A Language-independent Model Query Tool

Delfmann Patrick, Dietrich Hanns-Alexander, Havel Jean-Marie, Steinhorst Matthias

Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed

Abstract

This paper introduces a prototype implementing visual graph-based model query language. Querying models refers to identifying particular fragments in the model that comply with a predefined pattern query. The language takes advantage of the fact that models of any type and modelling language can conceptually be represented as a labeled graph. As a consequence the query language remains flexible and is not restricted to specific model types or languages. The language supports topologically exact as well as similar pattern matching and includes additional constraints and attributes in the matching process. In doing so, the language is applicable to many different analysis tasks. Following the design science approach we develop and demonstrate a prototype of such a language which allows for visually defining a pattern query and visually representing the results of the pattern matching process.

Details about the publication

Editors: Tremblay Monica Chiarini, Van der Meer Debra, Rothenberger Marcus, Gupta Ashish, Yoon Victoria

Book title: Advancing the Impact of Design Science: Moving from Theory to Practice

Page range: 453-457

Publisher: Springer

Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg

Title of series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (ISSN: 0302-9743)

Volume of series: 8463

Status: Published

Release year: 2014

Language in which the publication is written: English

Conference: Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technologies (DESRIST) 2014, Miami, Florida, USA

ISBN: 978-3-319-06700-1

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-06701-8_44

Authors from the University of Münster

Delfmann, Carsten Patrick	Chair of Information Systems and Information Management (IS)
Dietrich, Hanns-Alexander	Chair of Information Systems and Information Management (IS)
Havel, Jean-Marie	Chair of Information Systems and Information Management (IS)
Steinhorst, Matthias	Chair of Information Systems and Information Management (IS)

Projects the publication originates from

Business Process Compliance Management in the Financial Sector (ProCom)

Duration: 01/09/2012 - 31/08/2014

Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme

Type of project: Individual project

Promotionen, aus denen die Publikation resultiert

Graph-based Conceptual Model Analysis - Design, Implementation, Demonstration and Evaluation of Model Query Languages
Candidate: Dietrich, Hanns-Alexander | Supervisors: Becker, Jörg; Kuchen, Herbert
Period of time: 01/07/2010 - 09/07/2014
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster