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Behaviour modelling notation for information system design

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Audris Kalnins,

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BM-MDA '09: Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Behaviour Modelling in Model-Driven Architecture

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1555852.1555854

Published: 23 June 2009 Publication History

Abstract

Problems related to behaviour modelling within the platform independent model (PIM) during the model driven design are discussed in the paper. The emphasis is on design problems for information systems, especially on building a behaviour draft. At first issues in the traditional approach using sequence diagrams are discussed. Then a new approach based on activity diagrams is proposed. An extension of activity diagram notation specifically oriented towards comprehensive and readable behaviour design description is presented.

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Ahmed RColomb RAhmed A(2013)A method for mapping state machine behavior models in MDA issues and challenges2013 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTING, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING (ICCEEE)10.1109/ICCEEE.2013.6633971(404-409)Online publication date: Aug-2013
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEEE.2013.6633971

Index Terms

Behaviour modelling notation for information system design
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Modeling and simulation
    1. Model development and analysis
      1. Modeling methodologies
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Designing software
      1. Software implementation planning
        Software design techniques
    2. Software development process management
  2. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
      1. Language types

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BM-MDA '09: Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Behaviour Modelling in Model-Driven Architecture

June 2009

59 pages

ISBN:9781605585031

DOI:10.1145/1555852

Conference Chairs:
Mehmet Aksit
TU Twente, the Netherlands
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Ekkart Kindler
Technical University of Denmark,
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Ella Roubtsova
Open University of the Netherlands,
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Ashley McNeile
Metamaxim Ltd, UK

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Ahmed RColomb RAhmed A(2013)A method for mapping state machine behavior models in MDA issues and challenges2013 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTING, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING (ICCEEE)10.1109/ICCEEE.2013.6633971(404-409)Online publication date: Aug-2013
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEEE.2013.6633971

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