Specification of Decision-making and Control Flow Branching in Topological Functioning Models of Systems
ENASE 2015 : Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering / ed. by J.Filipe, L.Maciaszek 2015
Ērika Nazaruka, Viktorija Gribermane

System behaviour usually is modelled with logical operators and triggering conditions on control flows between processes, activities, tasks, or events. This allows branching control flows in order to increase model comprehensibility. In case of Topological Functioning Model (TFM), where system’s functionality is represented by causal relations among functional characteristics, combinations of causes as well as triggered effects may be quite complex. Therefore, specification of them must not decrease apprehensibility of the TFM, while keeping its accuracy, compactness and level of abstraction. Additionally, this specification must also be modifiable and transformable. In this paper we discuss and refine a concept of a cause-and-effect relation and a logical relation in the TFM. Then, we analyze specification means used in BPMN, UML Activity Diagrams, EPCs, flowcharts, Petri Nets and Decision Models and assess which of them are more appropriate for using or integrating with the TFM. The more suitable means will increase the accuracy of specification of logical relations and system behaviour in the TFM. As a result, it would be possible to eliminate human participation in transformations from the TFM to models at the lower level of abstraction.


Keywords
Logical Relations, Branching, Decision Model, Topological Functioning Model, Domain Modelling
DOI
10.5220/0005479903640373
Hyperlink
http://www.scitepress.org/Portal/PublicationsDetail.aspx?ID=8R1ovvVMLy4=&t=1

Nazaruka, Ē., Ovčiņņikova, V. Specification of Decision-making and Control Flow Branching in Topological Functioning Models of Systems. In: ENASE 2015 : Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering / ed. by J.Filipe, L.Maciaszek, Spain, Barcelona, 29-30 April, 2015. [S.l.]: SciTePress, 2015, pp.364-373. ISBN 978-989-758-100-7. Available from: doi:10.5220/0005479903640373

Publication language
English (en)
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