Authors:
Fadoi Lakhal
1
;
Hubert Dubois
1
and
Dominique Rieu
2
Affiliations:
1
CEA, France
;
2
Equipe SIGMA, France
Keyword(s):
Abstract Syntax, Modelling Language, UML Profile Evolution, Evolutions Classification, Impact Classification, Models Migration.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Domain-Specific Languages
;
Model Evolution
;
Model Tools
;
Modeling Languages
;
Models
;
Paradigm Trends
;
Software Engineering
Abstract:
UML profiles are a frequently used alternative to describe the abstract syntax of modelling languages. As any abstract syntax, UML profiles evolve through time. As the UML profiles are used by models, their evolutions may have a direct impact on them. In order to manage these evolutions, a specific treatment is needed. The models have then to be fitted to the new profiles version. The manual adaptation cost of these models may be as important as building the adapted models from scratch. In this paper, we deal with reducing the cost of models adaptation fitting the conducted evolution of the UML profiles. We provide an automatic treatment using a specific tool. The P²E tool has the ability to detect the changes occurred on the UML profiles, to classify them according to their impacts on the models and finally to adapt the models to the new version of the UML profile.