Enhanced Automation for Managing Model and Metamodel Inconsistency

TY - GEN

T1 - Enhanced Automation for Managing Model and Metamodel Inconsistency

AU - Rose, Louis M.

AU - Kolovos, Dimitrios S.

AU - Paige, Richard F.

AU - Polack, Fiona A. C.

PY - 2009

Y1 - 2009

N2 - Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) introduces additional challenges for managing evolution. For example, a metamodel change may affect instance models. Existing tool supported approaches for updating models in response to a metamodel change assume extra effort from metamodel developers. When no existing approach is applicable, metamodel users must update their models manually, an error prone and tedious task.In this paper, we describe the technical challenges faced when using the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) and existing approaches for updating models in response to a metamodel change. We then motivate and describe alternative techniques, including: a mechanism for loading, storing and mainpulating inconsistent models; a mapping of inconsistent models to a human-usable notation for semi-automated and collaborative co-evolution; and integration with an inter-model reference manager, achieving automatic consistency checking as part of metamodel distribution.

AB - Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) introduces additional challenges for managing evolution. For example, a metamodel change may affect instance models. Existing tool supported approaches for updating models in response to a metamodel change assume extra effort from metamodel developers. When no existing approach is applicable, metamodel users must update their models manually, an error prone and tedious task.In this paper, we describe the technical challenges faced when using the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) and existing approaches for updating models in response to a metamodel change. We then motivate and describe alternative techniques, including: a mechanism for loading, storing and mainpulating inconsistent models; a mapping of inconsistent models to a human-usable notation for semi-automated and collaborative co-evolution; and integration with an inter-model reference manager, achieving automatic consistency checking as part of metamodel distribution.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77952232285&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1109/ASE.2009.57

DO - 10.1109/ASE.2009.57

M3 - Conference contribution

SN - 978-0-7695-3891-4

SP - 545

EP - 549

BT - 2009 IEEE/ACM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTOMATED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, PROCEEDINGS

PB - IEEE Computer Society

CY - LOS ALAMITOS

T2 - 24th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering

Y2 - 16 November 2009 through 20 November 2009

ER -