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The growing number of UML profiles and the resulting extensive application of stereotypes, is turning the modeling process error-prone. In order to constrain their uses, OCL lacks mechanisms for effective evaluation of stereotypes and is sometimes cumbersome. This paper describes a set of mechanisms that allow more intuitive constraint specification. They exploit the meta-model architecture to constrain a model with a focus on use of stereotypes. Two examples are given to illustrate their applicability. A dedicated assessment tool is also described.
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Lagarde, F., Terrier, F., André, C., Gérard, S. (2007). Constraints Modeling for (Profiled) UML Models. In: Akehurst, D.H., Vogel, R., Paige, R.F. (eds) Model Driven Architecture- Foundations and Applications. ECMDA-FA 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4530. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72901-3_10
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