(A) framework for model transformation in Meta-CASE

Abstract

The use of CASE technology has been proposed to increase the productivity in the development of large scale information system. Most organizations use different CASE tools for their own purposes which would limit the integration of the system. Hence, the introduction of integrated CASE gives a significant impact on integrated system development. Metasystem is emerging to significantly reduce the implementation efforts of producing a CASE tools. Although metasystem has a great potentiality for integration, it focuses on expressive power for various CASE tools and has a limitation in integrating the CASE tools. In this thesis, the software process model(SPM) that provides a framework for model transformation in metasystem is addressed. The SPM has a role as a interface to transform between models specified by CASE tools. The proposed metasystem will be a basis for integrated CASE environments by managing multiple models and transforming between for the models. A prototype system is implemented as an illustration. Keywords: CASE, Integrated Case, Metasystem, Software Process model, Transformation