Multi-level Modeling without Classical Modeling Facilities

Ferenc Somogyi, Zoltán Theisz, Sándor Bácsi, Gergely Mezei, Dániel Palatinszky

2020

Abstract

Multi-level modeling is a modeling paradigm that has been becoming more and more popular in recent years. The ultimate goal of multi-level modeling is to reduce accidental complexity that may arise from modeling methodologies that are not suitable to describe multi-level models. However, currently, most multi-level modeling approaches are dependent on classical modeling facilities, like OMG’s four-level modeling architecture. The potency notion is one of the most widely-used enablers of multi-level modeling that governs the depth model elements can be instantiated at. In this paper, we propose an alternative implementation to the first incarnation of the potency notion, the so-called classic potency notion. Its multi-level nature is mapped into our multi-layer modeling framework, which liberates it from direct dependence on classical modeling facilities. We examine the proposed mapping in details and also demonstrate it via a simple case study. This work is aimed as the first step towards a generic multi-level modeling framework where researchers can freely experiment with novel multi-level modeling ideas and can share and compare their results without worrying about any sorts of tool dependence.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Somogyi F., Theisz Z., Bácsi S., Mezei G. and Palatinszky D. (2020). Multi-level Modeling without Classical Modeling Facilities. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - Volume 1: MODELSWARD, ISBN 978-989-758-400-8, pages 393-400. DOI: 10.5220/0008973503930400

in Bibtex Style

@conference{modelsward20,
author={Ferenc Somogyi and Zoltán Theisz and Sándor Bácsi and Gergely Mezei and Dániel Palatinszky},
title={Multi-level Modeling without Classical Modeling Facilities},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - Volume 1: MODELSWARD,},
year={2020},
pages={393-400},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008973503930400},
isbn={978-989-758-400-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - Volume 1: MODELSWARD,
TI - Multi-level Modeling without Classical Modeling Facilities
SN - 978-989-758-400-8
AU - Somogyi F.
AU - Theisz Z.
AU - Bácsi S.
AU - Mezei G.
AU - Palatinszky D.
PY - 2020
SP - 393
EP - 400
DO - 10.5220/0008973503930400