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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Using Domain Specific Languages for Software Process Modeling Daro Correal Rubby Casallas {dcorreal,rcasalla@uniandes.edu.co} The 7th OOPSLA Workshop on Domain-Specific Modeling Montreal - Canada,

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

Using Domain Specific Languages for Software Process Modeling

Darío Correal Rubby Casallas {dcorreal,rcasalla@uniandes.edu.co}

The 7th OOPSLA Workshop on Domain-Specific Modeling

Montreal - Canada, October 21-22, 2007

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

Outline

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Problem Domain

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Proposal

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Discussion

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Domain Challenges Objectives Definitions

Problem Domain Software Process Modeling Activities Control Flow

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Domain Challenges Objectives Definitions

Business Process Modeling

Defining and Maintaining a Process Definition is a Complex task Multiple activities Multiple stakeholders Multiple concerns

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Domain Challenges Objectives Definitions

Business Process Modeling

Defining and Maintaining a Process Definition is a Complex task Multiple activities Multiple stakeholders Multiple concerns

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Domain Challenges Objectives Definitions

Business Process Modeling

Defining and Maintaining a Process Definition is a Complex task Multiple activities Multiple stakeholders Multiple concerns

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Domain Challenges Objectives Definitions

Example

Design and Codification of a Software Component There are multiple concerns defined around this process Stakeholders expect this resulting process !!!

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Domain Challenges Objectives Definitions

Example

Design and Codification of a Software Component There are multiple concerns defined around this process Stakeholders expect this resulting process !!!

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Domain Challenges Objectives Definitions

Example

Design and Codification of a Software Component There are multiple concerns defined around this process Stakeholders expect this resulting process !!!

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Domain Challenges Objectives Definitions

Main Objectives: To make process definitions explicit with the use of models To reduce the complexity of changing process models

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Domain Challenges Objectives Definitions

Main Objectives: To make process definitions explicit with the use of models To reduce the complexity of changing process models

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Domain Challenges Objectives Definitions

Key Definitions

Target Process A target process (TAP) is a business process selected for improvement inside an organization.

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Domain Challenges Objectives Definitions

Key Definitions

Viewpoint A viewpoint [10] is the perspective from which a particular stakeholder interacts with a TAP in terms of the concerns relevant to him.

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation

Our Strategy is organized in the following way

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Target processes definition using process models

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Viewpoint definition using a Domain-Specific language

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Target process and Viewpoints Integration

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation
  • 1. Target Process Definition

We defined a Business Process Metamodel Based on the Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) specification proposed by the OMG [1]

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition

We designed and defined the AspectViewpoint Language A Domain-Specific Aspect Language (DSAL) To create Viewpoint models (Concerns) Uses the Workflow Control Patterns [11] as part of its vocabulary

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition (Cont.)

With AspectViewpoint we can express Where the viewpoint affects the target process How the viewpoint modifies the target process

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition (Cont.)

With AspectViewpoint we can express Where the viewpoint affects the target process How the viewpoint modifies the target process

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition (Example)

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition (Example)

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition (Example)

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation
  • 4. Technologies Used

Generic Modeling Environment (GME) [9] - BPMN metamodel OpenArchitectureware framework [8]

AspectViewpoint grammar definition AspectViewpoint Metamodel generation Transformation of Viewpoint models into ECL code

Embedded Constraint Language (ECL) [5] - Express Process Model transformations C-SAW weaving engine [7] to transform process models

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation
  • 4. Technologies Used

Generic Modeling Environment (GME) [9] - BPMN metamodel OpenArchitectureware framework [8]

AspectViewpoint grammar definition AspectViewpoint Metamodel generation Transformation of Viewpoint models into ECL code

Embedded Constraint Language (ECL) [5] - Express Process Model transformations C-SAW weaving engine [7] to transform process models

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation
  • 4. Technologies Used

Generic Modeling Environment (GME) [9] - BPMN metamodel OpenArchitectureware framework [8]

AspectViewpoint grammar definition AspectViewpoint Metamodel generation Transformation of Viewpoint models into ECL code

Embedded Constraint Language (ECL) [5] - Express Process Model transformations C-SAW weaving engine [7] to transform process models

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation
  • 4. Technologies Used

Generic Modeling Environment (GME) [9] - BPMN metamodel OpenArchitectureware framework [8]

AspectViewpoint grammar definition AspectViewpoint Metamodel generation Transformation of Viewpoint models into ECL code

Embedded Constraint Language (ECL) [5] - Express Process Model transformations C-SAW weaving engine [7] to transform process models

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation
  • 4. Technologies Used

Generic Modeling Environment (GME) [9] - BPMN metamodel OpenArchitectureware framework [8]

AspectViewpoint grammar definition AspectViewpoint Metamodel generation Transformation of Viewpoint models into ECL code

Embedded Constraint Language (ECL) [5] - Express Process Model transformations C-SAW weaving engine [7] to transform process models

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion

  • 1. Target Process Models
  • 2. Viewpoint Definition
  • 3. Target Process and Viewpoints Integration
  • 4. Implementation
  • 5. Experimentation
  • 5. Experimentation

We work with a Software Development Company

Technical solution process area - CMMi level 1 (Continuous Representation) We created a Target Process model to represent this process

The objective was to modify the process to achieve level 2

The test cases in this scenario showed how the generic practices (concerns) were easily modeled using our viewpoint language After the integration of the TAP and the Viewpoints we

  • btained the expected processes.

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Conclusions

Conclusions

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We reduced the complexity of changing process models

We provided a Domain-Specific model for representing stakeholder’s concerns In a Modular and non-intrusive way

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Stakeholders and process designers improved their communications using the AspectViewpoint language

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Conclusions

Discussion Questions Comments

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Problem Domain Proposal Discussion Conclusions

Bibliography I

BPMi. Business Process Modeling Initiative (bpmi). Web Site, 2006. http://www.bpmi.org/. Mary Beth Chrissis, Mike Konrad, and Sandy Shrum. CMMI Guidlines for Process Integration and Product Improvement, 2nd ed. Addison-Wesley Longman Publishing Co., Inc., Boston, MA, USA, 2006. Jorge Villalobos. Cumbia-xpm: Model specification draft version 0.1. Technical report, Universidad de Los Andes, 2006.

  • J. Jimenez.

Traceability over business process model transformations. Technical report, University of Los Andes, 2007.

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Bibliography II

Yuehua Lin, Jeff Gray, and Jing Zhang. The embedded constraint language: A transformation language for visual models. Submitted for publication, 2006. Kapsammer Elisabeth Retschitzegger Werner Wimmer Manuel Schauerhuber Andrea, Schwinger Wieland. Towards a common reference architecture for aspect-oriented modeling. In 8th International Workshop on Aspect-Oriented Modeling, in conjunction with AOSD’06, Bonn,Germany, March 21., 2006. SoftCom. C-saw. Web Site, 2007. http://www.gray-area.org/Research/C-SAW/. SoftCom. OpenArchitectureware Web Site, 2007. http://www.openarchitectureware.org/.

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Bibliography III

Akos Ledeczi. The generic modeling environment. In WISP’2001, Budapest, Hungary. IEEE, May 2001. Ian Sommerville, Gerald Kotonya, Steve Viller, and Peter Sawyer. Process viewpoints. In European Workshop on Software Process Technology, pages 2–8, 1995.

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