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Abstract

Component integration is commonly identified as a process that plays a crucial role in the whole development of Component Based System (CBS). Because of its integration centric nature, CBS integration comes with high risk, especially because of the rare chance of perfect component match and readiness for ‘plug and play’. There has been a lack in detailed component documentation which is a major focus in CBS development because of its profound effect on the phase of integration in the lifecycle of CBS development. It is challenging for system integrators to find out the component capabilities, if the components are not properly documented. This study aids in demonstrating the risk factors during integration of components. This aids in identifying the gaps in the existing component documentation and also in identifying crucial risk factors that can take place during the process of component integration. In this study, we report an industrial survey’s results done among system integrators for analyzing the risk factors during component integration as well as the effect of in the CBS.