Survey of Traceability Approaches in Model-Driven Engineering

  • Authors:
  • Ismenia Galvao;Arda Goknil

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Twente;University of Twente

  • Venue:
  • EDOC '07 Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Models have been used in various engineering fields to help managing complexity and represent information in dif- ferent abstraction levels, according to specific notations and stakeholder's viewpoints. Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) gives the basic principles for the use of models as primary artefacts throughout the software development phases and presents characteristics that simplify the engi- neering of software in various domains, such as Enterprise Computing Systems. Hence, for its successful application, MDE processes must consider traceability practices. They help the understanding, capturing, tracking and verifica- tion of software artefacts and their relationships and depen- dencies with other artefacts during the software life-cycle. In this survey, we discuss the state-of-the-art in traceabil- ity approaches in MDE and assess them with respect to five general comparison criteria: representation, mapping, scalability, change impact analysis and tool support. As a complementary result, we have identified some open issues that can be better explored by traceability in MDE.