Principles of Case Tool Integration

by Brown, Alan W.; Carney, David J.; Morris, Edwin J.; Smith, Dennis B.; Zarrella, Paul F.

• ISBN13: 9780195094787
• ISBN10: 0195094786
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-09-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools typically support individual users in the automation of a set of tasks within a software development process. Such tools have helped organizations in their efforts to develop better software within budget and time constraints. However, many organizations are failing to take full advantage of CASE technology as they struggle to make coordinated use of collections of tools, often obtained at different times from different vendors. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the CASE tool integration problem, and describes practical approaches that can be used with current CASE technology to help your organization take greater advantage of integrated CASE.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 3
The Problem of Integration in a CASE Environment	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Introduction	p. 11
What Is CASE?	p. 12
What Is a CASE Tool?	p. 13
What Is a CASE Environment?	p. 15
Expectations About CASE and the Need for Tool Integration	p. 17
A Hypothetical Example of the Problems of CASE Tool Integration	p. 18
Summary	p. 24
Previous Approaches to Understanding CASE Tool Integration	p. 27
Introduction	p. 27
Conceptual Models of Integration	p. 28
Evolution of Integrated CASE Environment Architectures	p. 36
Summary	p. 45
Toward a Better Understanding of Integration	p. 47
Introduction	p. 47
A New Conceptual Model of Integration	p. 48
Integration as a Design Activity	p. 51
Realizing a Federated CASE Environment	p. 52
Summary	p. 55
Service, Mechanism, and Process Level Integration	p. 57
A Service-Based Model of a CASE Environment	p. 59
Introduction	p. 59
Overview of the PSE Reference Model	p. 61
Description of Reference Model Services	p. 64
Uses of the Reference Model	p. 69
Summary	p. 72
Properties and Types of Integration Mechanisms	p. 73
Introduction	p. 73
Properties of Integration	p. 74
The Relationship Between Data and Control Integration	p. 76
Presentation Integration	p. 78
Summary	p. 80
Data Integration Mechanisms	p. 83
Introduction	p. 83
Key Issues for Data Integration	p. 84
Data Persistence	p. 84
Semantic Mechanisms for Data Integration	p. 89
Other Factors for Data Integration	p. 92
Examples of Actual Integration Mechanisms	p. 94
Summary	p. 105
Control Integration Mechanisms	p. 107
Introduction	p. 107
Integration in a CASE Environment	p. 108
The Message Passing Approach	p. 110
Examples of the Message Passing Approach	p. 113
Discussion	p. 124
Summary	p. 131
The Role of Process in Integrated CASE Environments	p. 133
Introduction	p. 133
Understanding the Nature of Process Integration	p. 134
Process Integration and CASE Tools and Environments	p. 138
Examples of Process and CASE Tool Interactions	p. 142
Summary	p. 147
Practical Experiences with CASE Integration	p. 149
Experiments in Environment Integration	p. 151
Introduction	p. 151
The Integration Experiments	p. 153
Summary	p. 174
Replacing the Message Service in a CASE Integration Framework	p. 177
Introduction	p. 177
Background	p. 179
Getting Started	p. 181
Adding the ToolTalk Interface	p. 183
Running the Experiment Scenario	p. 186
Replacing ToolTalk in the Emulation Framework	p. 187
Lessons Learned	p. 188
Summary	p. 189
Integration of Case Tools with CM Systems: Lessons Learned	p. 193
Introduction	p. 193
Key Concepts Related to CM and Case Tool Integration	p. 195
Case Tool Integration Scenarios Involving CM	p. 202
Summary	p. 212
A Review of the Current State of Case Tool Integration	p. 215
Case Environments in Practice	p. 217
Introduction	p. 217
Background of the Studies	p. 218
Observations	p. 219
An Example of a Transitional Case Environment	p. 233
Case Environment Progress over the Past Decade	p. 235
Summary	p. 236
Summary and Conclusions	p. 239
Introduction	p. 239
Major Themes Discussed	p. 240
How Will Progress Be Made?	p. 243
Final Thoughts	p. 245
References	p. 247
Sample Descriptions of Case Integration Efforts	p. 255
List of Figures	p. 263
List of Tables	p. 267
Index	p. 269
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