Connecting Feature Models and Ontologies in Software Product Lines

Gabriella Castro Barbosa Costa, Regina Braga, José Maria N. David, Fernanda Campos

2012

Abstract

Feature models have been used as a way to describe the variability in Software Product Lines (SPL). Using this model we can show variation points, variants and restrictions between variation points and variants. However, restrictions and relations that can be expressed using this domain modelling technique are unsatisfactory. Our proposal aims to solve this challenge connecting feature models and ontologies as domain modelling technique, which can be used to provide additional information and can also add more semantics in the context of Software Product Lines.

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in Harvard Style

Castro Barbosa Costa G., Braga R., Maria N. David J. and Campos F. (2012). Connecting Feature Models and Ontologies in Software Product Lines . In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-8565-11-2, pages 160-163. DOI: 10.5220/0003999101600163


in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceis12,
author={Gabriella Castro Barbosa Costa and Regina Braga and José Maria N. David and Fernanda Campos},
title={Connecting Feature Models and Ontologies in Software Product Lines},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS,},
year={2012},
pages={160-163},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003999101600163},
isbn={978-989-8565-11-2},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS,
TI - Connecting Feature Models and Ontologies in Software Product Lines
SN - 978-989-8565-11-2
AU - Castro Barbosa Costa G.
AU - Braga R.
AU - Maria N. David J.
AU - Campos F.
PY - 2012
SP - 160
EP - 163
DO - 10.5220/0003999101600163