A Model Transformation Framework for Model Driven Engineering

Xiaoping Jia, Hongming Liu, Lizhang Qin, Adam Steele

2008

Abstract

Model Driven Engineering(MDE) is a model-centric software development approach aims at improving the quality and productivity of software development processes. While some progresses in MDE have been made, there are still many obstacles in realizing the full benefits of model driven engineering. These obstacles include incompleteness in existing modeling notations, inadequate in tools support, and the lack of effective model transformation mechanism. This paper presents a new model driven engineering framework, which is based on a formal modeling notation – Z-based Object-Oriented Modeling nota- tion (ZOOM). It includes a set of supporting tools aiming at delivering the benefits in practical applications of model driven engineering. In particularly, this proposal focuses on one key aspect of MDE – model transformation. A template based model transformation framework using Hierarchical Relational Meta-model (HRM) is introduced. This framework aims to provide a simple, effective, and practical way to define model transformations. The potential benefits of the proposed model transformation framework include: 1) readability and rigorousness of meta-model definitions; 2) simplicity of transformation definition; and 3) extensibility of transformation templates. The architecture and design of the framework is discussed and comparisons with related research work are provided to show the benefits of this framework.

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Jia X., Liu H., Qin L. and Steele A. (2008). A Model Transformation Framework for Model Driven Engineering . In Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2008) ISBN 978-989-8111-43-2, pages 59-70. DOI: 10.5220/0001732400590070


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@conference{msvveis08,
author={Xiaoping Jia and Hongming Liu and Lizhang Qin and Adam Steele},
title={A Model Transformation Framework for Model Driven Engineering},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2008)},
year={2008},
pages={59-70},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001732400590070},
isbn={978-989-8111-43-2},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2008)
TI - A Model Transformation Framework for Model Driven Engineering
SN - 978-989-8111-43-2
AU - Jia X.
AU - Liu H.
AU - Qin L.
AU - Steele A.
PY - 2008
SP - 59
EP - 70
DO - 10.5220/0001732400590070