A Metamodeling Approach to Evolution

Published

January 1, 2001

Author(s)

M N. Terrasse

Abstract

With the increasing complexity of systems being modeled, analysis and design move towards more and more abstract methodologies. Most of them rely on metamodeling tools using multi-view models and the four-layer metamodeling architecture. Our idea is to use the metamodeling approach in order to classify and to constraint the possible evolutions of an information system. Within the domain of UML metamodeling, a refinement of the metamodel-level classification is proposed that includes bases for defining a metric of the evolution (in terms of distance between metamodels).

Proceedings Title

Ninth International Workshop on Foundations of Models and Languages for Data and Objects, DEMM2000 (Database Schema Evolution and Meta-Modeling

Conference Dates

September 18-22, 2000

Conference Location

Dagstuhl, GE

Conference Title

International Workshop on Foundations of Models and Languages for Data and Objects

Pub Type

Conferences

Keywords

four-layer architecture, high-level evolution, metamodel formalization, metamodeling

Citation

Terrasse, M. (2001), A Metamodeling Approach to Evolution, Ninth International Workshop on Foundations of Models and Languages for Data and Objects, DEMM2000 (Database Schema Evolution and Meta-Modeling, Dagstuhl, GE (Accessed October 22, 2025)