A model-driven traceability framework for software product lines

Software and Systems Modeling

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 427-451

  Anquetil, Nicolas ^a   Kulesza, Uirá ^b   Mitschke, Ralf ^c   Moreira, Ana ^b   Royer, Jean Claude ^a   Rummler, Andreas ^d   Sousa, André ^b  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d SAP RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Model driven engineering; Software product line; Traceability

Indexed keywords

CORE ASSET; MANAGEMENT OPERATION; META MODEL; MODEL-DRIVEN; MODEL-DRIVEN ENGINEERING; QUALITY OF SOFTWARES; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINE; SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINES; SOFTWARE PRODUCTS; TARGET APPLICATION; TIME TO MARKET; TRACEABILITY; TRACEABILITY LINKS;

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; VISUALIZATION;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 77956267975     PISSN: 16191366     EISSN: 16191374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10270-009-0120-9     Document Type: Article

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