On the Support of Automated Analysis Chains on Enterprise Models

Modeling Interactive Enterprise Architecture Visualizations: An Extended Architecture Description

“…With the aim of analyzing enterprise models, Ramos et al [13] describe automated analysis functions as part of the PRIMROSe approach. The authors use the definition of Benavides et al [14], which defines an analysis function as a function "for the extraction, manipulation and inference of data in models based on automated mechanisms".…”

“…The authors use the definition of Benavides et al [14], which defines an analysis function as a function "for the extraction, manipulation and inference of data in models based on automated mechanisms". In addition to a catalog of analysis functions identified by literature reviews [15], the authors define requirements to describe and concatenate individual functions [13]. The description of an analysis function includes, in addition to an algorithm to calculate something automatically, an input and an output metamodel.…”

“…In addition to a described procedure for the identification of optimization requirements (analysis pattern) or the targeted further development of an enterprise architecture (design pattern), the visualization of the respective facts for Hanschke also belongs to the description of a pattern. The patterns are described by a description language similar to the considerations of Ramos et al [13]. They contain concepts, properties and relations that are necessary to perform the pattern.…”

“…Furthermore, all techniques described are strongly related to visualizations that are the result of the technique. The goal of a technique is to support stakeholders in performing activities [13]. For this reason, it is important to align the techniques to the concerns of the stakeholders.…”

“…It is also necessary to clarify the Semantics Building Block, since Schweda only provides the textual description of semantics. Textual descriptions are suitable to define the semantics of metamodel concepts that already exist before executing a Technique in the sense of an input metamodel described by Ramos et al [13]. Depending on the degree of formalization, higher description forms, such as the operational form, may be used to describe the semantics of metamodel elements provided with the «edited» stereotype.…”