Backward Requirements Traceability within the Topology-based Model Driven Software Development

Erika Asnina, Bernards Gulbis, Janis Osis, Gundars Alksnis, Uldis Donins, Armands Slihte

2011

Abstract

The inconsistence between software and specifications leads to unpredictable side effects after change implementation. Impact analysis may be useful here, but manual control of trace links is very expensive. Model Driven Architecture and automated transformations should make the impact analysis easier. The issue is that the impact analysis of changes in software to real world functional units is intuitive. Formalization of specifications of the environment and software functionality as well as their analysis by means of Topological Functioning Model extends possibilities of the impact analysis. This paper demonstrates the establishment of formal trace links to real world functional units and entities from user requirements and analysis artifacts. These links show element interdependence explicitly, and, hence, make the impact analysis more thorough.

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Asnina E., Gulbis B., Osis J., Alksnis G., Donins U. and Slihte A. (2011). Backward Requirements Traceability within the Topology-based Model Driven Software Development . In Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Model-Driven Architecture and Modeling-Driven Software Development - Volume 1: MDA & MDSD, (ENASE 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-59-1, pages 36-45


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@conference{mda & mdsd11,
author={Erika Asnina and Bernards Gulbis and Janis Osis and Gundars Alksnis and Uldis Donins and Armands Slihte},
title={Backward Requirements Traceability within the Topology-based Model Driven Software Development},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Model-Driven Architecture and Modeling-Driven Software Development - Volume 1: MDA & MDSD, (ENASE 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={36-45},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={},
isbn={978-989-8425-59-1},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Model-Driven Architecture and Modeling-Driven Software Development - Volume 1: MDA & MDSD, (ENASE 2011)
TI - Backward Requirements Traceability within the Topology-based Model Driven Software Development
SN - 978-989-8425-59-1
AU - Asnina E.
AU - Gulbis B.
AU - Osis J.
AU - Alksnis G.
AU - Donins U.
AU - Slihte A.
PY - 2011
SP - 36
EP - 45
DO -