Abstract
Inter-model consistency has gained a lot of interest in the area of business process modeling, where different sources of inconsistency exist. Variability modeling and multi-view modeling are two samples of these sources. In the lack of support in the conceptualization of consistency preserving modeling (CPM) tools, their development tends to be source-oriented. This paper introduces an overlap-driven approach for the conceptualization of such tools regardless of whether the inconsistency source is multi-view modeling or variability modeling. The approach is focused on how the type of overlap (what should be implemented in terms of consistency) can guide the design decisions (how it should be implemented and at which level it should be implemented). In this way, the approach fosters bridging the gap between methods engineers and tools developers. Applicability of the approach is illustrated by a case study, hereby defining the conceptualization of a CPM tool for an enterprise modeling method.
Recommended Citation
Awadid, Afef and Nurcan, Selmin, "Overlap-Driven Approach for the Conceptualization of Consistency Preserving Modeling Tools" (2019). AMCIS 2019 Proceedings. 4.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2019/systems_analysis_design/systems_analysis_design/4
Overlap-Driven Approach for the Conceptualization of Consistency Preserving Modeling Tools
Inter-model consistency has gained a lot of interest in the area of business process modeling, where different sources of inconsistency exist. Variability modeling and multi-view modeling are two samples of these sources. In the lack of support in the conceptualization of consistency preserving modeling (CPM) tools, their development tends to be source-oriented. This paper introduces an overlap-driven approach for the conceptualization of such tools regardless of whether the inconsistency source is multi-view modeling or variability modeling. The approach is focused on how the type of overlap (what should be implemented in terms of consistency) can guide the design decisions (how it should be implemented and at which level it should be implemented). In this way, the approach fosters bridging the gap between methods engineers and tools developers. Applicability of the approach is illustrated by a case study, hereby defining the conceptualization of a CPM tool for an enterprise modeling method.