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An Approach to the Information System Conceptual Modeling Based on the Form Types

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Nowadays, we still identify a plethora of methods and techniques that can be deployed in the development of information systems (ISs). “Optimal” methods are still far from obvious. For decades we have developed a methodology approach and a framework, named IIS*Studio, for support of the IS development process. IIS*Studio can be categorized as a Model-Driven Software Development and Domain-Specific Modeling framework and relies on a specific meta-model named as IIS*Case Meta-model. It is aimed at improving the IS development process by increasing designers’ efficiency and the overall quality of the systems being developed. In this chapter, we present an implementation of a selected part of the IIS*Case Meta-model in the ADOxx Modeling and Configuration Platform and demonstrate its usage in a small case study. By such an experiment, we create a new possibility of the meta-model verification and validation.

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Luković, I., Čeliković, M., Kordić, S., Vještica, M. (2022). An Approach to the Information System Conceptual Modeling Based on the Form Types. In: Karagiannis, D., Lee, M., Hinkelmann, K., Utz, W. (eds) Domain-Specific Conceptual Modeling. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93547-4_26

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