Principles of CASE Tool Integration

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

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195357417
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/01/1994
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

all at Carnegie Mellon University

Table of Contents

	Preface	3
Part I	The Problem of Integration in a CASE Environment	9
Chapter 1	Introduction	11
1.1	Introduction	11
1.2	What Is CASE?	12
1.3	What Is a CASE Tool?	13
1.4	What Is a CASE Environment?	15
1.5	Expectations About CASE and the Need for Tool Integration	17
1.6	A Hypothetical Example of the Problems of CASE Tool Integration	18
1.7	Summary	24
Chapter 2	Previous Approaches to Understanding CASE Tool Integration	27
2.1	Introduction	27
2.2	Conceptual Models of Integration	28
2.3	Evolution of Integrated CASE Environment Architectures	36
2.4	Summary	45
Chapter 3	Toward a Better Understanding of Integration	47
3.1	Introduction	47
3.2	A New Conceptual Model of Integration	48
3.3	Integration as a Design Activity	51
3.4	Realizing a Federated CASE Environment	52
3.5	Summary	55
Part II	Service, Mechanism, and Process Level Integration	57
Chapter 4	A Service-Based Model of a CASE Environment	59
4.1	Introduction	59
4.2	Overview of the PSE Reference Model	61
4.3	Description of Reference Model Services	64
4.4	Uses of the Reference Model	69
4.5	Summary	72
Chapter 5	Properties and Types of Integration Mechanisms	73
5.1	Introduction	73
5.2	Properties of Integration	74
5.3	The Relationship Between Data and Control Integration	76
5.4	Presentation Integration	78
5.5	Summary	80
Chapter 6	Data Integration Mechanisms	83
6.1	Introduction	83
6.2	Key Issues for Data Integration	84
6.3	Data Persistence	84
6.4	Semantic Mechanisms for Data Integration	89
6.5	Other Factors for Data Integration	92
6.6	Examples of Actual Integration Mechanisms	94
6.7	Summary	105
Chapter 7	Control Integration Mechanisms	107
7.1	Introduction	107
7.2	Integration in a CASE Environment	108
7.3	The Message Passing Approach	110
7.4	Examples of the Message Passing Approach	113
7.5	Discussion	124
7.6	Summary	131
Chapter 8	The Role of Process in Integrated CASE Environments	133
8.1	Introduction	133
8.2	Understanding the Nature of Process Integration	134
8.3	Process Integration and CASE Tools and Environments	138
8.4	Examples of Process and CASE Tool Interactions	142
8.5	Summary	147
Part III	Practical Experiences with CASE Integration	149
Chapter 9	Experiments in Environment Integration	151
9.1	Introduction	151
9.2	The Integration Experiments	153
9.3	Summary	174
Chapter 10	Replacing the Message Service in a CASE Integration Framework	177
10.1	Introduction	177
10.2	Background	179
10.3	Getting Started	181
10.4	Adding the ToolTalk Interface	183
10.5	Running the Experiment Scenario	186
10.6	Replacing ToolTalk in the Emulation Framework	187
10.7	Lessons Learned	188
10.8	Summary	189
Chapter 11	Integration of Case Tools with CM Systems: Lessons Learned	193
11.1	Introduction	193
11.2	Key Concepts Related to CM and Case Tool Integration	195
11.3	Case Tool Integration Scenarios Involving CM	202
11.4	Summary	212
Part IV	A Review of the Current State of Case Tool Integration	215
Chapter 12	Case Environments in Practice	217
12.1	Introduction	217
12.2	Background of the Studies	218
12.3	Observations	219
12.4	An Example of a Transitional Case Environment	233
12.5	Case Environment Progress over the Past Decade	235
12.6	Summary	236
Chapter 13	Summary and Conclusions	239
13.1	Introduction	239
13.2	Major Themes Discussed	240
13.3	How Will Progress Be Made?	243
13.4	Final Thoughts	245
	References	247
Appendix A	Sample Descriptions of Case Integration Efforts	255
Appendix B	List of Figures	263
Appendix C	List of Tables	267
	Index	269

Editorial Reviews

"Experience, experimentation, and theory are nicely blended to provide a well-engineered contribution to the field of software engineering. . .this book should be on the reference shelves of all who claim the field." —Computing Reviews

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