Transforming Textual Use Cases to a Computation Independent Model

Janis Osis, Armands Šlihte

2010

Abstract

This paper analyzes the specific text analysis tasks of transforming textual use cases of a business system to a Computation Independent Model (CIM) for Model Driven Architecture (MDA). By applying language processing methods to textual use case analysis and using Topological Functioning Model (TFM) as CIM a workable solution can be developed. Implementing a TFM Tool is considered to enable fetching a TFM from use cases, editing and verifying the TFM, and transforming TFM to Unified Modeling Language (UML). Solution’s compatibility to MDA standards is also considered, thus increasing the completeness of MDA and providing a formal method to automatically acquire a CIM from description of a business system in form of textual use cases.

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Osis J. and Šlihte A. (2010). Transforming Textual Use Cases to a Computation Independent Model . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Model-Driven Architecture and Modeling Theory-Driven Development - Volume 1: MDA & MTDD, (ENASE 2010) ISBN 978-989-8425-16-4, pages 33-42. DOI: 10.5220/0003043300330042


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@conference{mda & mtdd10,
author={Janis Osis and Armands Šlihte},
title={Transforming Textual Use Cases to a Computation Independent Model},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Model-Driven Architecture and Modeling Theory-Driven Development - Volume 1: MDA & MTDD, (ENASE 2010)},
year={2010},
pages={33-42},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003043300330042},
isbn={978-989-8425-16-4},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Model-Driven Architecture and Modeling Theory-Driven Development - Volume 1: MDA & MTDD, (ENASE 2010)
TI - Transforming Textual Use Cases to a Computation Independent Model
SN - 978-989-8425-16-4
AU - Osis J.
AU - Šlihte A.
PY - 2010
SP - 33
EP - 42
DO - 10.5220/0003043300330042