Increasing the flexibility of modelling tools via constraint-based specification

Authors:
Philip Gray;Ray Welland
Affiliations:
Department of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, UK;Department of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, UK
Venue:
CASCON '99 Proceedings of the 1999 conference of the Centre for Advanced Studies on Collaborative research
Year:
1999

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Abstract

Most commercial modelling tools provide support for customising surface features (i.e., visual and, to some extent, interactive behaviour) of a model. Although useful and simple to use, such customisation is typically very limited; for example, one cannot change the basic representation of model components. Meta-CASE tools offer the potential for much greater customisation, but at a high cost, viz., the tool must be respecified and rebuilt. We propose an approach, constraint-based specification, which combines the flexibility of current tools with the power of CASE tool builders.