Authors:
Richard Braun
and
Werner Esswein
Affiliation:
TU Dresden, Germany
Keyword(s):
Meta Modeling, Extensibility, Enterprise Modeling, Language Dialects, Ad Hoc Modification, BPMN.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Information Systems Analysis and Specification
;
Model Driven Architectures and Engineering
;
Tools, Techniques and Methodologies for System Development
Abstract:
Conceptual modeling languages are of great importance within information systems management. During
the last decade, a small set of commonly used enterprise modeling languages established and gained broad
acceptance in both academia and practice (e.g., BPMN). Due to their dissemination, these languages often
need to be extended or adapted for domain-specific or technical requirements. Since most modeling languages
provide rather poor extension mechanisms, it is necessary to modify a language meta model directly. However,
there is lack of integrated methodical support for these modifications. Within this position paper, we therefore
proclaim a generic framework for modifying enterprise modeling languages on the meta model level. The
framework is divided into the main parts of a modeling language (abstract syntax, concrete syntax, semantics)
and respective operations (add, remove, specify and redefine).