The Z notation: a reference manual
The Z notation: a reference manual
Experiences with PiZA, an Animator for Z
ZUM '97 Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of Z Users on The Z Formal Specification Notation
Z/EVES Version 1.5: An Overview
FM-Trends 98 Proceedings of the International Workshop on Current Trends in Applied Formal Method: Applied Formal Methods
Software Abstractions: Logic, Language, and Analysis
Software Abstractions: Logic, Language, and Analysis
Mondex, an electronic purse: specification and refinement checks with the Alloy model-finding method
Formal Aspects of Computing
ProB: an automated analysis toolset for the B method
International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer (STTT)
Alloy as a Refactoring Checker?
Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science (ENTCS)
Formal Modeling and Analysis of a Flash Filesystem in Alloy
ABZ '08 Proceedings of the 1st international conference on Abstract State Machines, B and Z
Unit Testing of Z Specifications
ABZ '08 Proceedings of the 1st international conference on Abstract State Machines, B and Z
Using the Alloy Analyzer to Verify Data Refinement in Z
Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science (ENTCS)
Kodkod: a relational model finder
TACAS'07 Proceedings of the 13th international conference on Tools and algorithms for the construction and analysis of systems
Validating Z specifications using the PROB animator and model checker
IFM'07 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Integrated formal methods
Issues in implementing a model checker for z
ICFEM'06 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Formal Methods and Software Engineering
ZB'05 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Formal Specification and Development in Z and B
Software—Practice & Experience
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Few tools are available to help with the difficult task of validating that a Z specification captures its intended meaning. One tool that has been proven to be useful for validating specifications is the Alloy Analyzer, an interactive tool for checking and visualising Alloy models. However, Z specifications need to be translated to Alloy notation to make use of the Alloy Analyzer. These translations have been performed manually so far, which is a cumbersome and error-prone activity. The aim of this paper is to explore to what extent this process can be automated. The paper identifies a subset of Z that can be straightforwardly translated to Alloy, and the translation for this subset is formalised. More complex constructs, like schemas, are harder to translate. The paper gives a brief overview of the problems, and discusses alternative translation approaches.