Different Models for Model Matching: An analysis of approaches to support model differencing

TY - GEN

T1 - Different Models for Model Matching: An analysis of approaches to support model differencing

AU - Kolovos, Dimitrios S.

AU - Di Ruscio, Davide

AU - Pierantonio, Alfonso

AU - Paige, Richard F.

PY - 2009

Y1 - 2009

N2 - Calculating differences between models is an important and challenging task in Model Driven Engineering. Model differencing involves a number of steps,starting with identifying matching model elements, calculating and representing their differences, and finally visualizing them in an appropriate way. In this paper, we provide an overview of the fundamental steps involved in the model differencing process and summarize the advantages and shortcomings of existing approaches for identifying matching model elements. To assist potential users in selecting one of the existing methods for the problem at stake, we investigate the trade-offs these methods impose in terms of accuracy and effort required to implement each one of them.

AB - Calculating differences between models is an important and challenging task in Model Driven Engineering. Model differencing involves a number of steps,starting with identifying matching model elements, calculating and representing their differences, and finally visualizing them in an appropriate way. In this paper, we provide an overview of the fundamental steps involved in the model differencing process and summarize the advantages and shortcomings of existing approaches for identifying matching model elements. To assist potential users in selecting one of the existing methods for the problem at stake, we investigate the trade-offs these methods impose in terms of accuracy and effort required to implement each one of them.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349836054&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Conference contribution

SN - 978-1-4244-3714-6

SP - 16

BT - 2009 ICSE WORKSHOP ON COMPARISON AND VERSIONING OF SOFTWARE MODELS

PB - IEEE

CY - NEW YORK

T2 - 2nd Workshop on Comparison and Versioning of Software Models

Y2 - 17 May 2009

ER -