Towards a Structure for the Computation Independent Model

Kherraf Samir, Alexandre Moïse, Éric Lefebvre, Witold Suryn

2010

Abstract

Model Driven Architecture (MDA) is composed of a hierarchy of three levels of models : computation independent model (CIM), platform independent model (PIM) and platform specific model (PSM). Currently, there exists no formal CIM definition describing its structure of elements to which transformation rules can be applied. It is therefore the goal of this paper to attempt such a structure. In our view, the CIM can be divided into a hierarchy of three interconnected models: the business motivation model (BMM), the business process model (BPM), and the requirements model (RM). This paper presents how these three models can account for the CIM and how they are related to each other.

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in Harvard Style

Samir K., Moïse A., Lefebvre É. and Suryn W. (2010). Towards a Structure for the Computation Independent Model . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Model-Driven Architecture and Modeling Theory-Driven Development - Volume 1: MDA & MTDD, (ENASE 2010) ISBN 978-989-8425-16-4, pages 53-59. DOI: 10.5220/0003044200530059


in Bibtex Style

@conference{mda & mtdd10,
author={Kherraf Samir and Alexandre Moïse and Éric Lefebvre and Witold Suryn},
title={Towards a Structure for the Computation Independent Model},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Model-Driven Architecture and Modeling Theory-Driven Development - Volume 1: MDA & MTDD, (ENASE 2010)},
year={2010},
pages={53-59},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003044200530059},
isbn={978-989-8425-16-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Model-Driven Architecture and Modeling Theory-Driven Development - Volume 1: MDA & MTDD, (ENASE 2010)
TI - Towards a Structure for the Computation Independent Model
SN - 978-989-8425-16-4
AU - Samir K.
AU - Moïse A.
AU - Lefebvre É.
AU - Suryn W.
PY - 2010
SP - 53
EP - 59
DO - 10.5220/0003044200530059