%0 Journal Article %1 costal_08_improving %A Costal, Dolors %A G'omez, Cristina %A Queralt, Anna %A Ravent'os, Ruth %A Teniente, Ernest %D 2008 %J Software and Systems Modeling %K 2008 constraints uml %N 4 %P 469--486 %R http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10270-007-0078-4 %T Improving the definition of general constraints in UML %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10270-007-0078-4 %V 7 %X Abstract^A ^A An important aspect in the specification of conceptual schemas is the definition of general constraints that cannot be expressed by the predefined constructs provided by conceptual modeling languages. This is generally achieved by using general-purpose languages like OCL. In this paper we propose a new approach that facilitates the definition of such general constraints in UML. More precisely, we define a profile that extends the set of predefined UML constraints by adding certain types of constraints that are commonly used in conceptual schemas. We also show how our proposal facilitates reasoning about the constraints and their automatic code generation, study the application of our ideas to the specification of two real-life applications, and present a prototype tool implementation.

@article{costal_08_improving, abstract = {Abstract^{A} ^{A} An important aspect in the specification of conceptual schemas is the definition of general constraints that cannot be expressed by the predefined constructs provided by conceptual modeling languages. This is generally achieved by using general-purpose languages like OCL. In this paper we propose a new approach that facilitates the definition of such general constraints in UML. More precisely, we define a profile that extends the set of predefined UML constraints by adding certain types of constraints that are commonly used in conceptual schemas. We also show how our proposal facilitates reasoning about the constraints and their automatic code generation, study the application of our ideas to the specification of two real-life applications, and present a prototype tool implementation.}, added-at = {2009-02-11T20:12:54.000+0100}, author = {Costal, Dolors and G'{o}mez, Cristina and Queralt, Anna and Ravent'{o}s, Ruth and Teniente, Ernest}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2637e18725ea99c4309b73ce76800c083/leonardo}, citeulike-article-id = {2213601}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10270-007-0078-4}, interhash = {2ce2c64f80eeb653307e77b2f9389ece}, intrahash = {637e18725ea99c4309b73ce76800c083}, journal = {Software and Systems Modeling}, keywords = {2008 constraints uml}, month = {October}, number = 4, pages = {469--486}, posted-at = {2008-01-15 13:57:46}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2009-02-11T20:12:54.000+0100}, title = {Improving the definition of general constraints in UML}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10270-007-0078-4}, volume = 7, year = 2008 }