Universal Enterprise Adaptive Object Model

David Aveiro, Duarte Pinto

2013

Abstract

In this paper we present a novel conceptual model that systematizes the integrated management and adaptation of: (1) enterprise models, (2) their representations, (3) their underlying meta-models, i.e., their abstract syntax and (4) the representation rules, i.e., concrete syntax for the respective models. All this for different modeling languages and also different versions of these languages. Thanks to our original use of the adaptive object model and type square patterns – normally applied in the context of software engineering, but here applied for enterprise engineering – we manage to provide a strong conceptual foundation for the development of software tools that will allow a precise and coherent specification of models and their evolution and also of meta-models and their evolution.

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Aveiro D. and Pinto D. (2013). Universal Enterprise Adaptive Object Model . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development - Volume 1: KEOD, (IC3K 2013) ISBN 978-989-8565-81-5, pages 89-99. DOI: 10.5220/0004550000890099


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@conference{keod13,
author={David Aveiro and Duarte Pinto},
title={Universal Enterprise Adaptive Object Model},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development - Volume 1: KEOD, (IC3K 2013)},
year={2013},
pages={89-99},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004550000890099},
isbn={978-989-8565-81-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development - Volume 1: KEOD, (IC3K 2013)
TI - Universal Enterprise Adaptive Object Model
SN - 978-989-8565-81-5
AU - Aveiro D.
AU - Pinto D.
PY - 2013
SP - 89
EP - 99
DO - 10.5220/0004550000890099