UML/OCL2SBVR
Introducció
UML / OCL2SBVR is a prototype that allows transforming UML conceptual schemas into a SBVR and, in addition, generating natural language (in structured English) that describes the conceptual schema. Parafraseando UML facilitates the validation of requirements.
Below is an overview of the development process through our tool:
The tool is composed of two transformations
- UML2SBVR: first transformation of UML to SBVR through ATL.
- input: an XMI file with a UML class diagram
- output:an XMI file with the vocabulary of SBVR.
- SBVR2NaturalLanguage: A second SBVR transformation into English structured using MofScript.
- input: an XMI file with a SBVR vocabulary.
- output: an HTML file with structured English vocabulary.
Main characteristics
- The UML scheme is modeled using the UML2 Eclipse plugin.
- The UML2SBVR transformation (implemented in ATL) to the UML model generates, in XMI, the corresponding SBVR representation as an instance of the SBVR metamodel (developed as part of the MDT / SBVR component).
- The SBVR2Naturalanguage in MOFScripts generates an HTML output that follows the notation used in SBVR Structured English.
- The two separate transformations allow reuse in other application scenarios.
Instal·lació
Requirements
UML / OCL2SBVR requires the following minimal requirements to be run:
ATL Runtime 2.0
MofScript 1.3.2
Ecore Tools 0.8
UML2Tools plug-in
Alternatively, you can download an Eclipse ID from here
Instructions for installation:
The UML / OCL2SBVR is an Eclipse plug-in that must be installed on your computer according to the following instructions:
- Download the jar UML / OCL2SBVR from here.
- Unzip the file to the eclipse plugin folder.
- The configuration of the main execution in Eclipse is at ATL. See an example in the following figure.
- Restart your eclipse.
Once this is done, the UML / OCL2SBVR plugin is ready to use it!
Ús
Reduce the distance between UML and business people
The main purpose of using the UML / OCL2SBVR document is to overcome the distance between UML and SBVR by providing an automatic transformation of the UML specifications to SBVR. Thanks to our transformation, the conceptual modelers will be able to interact with the entrepreneurs to perfect and validate the information modeled in the conceptual scheme before the generation of the final implementation of the information system. Our transformation also takes into account all the possible OCL (Object Constraint Language) textual expressions that complement UML graphic elements.
SCREENSHOTS
The following image is an example of the entry of the first transformation:
and a fragment of the SBVR vocabulary generated and the equivalent presentation structured in English, respectively:
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Documentació
Basic documentation
- UML/OCL2SBVR Installation Guide
Instructions to install UML/OCL2SBVR plug-in.
Related publications
- Cabot, J., Pau, R., Raventós, R.: From UML/OCL tp SBVR specifications: A challenging transformation. Information Systems 35(4): 417-440 (2010).
- Cabot, J., Pau, R., Raventós, R.: From UML/OCL tp SBVR specifications: A challenging transformation. JISBD 2010:73-73.
- Cabot, J., Pau, R., Raventós, R.: UMLtoSBVR: Una herramienta para la validación de modelos UML mediante SBVR. JISBD 2009: 359-362.
- Raventós, R., Olivé, A.: An object-oriented-based approach to translation between MOF metaschemas. Data Knowledge Engineering 67(3): 444-462(2008).
- Olivé, A., Raventós, R.: Modeling events as entites in object-oriented conceptual modeling languages. Data Knowledge Engineering 58(3): 243-262 (2006).
Contacte
UML / OCL2SBVR is a research prototype developed by the Conceptual Modeling of Information Systems Research.
Group at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech.
For any question or suggestion, please do not hesitate to contact us by sending an email to raventos@essi.upc.edu