Classifying Requirements for Variability Optimization in Multitenant Applications

Saleh, Ahmed I.; Fouad, Mohammed A; Abu-Elkheir, Mervat

doi:10.1109/cloudcom.2014.142

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“…Meanwhile, SaaS providers have to develop sets of services and plugins with which tenants perform configurations (Zhao et al, 2014;Mohamed et al, 2014). This type of SaaS application must enable tenants to create or select features based on the template repository (Tsai, Shao & Li, 2010;Tsai, Huang & Shao, 2011;Saleh, Fouad…”

Section: Configuration Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Con Pre-defined parameters and options Xin & Levina (2008), Salih & Zang (2016), Kabbedijk & Jansen (2011) Con Tenant configuration Interface Xin & Levina (2008), Zhang et al (2007), Con Provider plugins Zhao et al (2014), Mohamed et al (2014) Con Customization templates Tsai, Shao & Li (2010), Tsai, Huang & Shao (2011), Saleh, Fouad & Abu-Elkheir (2014), Ralph (2008), Chen, Li & Kong (2013), Ruehl & Andelfinger (2011), Tsai & Sun (2013) Con Template repository Tsai, Huang & Shao (2011), Saleh, Fouad & Abu-Elkheir (2014), Tsai & Sun (2013) Con Customization point Shahin (2014), Con Feature selection Mohamed et al (2014), Ying et al (2010) Con Runtime Configuration Xin & Levina (2008), Gey, Landuyt & Joosen (2015), Moens & De Turck (2014), Shi et al (2009) Con Features deactivation Nguyen, Colman & Han (2016), Moens et al (2012) & Abu-Elkheir, 2014;Ralph, 2008;Chen, Li & Kong, 2013;Ruehl & Andelfinger, 2011;Tsai & Sun, 2013).…”

Section: Customization Practice Referencesmentioning

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“…Com 1 Components consolidation and sharing Saleh, Fouad & Abu-Elkheir (2014), Moens et al (2012), Moens, Dhoedt & De Turck (2015), Liu et al (2010), Rico et al (2016), Ruehl, Wache & Verclas (2013), Makki et al (2016) Com 2 Runtime composition Moens et al (2012), Moens, Dhoedt & De Turck (2015), Kumara et al (2013), Mietzner, Leymann & Papazoglou (2008), Lee & Choi (2012) Com 3 Subcomponents composition Kumara et al (2013), Schroeter et al (2012), Kumara et al (2015) Com 4 Decomposition Shahin (2014), Moens et al (2012), Gey et al (2014) Com 5 Components relationships , Shahin (2014), Moens, Dhoedt & De Turck (2015) Composition approach…”

Section: Customization Practice Referencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this approach, the multiple interacting components of the SaaS application are consolidated and new components can be shared between tenants and end-users (Saleh, Fouad & Abu-Elkheir, 2014;Moens et al, 2012;Moens, Dhoedt & De Turck, 2015;Liu et al, 2010;Rico et al, 2016;Ruehl, Wache & Verclas, 2013;Makki et al, 2016). Different components of the SaaS applications that collaborate must be composed during runtime (Moens et al, 2012;Moens, Dhoedt & De Turck, 2015;Kumara et al, 2013;Mietzner, Leymann & Papazoglou, 2008;Lee & Choi, 2012).…”

Section: Customization Practice Referencesmentioning

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“…SaaS application can be extended by adding custom code to be compiled during runtime (Saleh, Fouad & Abu-Elkheir, 2014;Correia, Penha & Da Cruz, 2013). Furthermore, a set of extension points, which permit a customized service to be plugged in, must be provided Correia, Penha & Da Cruz, 2013;Moens & De Turck, 2014;Salih & Zang, 2012).…”

Section: Extension Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Development of a valid and reliable software customization model for SaaS quality through iterative method: perspectives from academia

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Despite the benefits of standardization, the customization of Software as a Service (SaaS) application is also essential because of the many unique requirements of customers. This study, therefore, focuses on the development of a valid and reliable software customization model for SaaS quality that consists of (1) generic software customization types and a list of common practices for each customization type in the SaaS multi-tenant context, and (2) key quality attributes of SaaS applications associated with customization. The study was divided into three phases: the conceptualization of the model, analysis of its validity using SaaS academic-derived expertise, and evaluation of its reliability by submitting it to an internal consistency reliability test conducted by software-engineer researchers. The model was initially devised based on six customization approaches, 46 customization practices, and 13 quality attributes in the SaaS multi-tenant context. Subsequently, its content was validated over two rounds of testing after which one approach and 14 practices were removed and 20 practices were reformulated. The internal consistency reliability study was thereafter conducted by 34 software engineer researchers. All constructs of the content-validated model were found to be reliable in this study. The final version of the model consists of 6 constructs and 44 items. These six constructs and their associated items are as follows: (1) Configuration (eight items), (2) Composition (four items), (3) Extension (six items), 4) Integration (eight items), (5) Modification (five items), and (6) SaaS quality (13 items). The results of the study may contribute to enhancing the capability of empirically analyzing the impact of software customization on SaaS quality by benefiting from all resultant constructs and items.

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Section: Configuration Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Customization Practice Referencesmentioning

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Section: Customization Practice Referencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Customization Practice Referencesmentioning

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Section: Extension Approachmentioning

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A Systematic Mapping Study on the Customization Solutions of Software as a Service Applications

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Software as a Service (SaaS) is widely used and depended on by a wide range of applications. Considering this, the SaaS should capacitate itself to offer service to a large number of customers having their own specific requirements, without encountering software quality problems. Therefore, several researchers delved into the SaaS customization, and many customization solutions have been proposed. However, heretofore, no analysis or study explicitly classifies these proposals using different criteria, e.g., the kind of change required, the component of the software requiring changes, and the quality attributes of the SaaS considered in each proposed solution. This paper adopts the systematic mapping approach to methodically investigate the solutions recommended for the SaaS customization problems. These solutions are classified into various categories to create a classification scheme based on the customization types (personalization, configuration, composition, modification, integration, and extension), customization layer (user interfaces, workflows, services, and data), and quality attributes. Our study identified 81 primary studies reporting SaaS customization solutions. The results show that the configuration, composition, and extension received the highest consideration in the proposed solutions. In addition, the majority of the proposed solutions for the SaaS customization are connected with the workflow and service layers. Furthermore, the attributes, such as multi-tenancy, security, functionality, scalability, availability, and efficiency, are considered much more often than other attributes. The classification of the proposed solutions for the SaaS customization and results of this paper can play an important role in creating a framework for the SaaS customization assessment.

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2015 IEEE 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom)

Kritikos¹,

Domaschka²,

Rossini³

2015

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Classifying Requirements for Variability Optimization in Multitenant Applications

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

Development of a valid and reliable software customization model for SaaS quality through iterative method: perspectives from academia

Development of a valid and reliable software customization model for SaaS quality through iterative method: perspectives from academia

A Systematic Mapping Study on the Customization Solutions of Software as a Service Applications

2015 IEEE 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom)

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