Towards modeling data variability in software product lines. T a multiple views model for variability management in. A nui based multiple perspective variability modeling case. Variability issues in software product lines jan bosch1, gert florijn2, danny greefhorst3. The model for enhanced variability management process in. Proceedings of the second international workshop on variability modelling of softwareintensive systems, essen. By rabih bashroush, ivor spence, peter kilpatrick, john brown and charles gillan. Using feature diagrams with context variability to model multiple. Managing variability requirements and variation points for software product lines june 2008 jonas andersson jonas. With current trends towards moving variability from hardware to software, and given the increasing desire to postpone design decisions as much as is economically feasible, managing the variability from requirements elicitation to implementation is. Variability modeling in modeldriven software product line.
The information, technology, and case studies presented here show how to harness. These concepts provide guidelines to core asset creators on how to model the variability explicitly, so it is handled consistently throughout the product line and managing the variability becomes feasible. Managing variability in model transformations for model. The multiperspective approach adopted allows specifying software product lines from different perspectives. Domain engineering is associated with productline architecture, which is a. Get pdf 253 kb abstract \with current trends towards moving variability \ud from hardware to software, and given the increasing \ud desire to postpone design decisions as much as is. Variability management in software product line this section introduces the main concepts and issues involved in variability management. A multiple views model for variability management in software product lines r bashroush, i spence, p kilpatrick, j brown, c gillan proceedings of the second international workshop on variability modelling of, 2008. So many approaches and tools have been developed with the basic aim of supporting mostly all the tasked that involved in variability management at different stages of product line. Managing variability in model transformations for modeldriven product lines extending the atl model transformation language with variability management capabilities thesis for the degree of master of. A quality aggregation model for serviceoriented software product lines based on variability and composition patterns bardia mohabbati 1, dragan ga.
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An extensible architecture description language for industrial applications. This paper describes an approach for modeling variability in software product lines that are developed, and later evolved, using modeldriven software product line development. It started with feature modeling and soon enough was extended to handle many. It started with feature modeling and soon enough was extended to handle many different concerns. Variability is the general term used to refer to the variable aspects of the products of a pl. Designing software product lines with uml is an invaluable resource for all designers and developers in this growing field. Variability models specify points of variability and their variants in a product. These concepts provide guidelines to core asset creators on how to model the variability explicitly, so.
A multiple views model for variability management in software product lines 2008 cached. Feature assembly modeling is a multiperspective featureoriented modeling approach. Agenda system complexity and variability product lines modelbased systems engineering model asset reuse modelbased product line engineering conclusions questions. A product line multiple view model, which addresses the multiple views of a software product line, is developed.
A multiple views model for variability management in software product lines r bashroush, i spence, p kilpatrick, j brown, c gillan proceedings of the second international workshop on variability. Modeling variability in the context of software productlines has been around for about 25 years in the research community. A multiple view model is represented using the uml notation 4, 9. In this paper, we present a new approach to variability management by introducing a multiple views model 4vm where each view caters for specific set of concerns that relate to a particular group of stakeholders. There is great deal of research included in this field. The most important thing in a software product line is the variability amongst the members of the set, as this is the contrasting factor between the instances of the software product line. It can thus be said that software product lines are the sets of software systems that are developed in order to obtain economies of scales. This paper describes variability management in uml based multiple. A variability management process for software product lines.
Managing variability in model transformations for model driven product lines extending the atl model transformation language with variability management capabilities thesis for the degree of master of science computer science, track software engineering dr. Variability modelling for modeldriven development of. We introduce a multiple view soa variability model based on. Variability management for software productline architecture development international. This paper describes variability management in uml based multiple view models of the software product line, which consist of developing. Introduction within software product lines, features play an important role in specifying the fixed and variable parts. Pdf a multiple views model for variability management in. In the past few years, several variability modeling techniques have been developed, each using its own concepts to model the variability provided by a product family. With current trends towards moving variability from hardware to software, and given the increasing desire to postpone design decisions as much as is economically feasible, managing the variability from. The goal of a software product line is to minimize the cost of developing and evolving software products that are part of a product family. Variability issues in software product lines 17 mechanism impact. It is described through variation points and variants. The information, technology, and case studies presented here show how to harness the promise of software product lines and the practicality of the uml to take software design, quality, and efficiency to the next level. A multiple views model for variability management in software product lines, proceedings of the second international workshop on.
Spence, peter kilpatrick, thomas brown, charles gillan. In this paper, we present a new approach to variability management by introducing a multiple views model 4vm where each view caters for specific set of concerns that relate to a particular group. The paper presents a novel model for the process of managing software variability the ability of a software system or artefact to be extended, changed, customized or configured for use in a. Case tool support for variability management in software.
Tool support for software variability management and. A multiple views model for variability management in software product lines. In this paper we extend feature assembly modeling fam technique 6 to model variability for data intensive software product lines. Agenda system complexity and variability product lines modelbased systems engineering model asset reuse modelbased product line engineering. Furthermore, the principle of multi software product. Multivariability modeling and realization for software. Multivariability modeling and realization for software derivation in industrial automation management miao fang university of kaiserslautern kaiserslautern, germany. A hierarchical variability model for software product lines. Classifying variability modeling techniques sciencedirect. Managing variability requirements and variation points for. A value of 10 results in multiple sketch lines with a higher degree of wave to each model line. In the past few years, several variability modeling techniques have been developed. A variation point is the specific place in a pl artifact to.
Variabilitymodelling practices in industrial software. This 2005 report describes the concepts needed when creating core assets with included variability. Systematic management of variability in umlbased software. This paper describes multiple view modeling of software product lines, with particular emphasis on the feature modeling view, multiple view uml metamodeling for software product lines, variability management in the metamodel, and consistency checking between metamodel views. This paper describes an approach for modeling variability in software product lines that are developed, and later evolved, using model driven software product line development. Beyond being used for a mere description and documentation of variability, variability models are more and more leveraged to produce other artifacts, such as configurators. A multiple views model for variability management in software product lines, proceedings of the second international workshop on variability modelling of softwareintensive systems. The variability of products in software product lines is currently predominantly captured by feature models 4. Variability modeling in software product lines kag. For jitter, move the slider or enter a number between 0 and 10 to indicate the degree of variability in the sketched lines. Variability modeling is important for managing variability in software product families, especially during product derivation.
Feature assembly modeling is a multiperspective featureoriented. Software product line engineering and variability management. The paper then describes the requirements for tool support. A multiple view meta model for software product lines describes how each view relates semantically to other views. A value of 0 results in straight lines without the handsketched graphic style. Mohammad abu matar, phd consulting dean, school of. A possible extension is the usage of different views onto the feature model based on individual domains. Using feature diagrams with context variability to model multiple product lines for software supply chains. We have given a vital role for variability management in software product line engineering.
By means of a feature model the designer can visualise all the features that a given product line can provide in its products. Modeling variability in the context of software product lines has been around for about 25 years in the research community. A software product line is a set of softwareintensive systems sharing a common, managed set of features that satisfy the specific needs of a particular market segment or mission and. A multipleview metamodeling approach for variability. Multiperspective modeling and performance analysis of. Proceedings of the second international workshop on variability modelling of softwareintensive systems vamos2008. Shared views showing variability and base model views combination of both views within one model enables to. A multiple view metamodel for software product lines describes how each view relates semantically to other views. Although many variability modelling notations and tools have been designed by researchers and. Variability management for software product line architecture development international journal of software engineering and knowledge engineering. This paper describes multiple view modeling of software product lines, with particular emphasis on the feature modeling view, multiple view uml metamodeling for software product lines, variability. A quality aggregation model for serviceoriented software. Directly relate d to the above is the fac t that, in our experi ence, software architects typically lack an awaren ess of the.