An Automated Model-Based Approach for Developing Mobile User Interfaces

Ammar, Lassaad Ben

doi:10.1109/access.2021.3066007

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“…The MBUID method proposed in [23] automatically generates the source code of a mobile application's UIs thanks to a model transformation process. The transformation process takes as input the conceptual models of the application that represent the application thanks to 3 abstraction levels.…”

Section: Mbuid Methods For Mobile Ui Development: Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Final User Interface (FUI) Model: specify the terminologies to render the CUI model in a specific technological platform such as Android or iOS. As the Android OS takes over the majority of the worldwide market, the interest in [23] is focused on that OS.…”

Section: Mbuid Methods For Mobile Ui Development: Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, since the identification of the conceptual primitives depends on the considered MBUIDmethod, the first step is to select the desired method. In this paper, we opted for the one initiated in [23]. After that, we identified the conceptual primitives that can abstractly represent each usability property, from the repository.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To allow the MBUID method presented in [23] to support such a usability property, UMAD proceeds as follow:…”

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Usability-Driven Mobile Application Development

Yahya¹,

Ammar²,

Gasmi³

2023

Computer Systems Science and Engineering

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Recently, a specific interest is being taken in the development of mobile application (app) via Model-Based User Interface Development (MBUID) approach. MBUID allows the generation of mobile apps in the target platform(s) from conceptual models. As such it simplified the development process of mobile app. However, the interest is only focused on the functional aspects of the mobile app while neglecting the non-functional aspects, such as usability. The latter is largely considered as the main factor leading to the success or failure of any software system. This paper aims at addressing non-functional aspects of mobile apps generated using MBUID approach. As such, we propose a usability-driven approach for the development of mobile apps. The main stages of the proposed approach are defined in a generic way so that they can be integrated with any MBUID method. A case study is presented, in the paper, with the aim of illustrating the feasibility of this approach.

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Section: Mbuid Methods For Mobile Ui Development: Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Mbuid Methods For Mobile Ui Development: Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Cp Identificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To allow the MBUID method presented in [23] to support such a usability property, UMAD proceeds as follow:…”

Section: Tapped Element Sizementioning

confidence: 99%

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Usability-Driven Mobile Application Development

Yahya¹,

Ammar²,

Gasmi³

2023

Computer Systems Science and Engineering

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“…Various methods of generating user interfaces in an automated manner and based on models are discussed in the works of Claudia Veronica Serey Guerrero and Bernardo Lula [17], Pierre A. Akiki, Arosha K. Bandara and Yijun Yu [18], Lassaad Ben Ammar [19], Gordana Milosavljević, Dragan Ivanović, Dušan Surla and Branko Milosavljević [20], and D.I. Heimann [21].…”

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Visibility Matrix: Efficient User Interface Modelling for Low-Code Development Platforms

Waszkowski

Bocewicz

2022

Sustainability

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In this paper, we introduce the idea of the ‘visibility matrix’ for automated data entry form generation in low-code development platforms. We then focus on the problem of software development productivity in the area of automated software generation as the main factor of the Industry 4.0 concept in the area of business information. In our study, two different approaches to user interface development in a business process management low-code platform were evaluated. The first, the multi-form model, assumes that input forms are prepared separately for each user task in the business process being automated. The second approach, the single-form model, assumes that there is one global input form for every task in the business process. Since users have access to different data in different process tasks, it is necessary to prepare the visibility matrix to define which data are relevant to which tasks. The experiments presented in this paper help to answer the following question: which approach yields better results in terms of productivity, which is measured as costs and time required to prepare the application? Several dozen real business processes were analysed to examine the properties of their visibility matrix. Additionally, the real project team members were evaluated to determine their productivity. Then, the productivity parameters were calculated for real business processes and real project teams. The results show which approach is better suited for real-world business process development.

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