2007 31st Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference
Integration of Agent-Oriented Conceptual Models and UML Activity Diagrams Using Effect Annotations
Beijing, China
July 24-July 27
ISBN: 0-7695-2870-8
Moshiur Bhuiyan, University of Wollongong (UOW), Northfields Avenue, NSW 2522, Australia
M.M.Zahidul Islam, University of Wollongong (UOW), Northfields Avenue, NSW 2522, Australia
Aneesh Krishna, University of Wollongong (UOW), Northfields Avenue, NSW 2522, Australia
Aditya Ghose, University of Wollongong (UOW), Northfields Avenue, NSW 2522, Australia
Agent oriented conceptual modeling notations such as i* represents an interesting approach for modeling early phase requirements which includes organizational contexts, stakeholder intentions and rationale. On the other hand, Unified Modeling Language (UML) is suitable for later phases of requirement capture which usually focus on completeness, consistency, and automated verification of functional requirements for the new system. In this paper, we propose a methodology to facilitate and support the combined use of notation for modeling requirement engineering process in a synergistic fashion. For organizational modeling/early phase requirements capturing we use the i* modeling framework that describes the organizational relationships among various actors and their rationales. For late (functional) requirements specification, we rely on UML Activity Diagram.
Citation:
Moshiur Bhuiyan, M.M.Zahidul Islam, Aneesh Krishna, Aditya Ghose, "Integration of Agent-Oriented Conceptual Models and UML Activity Diagrams Using Effect Annotations," compsac, vol. 1, pp.171-178, 2007 31st Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference, 2007