Using UML state diagrams for visual modeling of business rules

Proceedings of the International Multiconference on Computer Science and Information Technology, IMCSIT 2008

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 189-194

  KuŁakowski, Konrad ^a   Nalepa, Grzegorz J ^a,b  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b JAN KOCHANOWSKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS RULES; GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION; GROWING MARKETS; STATE DIAGRAM; UML 2.0; VISUAL MODELING;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 70349421313     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMCSIT.2008.4747238     Document Type: Conference Paper

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