (should get published soon) Thanks, Gautam Shroff Technology Innovation Lab Tata Consultancy Services Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you