Visual Modeling Technique: Object Technology Using Visual Programming

(Each chapter concludes with "Summary".) I. VISUAL MODELING TECHNIQUE. 1. Introduction: Why VMT? Contents of an Object Methodology. Visual Programming. Application Development Phases. The Application Development Process. Process Models and Methodologies. Object Methodologies. VMT: A Complementary Approach. Summary. 2. The VMT Analysis Phase. Modelling. Object-Oriented Analysis. Requirements Modelling. Analysis Prototyping. Building an Object Model. The Model Dictionary. Analyzing Object Responsibilities. Dynamic Modeling. Validating and Refining Analysis Models. Summary. 3. Case Study: The Foreign Currency Exchange System - Analysis Phase. Problem Statement. Project Iterations. Analysis. Object Modelling. Model Dictionary. Initial CRC Cards. Dynamic Model. Summary. 4. Object Persistence Using Relational Databases. Persistent Objects. Basic Concepts of Relational Databases. Mapping Objects to Relational Schemas. Object Identifiers. Mapping Object Classes to Tables. Mapping Associations and Aggregations to Tables. Mapping Generalizations to Tables. Performance Considerations. Summary. 5. The VMT Design Phase. System Design. Object Design. Object Persistence Design. Database Access Design. Summary. 6. Implementation with VMT: From Model to Code. The VisualAge Development Environment. The Mapping Process. Programming by Contract: Building Software from Parts. Developing a GUI with Visual Components. Summary. 7. Case Study: Designing the Foreign Currency Exchange System. System Design. Object Design. Design Decisions and Implementation Strategies. Designing for Object Persistence Using a Relational Database. Refining the Object Model Using Design Patterns. Summary. II. VMT AND DISTRIBUTED OBJECTS. 8. Object Technology and Distributed Systems. Distributed Systems. Approaches to Building Distributed Systems. Challenges in Building Distributed Systems. Data and Function Placement. Distributed Object Computing. Distributed Object Applications. Summary. 9. Designing Distributed Object Applications with VMT. System Design. Object Design. Object Persistence Design. Summary. 10. Case Study: Extending the FCE System with Distributed Objects. Distributed FCE Application Scenarios. Design Considerations. Application Development Iterations. Case Study: The FCE Application in a Distributed Object Environment. Design. Designing the Customer Management Application Using DSOM. Designing the Currency Management Application Using the VisualAge Distributed Feature. Summary. III. MANAGEMENT ASPECTS. 11. Managing Object-Oriented Development Projects. VMT and Development Process Models. Prototyping. Rapid Application Development. Supportive Development Environments. Development Approaches for Object-Oriented Projects. Staffing and Training. Estimating Project Cost and Duration. The Transition to Object-Oriented Technology. Summary. 12. Testing and Documentation. Testing in Object-Oriented Development. Documentation. Summary. IV. BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING AND OBJECT TECHNOLOGY. 13. Business Process Reengineering. The LOVEM Approach for Process Mapping. Line of Visibility Charts. The Family of Line of Visibility Charts. Processes. Process Path Management. Levels of Complexity and Levels of Detail. Comparison of Logical and Physical Representations. Views of a Business. Summary. 14. Integrating Business Process Reengineering with Object-Oriented Modelling. Object-Oriented Modeling in the BPR Cycle. An Integrated Approach Using LOVEM and VMT. Use Cases and JLOVCs. Business Engineering Enabled by Process Visualization. Forward Reengineering Methods with PLOVCs, JLOVCs, and Use Cases. Identifying Business Objects. Enterprise Modeling. Industry Architectures. Components of Industry and Implementation Models. Charting Industry Architectures Using Objects. Further Trends in Integration. Summary. 15. Augmenting VMT Requirements Modeling with Business Rules. Requirements. Business Rules in Reengineering. Visual Modeling of Requirements with Business Rules. Business Rules and Reuse. Summary. 16. Conclusion: Trends And Perspectives. Appendix A. FCE Specifications. Appendix B. FCE Implementation Details. Appendix C. The Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA). Appendix D. The System Object Model (SOM). Appendix E. IBM Distributed Smalltalk Technology. Bibliography. Index. 0805325743T04062001