Comprehensive Traceability Framework for Synchronizing Design UML Sequence Diagrams with a BPMN Diagram

Aljia Bouzidi, Nahla Haddar, Kais Haddar

2024

Abstract

In contemporary software engineering, business process models (BPM) play a crucial role in the development of information systems (IS). However, a significant discrepancy arises, as only a limited number of systems align with their intended business processes, resulting in inconsistencies between economic and IS models. Recognizing this gap, our research introduces an explicit traceability methodology, expanding on a previous requirements traceability approach. The primary aim is to address the alignment and coevolution of dynamic viewpoints between software models and BPM. Initially, we establish a unified trace metamodel that encompasses elements from Business Process and Model Notation (BPMN) and Unified Modeling Language (UML), including use cases and design sequence diagrams. This metamodel establishes traceability links among interconnected elements. Following this, we instantiate these metamodels as BPMNTraceISM diagrams. The feasibility of our traceability method is affirmed through the implementation of a comprehensive graphic editor designed for the creation and visualization of BPMNTraceISM diagrams. Additionally, we demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach through testing in a case study.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Bouzidi A., Haddar N. and Haddar K. (2024). Comprehensive Traceability Framework for Synchronizing Design UML Sequence Diagrams with a BPMN Diagram. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE; ISBN 978-989-758-696-5, SciTePress, pages 513-520. DOI: 10.5220/0012687200003687

in Bibtex Style

@conference{enase24,
author={Aljia Bouzidi and Nahla Haddar and Kais Haddar},
title={Comprehensive Traceability Framework for Synchronizing Design UML Sequence Diagrams with a BPMN Diagram},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE},
year={2024},
pages={513-520},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012687200003687},
isbn={978-989-758-696-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE
TI - Comprehensive Traceability Framework for Synchronizing Design UML Sequence Diagrams with a BPMN Diagram
SN - 978-989-758-696-5
AU - Bouzidi A.
AU - Haddar N.
AU - Haddar K.
PY - 2024
SP - 513
EP - 520
DO - 10.5220/0012687200003687
PB - SciTePress