NDLI: Formalising ODP enterprise policies

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Steen, M.W.A. Derrick, J.
Copyright Year	1999
Description	Author affiliation: Comput. Lab., Kent Univ., Canterbury, UK (Steen, M.W.A.)
Abstract	The open distributed processing (ODP) standardisation initiative has led to a framework by which distributed systems can be modelled using a number of viewpoints. These include an enterprise viewpoint, which focuses on the objectives and policies of the enterprise that the system is meant to support. Although the ODP reference model provides abstract languages of relevant concepts, it does not prescribe particular techniques that are to be used in the individual viewpoints. In particular, there is a need to develop appropriate notations for ODP enterprise specification, in order to increase the applicability of the ODP framework. In this paper, we tackle this concern and develop a specification language to support the enterprise viewpoint. In doing so, we focus on the expression of enterprise policies that govern the behaviour of enterprise objects. The language we develop is a combination of structured English and simple predicate logic, and is built on top of the formal object-oriented specification language Object-Z. We illustrate its use with a case study that presents an enterprise specification of a library support system.
Starting Page	84
Ending Page	93
File Size	1149337
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780357841
DOI	10.1109/EDOC.1999.792052
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1999-09-27
Publisher Place	Germany
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Natural languages Object oriented modeling Logic Distributed processing Specification languages Libraries Laboratories Design methodology Formal languages
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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