Bringing Enterprise Modeling Closer to Model-Driven Development

Zikra, Iyad; Stirna, Jānis; Zdravković, Jelena

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“…In contrast with the works discussed in Section 3.3, our proposed methodology spans all stages of design and development of IS integration solutions. The modeling foundation for capturing the integration design is the Unifying Meta-Model (UMM) proposed in [35]. The methodology extends the ability of the UMM.…”

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A Quality-Driven Methodology for Information Systems Integration

Zikra

Stirna

Zdravković

2017

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Abstract. Information systems integration is an essential instrument for organizations to attain advantage in today's growing and fast changing business and technology landscapes. Integration solutions generate added value by combining the functionality and services of heterogeneous and diverse systems. Existing integration environments tend to rely heavily on technical, platformdependent skills. Consequently, the solutions that they enable are not optimally aligned with the envisioned business goals of the organization. Furthermore, the gap between the goals and the solutions complicates the task of evaluating the quality of integration solutions. To address these challenges, we propose a quality-driven, model-driven methodology for designing and developing integration solutions. The methodology spans organizational and systems design details, providing a holistic view of the integration solution and its underlying business goals. A multi-view meta-model provides the basis for the integration design. Quality factors that affect various aspects of the integration solution guide and inform the progress of the methodology. An example business case is presented to demonstrate the application of the methodology.

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Section: Quality-driven Methodology For Integration Designmentioning

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A Quality-Driven Methodology for Information Systems Integration

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Stirna

Zdravković

2017

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“…A complete description of the complementary views of the unifying meta-model and how they can be utilized to develop enterprise-aligned IS can be found in [14]. The work is still ongoing for implementing all views of the unifying meta-model.…”

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“…This paper presents an account of using two tooling environments that are associated with MDD; namely, MetaEdit+ 1 and the modeling environment available in Eclipse 2 through the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) 3 and the Graphical Modeling Project (GMP) 4 plug-ins. The aim of this paper is to relay the experience of using MetaEdit+ and EMF/GMP for creating a tool for the unifying meta-model for Enterprise Modeling (EM) and MDD [14], thus helping researchers and practitioners alike in gaining useful insights into the two modeling environments.…”

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Implementing the Unifying Meta-model for Enterprise Modeling and Model-Driven Development: An Experience Report

Zikra

2012

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

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Abstract. Model-Driven Development (MDD) is becoming increasingly popular as a choice for developing information systems. Tools that support the principles of MDD are also growing in number and variety of available functionality. MetaEdit+ is a meta-modeling tool used for developing Domain Specific Languages and is identified as an MDD tool. The Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) and Graphical Modeling Project (GMP) are two Eclipse projects that provide plug-ins to support the principles of MDD. In this paper, we report on our experience in using MetaEdit+ and the Eclipse plug-ins for developing a graphical editor for the unifying meta-model, which is an MDD approach that extends the traditional view of MDD to cover Enterprise Modeling. The two modeling environments are reviewed using quality areas that are identified by the research community as necessary in MDD tools. This report will provide useful insights for researchers and practitioners alike concerning the use of MetaEdit+ and the Eclipse plug-ins as MDD tools.Keywords: Model-Driven Development, Tools, MetaEdit+, Eclipse Modeling Framework, Graphical Modeling Project. IntroductionThe increasing reliance on Model-Driven Development (MDD) for creating Information Systems (IS) in recent years has led to a stream of research projects, approaches, and tools that support the use of models as the main development artifacts. Models in MDD are used to capture various aspects of an IS, and (automatic) transformations enable the derivation of models from each other and generate executable code. Attempts to extend the use of MDD to describe the organization are starting to emerge [2,6,9]. Models can be used to capture the underlying motivation for which IS are developed, which provides deeper understanding of the IS models and improves the design decisions that are made. In order to capitalize on the full potential of MDD principles, MDD approaches need to be supported with tools to facilitate the creation and management of models, meta-models, and transformations. Tools also enable the execution of model transformations and, eventually, code generation. Aside from that, tools should offer practical and usable functionalities that simplify the complexity associated with managing models and transformations [4].

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“…Understanding organisations and their needs for change often requires several interrelated perspectives [2][3]. The information system engineering community has contributed a number of modelling languages that are typically oriented towards a specific perspective, requiring approaches to their integration [4]. In this paper, we focus on extending a business process perspective with intentional aspects of organisations.…”

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Integrating the Goal and Business Process Perspectives in Information System Analysis

Ruiz

Costal

España

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Advanced Information Systems Engineering

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Abstract. There are several motivations to promote investment and scientific effort in the integration of intentional and operational perspectives: organisational reengineering, continuous improvement of business processes, alignment among complementary analysis perspectives, information traceability, etc. In this paper we propose the integration of two modelling languages that support the creation of goal and business process models: the i* goal-oriented modelling method and Communication Analysis, a communication-oriented business process modelling method. We describe the methodological integration of the two modelling methods with the aim of fulfilling several criteria: i) to rely on appropriate theories; ii) to provide abstract and concrete syntaxes; iii) to provide scenarios of application; and iv) to develop tool support. We provide guidelines for using the two modelling methods in a top-down analysis scenario. We also present an illustrative case that demonstrates the feasibility of the approach.Keywords: modelling language, requirements engineering, goal modelling, business process modelling, ontological analysis, metamodel integration IntroductionOrganisations are aware of the importance of evolving to keep pace with changes in the market, technology, environment, law, etc.[1]. As a result, continuous improvement and reengineering have become common practices in information system engineering. Understanding organisations and their needs for change often requires several interrelated perspectives [2][3]. The information system engineering community has contributed a number of modelling languages that are typically oriented towards a specific perspective, requiring approaches to their integration [4]. In this paper, we focus on extending a business process perspective with intentional aspects of organisations. Business process modelling languages provide primitives to specify work practice (i.e. activities, temporal constraints and resources). Despite being widely accepted that processes are means to achieve organisational goals [5], process models give little attention to the strategic dimension [6]. The analysis, prioritization and selection of organisational strategies are the scope of intentional modelling languages, which focus on the business roles, their goals and their relationships. This is a pre-print draft of the following article published by Springer (who holds the copyright): M. Ruiz, D. Costal, S. España, X. Franch, and Ó. Pastor, "Integrating the goal and business process perspectives in information system analysis," presented at the 26th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE 2014), Thessaloniki, Greece, 2014.Business processes and goals are intrinsically interdependent [7] and several works provide detailed arguments in favour of combining both perspectives: (i) An integrated approach allows understanding the motivation for processes [6]. (ii) In the opposite direction, goals may be used to guide process design [8]. (iii) Traceability is enhanced, whi...

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Bringing Enterprise Modeling Closer to Model-Driven Development

Cited by 20 publications

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A Quality-Driven Methodology for Information Systems Integration

A Quality-Driven Methodology for Information Systems Integration

Implementing the Unifying Meta-model for Enterprise Modeling and Model-Driven Development: An Experience Report

Integrating the Goal and Business Process Perspectives in Information System Analysis

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