Paper Info
Title
Visualizing model mappings in UML
Abstract
Whenever multiple representations or models of a system exist, there is the possibility of defining how they relate. In model driven software development, it is essential that these mappings are defined precisely and automated as far as possible: they form the basis for generation of code and other models from a model, for reconciliation and management of consistency between models, and even for the definition of modeling languages themselves. A standard way of defining software modeling languages is metamodeling, which involves the construction of an object model of the syntax and, optionally, semantics of the language, using the diagrammatic syntax of the Unified Modeling Language (UML). This paper proposes an extension to UML for expressing mappings between models using diagrams, and illustrates how the extension can be used in metamodeling. The extension is inspired by mathematical relations and corrects a deficiency in the concept of association in class diagrams. The notation of object diagrams is also extended to allow particular instances of a relation to be presented.
Year
DOI
Venue
2003
10.1145/774833.774858
SOFTVIS
Keywords
Field
DocType
defining software modeling language,particular instance,diagrammatic syntax,software development,object model,mathematical relation,object diagram,unified modeling language,class diagram,visualizing model mapping,multiple representation,software engineering,metrics,hci,modeling language,aesthetics,computer programming
Programming language,UML tool,Computer science,Theoretical computer science,Process Driven Development,Applications of UML,Story-driven modeling,Object Constraint Language,Shlaer–Mellor method,Metamodeling,Class diagram
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
1-58113-642-0
19
1.86
References 
Authors
7
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jan Hendrik Hausmann131822.12
Stuart Kent2886137.53