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Process Support in MetaCASE : Implementing the Conceptual Basis for Enactable Process Models in MetaEdit+ (1997)

Koskinen, M., & Marttiin, P. (1997). Process Support in MetaCASE : Implementing the Conceptual Basis for Enactable Process Models in MetaEdit+. In J. Ebert, & C. Lewerentz (Eds.), Proceedings 8th Conference on Software Engineering Environments (pp. 110-123). IEEE computer society press. https://doi.org/10.1109/SEE.1997.591823

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All authors or editors: Koskinen, Minna; Marttiin, Pentti

Parent publication: Proceedings 8th Conference on Software Engineering Environments

Parent publication editors: Ebert, Jürgen; Lewerentz, Claus

Place and date of conference: Cottbus, Germany, 08-09 April 1997

ISBN: 0-8186-8019-9

Publication year: 1997

Pages range: 110-123

Number of pages in the book: 173

Publisher: IEEE computer society press

Place of Publication: Los Alamitos, California

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/SEE.1997.591823

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Publication is parallel published: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/829499.829885

Abstract

This study concerns the support of information system analysis and design process in a metaCASE environment. We see a process as highly, evolutionary and unstructural in nature, thus requiring the tailorability of user process models and their conceptual basis, process modelling language (PML). In addition to the flexibility needed for guiding various system developers, the CASE environment needs to be enacted using strictly defined environment actions. A distinction between user and environment processes is made, hence distinguishing also their conceptual basis and modelling requirements. The study depicts the realisation of the basic concepts and tools required in modelling a PML and the integration of user and environment process models in a metaCASE environment called MetaEdit+. The concepts and tools introduced aid in providing full customisability for a project to adapt its own PML for designing enactable process models. Finally, we briefly assess the benefits and weaknesses of our approach, and present our ongoing and future work related to this paper.

Keywords: data systems; software design; computer-aided design; users; modelling (representation); process management

Free keywords: computer aided software engineering; user modelling; programming environments; information systems

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