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@article{Rottger07, abstract = {Model driven architecture (MDA) views application development as a continuous transformation of models of the target system. We propose a methodology which extends this view to non-functional properties. In previous publications we have shown how we can use so-called context models to make the specification of non-functional measurements independent of their application in concrete system specifications. We have also shown how this allows us to distinguish two roles in the development process: the measurement designer and the application designer. In this paper we use the notion of context models to allow the measurement designer to provide measurement definitions at different levels of abstraction. A measurement in our terminology is a non-functional dimension that can be constrained to describe a non-functional property. Requiring the measurement designer to define transformations between context models, and applying them to measurement definitions, enables us to provide tool support for refinement of non-functional constraints to the application designer. The paper presents the concepts for such tool support as well as a prototype implementation.}, author = {R\"{o}ttger, Simone and Zschaler, Steffen}, citeulike-article-id = {1123274}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10270-006-0024-x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/u0377341vq6742hq}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1007/s10270-006-0024-x}, journal = {Software and Systems Modeling}, keywords = {2007, architecture, model-driven, non-functional, property, refinement, specification, tool}, month = {June}, number = {2}, pages = {185--204}, posted-at = {2009-07-09 16:47:33}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Springer Berlin / Heidelberg}, title = {Tool Support for Refinement of Non-functional Specifications}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10270-006-0024-x}, volume = {6}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - Rottger07 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1123274 N2 - Model driven architecture (MDA) views application development as a continuous transformation of models of the target system. We propose a methodology which extends this view to non-functional properties. In previous publications we have shown how we can use so-called context models to make the specification of non-functional measurements independent of their application in concrete system specifications. We have also shown how this allows us to distinguish two roles in the development process: the measurement designer and the application designer. In this paper we use the notion of context models to allow the measurement designer to provide measurement definitions at different levels of abstraction. A measurement in our terminology is a non-functional dimension that can be constrained to describe a non-functional property. Requiring the measurement designer to define transformations between context models, and applying them to measurement definitions, enables us to provide tool support for refinement of non-functional constraints to the application designer. The paper presents the concepts for such tool support as well as a prototype implementation. IS - 2 JF - Software and Systems Modeling EP - 204 TI - Tool Support for Refinement of Non-functional Specifications PB - Springer Berlin / Heidelberg VL - 6 SP - 185 KW - 2007 KW - architecture KW - model-driven KW - non-functional KW - property KW - refinement KW - specification KW - tool AU - Röttger, Simone AU - Zschaler, Steffen PY - 2007/06/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10270-006-0024-x ER -