Model-Based Development with Validated Model Transformation

László Lengyel, Tihamér Levendovszky, Gergely Mezei, Hassan Charaf

2006

Abstract

Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) as a model-based approach to software development facilitates the synthesis of application programs from models created using customized, domain-specific model processors. MDA model compilers can be realized by graph rewriting-based model transformation. In Visual Modeling and Transformation System (VMTS), metamodel-based transformation steps enables assigning OCL constraints to model transformation steps. Based on this facility, the paper proposes a novel validated model transformation approach that can ensure to validate not only the individual transformation steps, but the whole transformations as well. The discussed approach provides a visual control flow language to define transformations visually in a simple way that results more efficient development process. The presented methods are illustrated using a case study from the field of model-based development.

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Lengyel L., Levendovszky T., Mezei G. and Charaf H. (2006). Model-Based Development with Validated Model Transformation . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Model-Driven Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MDEIS, (ICEIS 2006) ISBN 978-972-8865-56-6, pages 39-48. DOI: 10.5220/0002474400390048


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@conference{mdeis06,
author={László Lengyel and Tihamér Levendovszky and Gergely Mezei and Hassan Charaf},
title={Model-Based Development with Validated Model Transformation},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Model-Driven Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MDEIS, (ICEIS 2006)},
year={2006},
pages={39-48},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002474400390048},
isbn={978-972-8865-56-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Model-Driven Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MDEIS, (ICEIS 2006)
TI - Model-Based Development with Validated Model Transformation
SN - 978-972-8865-56-6
AU - Lengyel L.
AU - Levendovszky T.
AU - Mezei G.
AU - Charaf H.
PY - 2006
SP - 39
EP - 48
DO - 10.5220/0002474400390048