MDA as Approach MDA as Approach to Manage to Manage

Variability in Variability in Software Product Software Product

FamiliesFamiliesSybren Deelstra, Marco Sybren Deelstra, Marco

Sinnema,Sinnema, Jilles van Gurp, Jan Jilles van Gurp, Jan Bosch,Bosch,

Software Engineering & Architecture Group, Software Engineering & Architecture Group,

University of Groningen, University of Groningen,

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MDAFA 2003

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OverviewOverview

What are Software Product What are Software Product Families?Families?

What is Variability?What is Variability? How does MDA relate to Software How does MDA relate to Software

Product Families and Variability?Product Families and Variability?

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Software Product Software Product FamiliesFamilies

Product Family Architecture Components

Products

Domain Engineering

Application Engineering

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VariabilityVariability

Provided through variation pointsProvided through variation points Two important aspects:Two important aspects:

Binding TimeBinding Time Realization MechanismRealization Mechanism

CommunicationProtocol

TCP UDP

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MDAMDA

PIM

Application forplatform A

Application forplatform B

Application forplatform C

PIM

PSM forplatform B

PSM forplatform A

PSM forplatform C

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Platform as variation Platform as variation pointpoint

PIM

Application forplatform A

Application forplatform B

Application forplatform C

ApplicationModel (PIM)

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Platform not the only variation Platform not the only variation pointpoint

ApplicationModel X

Appl. X forplatform A

Appl. X forplatform B

Appl. X forplatform C

ApplicationModel Y

Appl. Y forplatform A

Appl. Y forplatform B

Appl. Y forplatform C

Domain Model

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PFE in MDAPFE in MDADomain Engineering Application Engineering

Domain Model Application ModelDerive

TransformationDefinition

Asset Base Application

Transform

ation

Requirements

Target

Source

Uses

Uses

Uses

Uses

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-The End--The End-Any questions?Any questions?