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Author(s): Andy Evans, Robert France, Kevin Lano, Bernhard Rumpe Year: 1998 Publisher: Ecole Superieure Mulhouse, Universite de Haute-Alsace Editor: Pierre-Alain Muller, Jean Bezivin Abstract:The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is rapidly emerging as a de-facto standard
for modelling OO systems. Given this role, it is imperative that the UML have
a well-defined, fully explored semantics. Such semantics is required in order
to ensure that UML concepts are precisely stated and defined. In this paper
we describe and motivate an approach to formalizing UML in which formal
specification techniques are used to gain insight into the semantics of UML
notations and diagrams. We present work carried out by the Precise UML (PUML)
group on the development of a precise semantic model for UML class diagrams.
The semantic model is used as the basis for a set of diagrammatical
transformation rules, which enable formal deductions to be made about UML
class diagrams. It is also shown how these rules can be used to verify whether
one class diagram is a valid refinement (design) of another. Because these
rules are presented at the diagrammatical level, it will be argued that UML
can be successfully used as a formal modelling tool without the notational
complexities that are commonly found in formal specification techniques.
BibTeX-Entry:
@inproceedings{EFLR98b,
author = {Andy Evans and Robert France and Kevin Lano and Bernhard Rumpe},
title = {Developing the UML as a Formal Modelling Notation},
booktitle = {<<UML>>'98 Beyond the notation. International Workshop Mulhouse France.},
year = {1998},
publisher = {Ecole Superieure Mulhouse, Universite de Haute-Alsace},
editor = {Pierre-Alain Muller and Jean Bezivin}
}
Bernhard Rumpe