Collaborative Editing of EMF/Ecore Meta-models and Models - Conflict Detection, Reconciliation, and Merging in DiCoMEF

Amanuel Koshima, Vincent Englebert

2014

Abstract

Despite the fact that Domain Specific Modeling tools become very powerful and more frequently used, the support for their cooperation has not reached its full strength and demand for model management is growing. In cooperative work, the decision agents are semi-autonomous and therefore a solution for reconciliating DSM after a concurrent evolution is needed. Conflict detection and reconciliation are important steps for merging of concurrently evolved (meta)models in order to ensure collaboration. In this work, we present a conflict detection, reconciliation and merging framework for concurrently evolved meta-models and models. Besides, we formally specify the EMF Ecore meta-model into set constructs that help to analyze the (meta)model and operations performed on it.

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Koshima A. and Englebert V. (2014). Collaborative Editing of EMF/Ecore Meta-models and Models - Conflict Detection, Reconciliation, and Merging in DiCoMEF . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - Volume 1: MODELSWARD, ISBN 978-989-758-007-9, pages 55-66. DOI: 10.5220/0004709500550066


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@conference{modelsward14,
author={Amanuel Koshima and Vincent Englebert},
title={Collaborative Editing of EMF/Ecore Meta-models and Models - Conflict Detection, Reconciliation, and Merging in DiCoMEF},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - Volume 1: MODELSWARD,},
year={2014},
pages={55-66},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004709500550066},
isbn={978-989-758-007-9},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - Volume 1: MODELSWARD,
TI - Collaborative Editing of EMF/Ecore Meta-models and Models - Conflict Detection, Reconciliation, and Merging in DiCoMEF
SN - 978-989-758-007-9
AU - Koshima A.
AU - Englebert V.
PY - 2014
SP - 55
EP - 66
DO - 10.5220/0004709500550066