Authors:
Fabian Ohler
1
and
Karl-Heinz Krempels
2
Affiliations:
1
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT, Aachen and Germany
;
2
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT, Aachen, Germany, Information Systems, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen and Germany
Keyword(s):
Software Engineering Collaboration, Service Interface Specification, Service Interface Interaction Design, Tool Support Evaluation, Software Engineering Tool Support.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Usability and Ergonomics
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
;
Web Interfaces and Applications
Abstract:
Especially in complex software development projects, involving various actors and interaction interdependencies, the design of service interfaces is crucially important. In this work, a structured approach to support the design, specification and documentation of service interface standards is presented. To do so, we refer to a complex use case, dealing with the integration of multiple mobility services on a single platform. This endeavor requires the development of a large number of independently usable service interface standards which adhere to a multitude of quality aspects. A structured approach is required to speed up and simplify development and also to enable synergies between these service interfaces. In a previous work, we performed a requirements analysis to identify important aspects and shortcomings of the current development process and to elicit potential improvements. Starting with a first implementation of collaborative tool support for service interface development,
we conducted a best practice-based evaluation with experts of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV). In this paper, we want to present the results of this focus group-based evaluation and discuss their implications for the envisaged tool support for collaborative service interface development (design, data modeling, specification, and automated testing).
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