A Generic Framework for Modifying and Extending Enterprise Modeling Languages

Richard Braun, Werner Esswein

2015

Abstract

Conceptual modeling languages are of great importance within information systems management. During the last decade, a small set of commonly used enterprise modeling languages established and gained broad acceptance in both academia and practice (e.g., BPMN). Due to their dissemination, these languages often need to be extended or adapted for domain-specific or technical requirements. Since most modeling languages provide rather poor extension mechanisms, it is necessary to modify a language meta model directly. However, there is lack of integrated methodical support for these modifications. Within this position paper, we therefore proclaim a generic framework for modifying enterprise modeling languages on the meta model level. The framework is divided into the main parts of a modeling language (abstract syntax, concrete syntax, semantics) and respective operations (add, remove, specify and redefine).

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Braun R. and Esswein W. (2015). A Generic Framework for Modifying and Extending Enterprise Modeling Languages . In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-758-097-0, pages 277-286. DOI: 10.5220/0005351702770286

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceis15,
author={Richard Braun and Werner Esswein},
title={A Generic Framework for Modifying and Extending Enterprise Modeling Languages},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS,},
year={2015},
pages={277-286},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005351702770286},
isbn={978-989-758-097-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS,
TI - A Generic Framework for Modifying and Extending Enterprise Modeling Languages
SN - 978-989-758-097-0
AU - Braun R.
AU - Esswein W.
PY - 2015
SP - 277
EP - 286
DO - 10.5220/0005351702770286