Using meta-model-driven views to address scalability in i* models.
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Description: This thesis proposes an extension to the i* framework to address scalability issues. The notion of "view" is exploited to selectively present portions of an i* "baseline model", which contains all modeled objects for a given application using i* notations. We first reformulate the i* framework and define four types of views---Actor Class, Strategic Dependency, Strategic Rationale, and Evaluation Results. Next, we define sub view types based on the four types of views and supply a view management framework. The views and sub-views are defined using meta-models, and formalized using the Telos conceptual modeling language. Each view type is associated with a formally defined "selection rule" so that the projection of a specific view from a baseline model can be automated. Relationships among views are depicted in View Maps. Illustrative examples are taken from the London Ambulance Service and the Trusted Computing Group case studies.
Notes: Adviser:  Eric Yu.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2004.

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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 43-03, page: 0896.

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