TOWARDS PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR MINING ABSTRACTIONS IN UML MODELS

M. Dao, M. Huchard, M. Rouane Hacène, C. Roume, P. Valtchev

2006

Abstract

We present an experiment in applying an extension of Formal Concept Analysis to UML class model restructuring. The Relational Concept Analysis (RCA) mines potentially useful abstractions from UML classes, attributes, operations and associations and therefore outscores competing restructuring techniques which usually focus exclusively on classes. Nevertheless, the complexity and the size of the RCA output require interactive tools to assist the human designers in comprehending the corresponding class model. We discuss the benefits of using RCA-based techniques in the light of an initial set of tools that were devised to ease the navigation and the visual analysis of the results of the restructuring process.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Dao M., Huchard M., Rouane Hacène M., Roume C. and Valtchev P. (2006). TOWARDS PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR MINING ABSTRACTIONS IN UML MODELS . In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS, ISBN 978-972-8865-43-6, pages 276-283. DOI: 10.5220/0002447502760283

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceis06,
author={M. Dao and M. Huchard and M. Rouane Hacène and C. Roume and P. Valtchev},
title={TOWARDS PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR MINING ABSTRACTIONS IN UML MODELS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,},
year={2006},
pages={276-283},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002447502760283},
isbn={978-972-8865-43-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,
TI - TOWARDS PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR MINING ABSTRACTIONS IN UML MODELS
SN - 978-972-8865-43-6
AU - Dao M.
AU - Huchard M.
AU - Rouane Hacène M.
AU - Roume C.
AU - Valtchev P.
PY - 2006
SP - 276
EP - 283
DO - 10.5220/0002447502760283