• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.1291-1299
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• 2012

UML is a semantically rich language, but it is difficult to ensure consistency of the diagrams you have written. Therefore, in this paper, we propose cross checking rules to improve consistency between UML diagrams, especially between UML static diagram and dynamic diagram. We use metamodels in order to more clearly reflect interactions of UML elements in the checking rules and use OCL(Object Constraint Language) to accurately represent the checking rules. By comparing with the well-formedness rules of UML specification, we focus on consistency of UML diagrams. And we derive metamodels of static diagram and dynamic diagram, analysis the relationships of UML diagrams and finally, we test the usability of derived rules through a case study.

• Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.11-18
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• 2011

A mobile agent system is the most common software paradigm for distributed applications. A software development model to develop efficiently for these systems is needed. Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a widely used software development model to develop a system for Visualizing, Specifying, Constructing, Documenting. However, UML can not describe in explicit way the necessary mobility of the mobile agent-based software systems. In this paper, the interaction diagrams of UML (sequence diagrams and communication diagrams) are extended and used to express the mobility of the mobile agents in three ways. For a case study, we applied the extended diagrams to a distributed file searching using mobile agents, and showed these diagrams can describe the mobility very well.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.23 no.12
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• pp.1588-1595
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• 2019

This paper presents the technique on structuring information of the diagram repository for UML diagrams. Because object interactions are the body of object-oriented programming, this paper handles especially the sequence diagrams and class diagrams among UML diagrams. Based on class diagrams, sequence diagrams represent the procedure of object interactions in run-time and then the corresponding codes are generated from the contents of those sequence diagrams. To do this work, this paper presents a method to construct the information repository for generating code from the contents of sequence diagrams. This paper classifies the five message types of sequence diagrams and then extracts the needed information including items and values on the corresponding message types for constructing message repositories. Because sequence diagram is composed of messages included, the final repository is constructed by collecting each of structured repositories on messages sequentially.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.290-297
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• 2000

For verifying consistency and completeness of some UML diagrams as a representative of the graphic notations for object-oriented designs, we first give an analysis of some UML diagrams and apply simple ER model to the UML diagrams. Next, we formally define this graphical representation as a set of sets and a set of functions. According to the semantics of these functions, we derive a set of rules to assure the consistency and completeness of this graphical representation. These rules will be included with a CASE tool, which possesses both the diagramming facility and the consistency and completeness checking capability.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartD
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• v.10D no.6
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• pp.971-982
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• 2003

The consistency of UML diagrams is a nature for checking whether diagrams are coherently designed with only one requirements and the correctness of UML Diagrams, especially it uses OCL(Object Constraint Language) which is standard constraint language in UML. Firstly we devise metamodels that are described with conponent and relationships, then we derive verification rules from each matamodels for verifying correctness and consistency, and then we formally specify the rules with OCL for automatic verification. Finally we verify the rules with USE TOOL.

• Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications
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• v.30 no.12
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• pp.1158-1171
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• 2003

The UML is a widely accepted standard in object-oriented modeling. As the UML is semantically rich, we can describe in detail the system that will be developed, but we cannot guarantee the correctness and consistency of the designed model. Therefore, it is important to minimize the error by verifying user models in an early stage. In this paper, we propose a method for verifying the consistency of UML structural diagrams and behavioral diagrams using OCL verification rules and meta-metamodel. The consistency is a nature for checking whether the structural diagrams and behavioral diagrams are coherently designed according to a specific requirement. First we build meta-metamodels of the structural diagram and behavioral diagram that are described with the UML diagrams and the related elements, we derive rules for verifying the consistency from each meta-metamodels, and then formally specify with the language such as OCL for automatic verification. Finally, we verify the usefulness of the rule through a case study.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.261-267
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• 2011

One of powerful software paradigms for distributed systems is a mobile agent system. Since the usage of mobile agent systems is increased, a software development model to construct softwares efficiently for these systems is needed. Currently, UML is a widely used software development model. However, existing UML can not describe the necessary mobility of the mobile agent based software systems in explicit way. In this paper, the interaction diagrams of UML(sequence diagrams and communication diagrams) are extended and used to express the mobility of the mobile agents including the functions of platforms of mobile agent systems in three ways. For a case study, we applied the extended diagrams to a distributed file searching using mobile agents, and we confirmed these diagrams can describe the function and mobility of mobile agents very well.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.26 no.10
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• pp.1509-1516
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• 2022

This paper presents a method to generate a model of the code implementation for UML state diagrams. First, it promotes the states of a state machine into objects, and then it structures the behavior model on the mechanism of a state diagram based on State design pattern. Then, it establishes the rules of generating the code implementation, and using the rules, the Java code mode is generated for the implementations of State Diagrams in Java syntax grammar. In addition, Structuring the information of the code model is necessary for generating Java code automatically. The meta information is composed of Meta-Class Model and Meta-Behavior Model, on which we could construct the automatic code generating engine for UML State Diagrams. The implementation model generation method presented in this paper could be used as a stand-alone engine, or included and integrated as a module in the UML tools.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.1180-1186
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• 2011

For verifying consistency and completeness of some UML diagrams as a representative of a graphical notations for object-oriented designs, I first give an analysis of some UML diagrams and apply some verifying rules to the UML diagrams. In this paper, I design effective verifying system which possesses both diagramming facility and the consistency and completeness checking capability. The verifying system uses a set of frames to represent internal diagramming information.

• Journal of KIISE:Computing Practices and Letters
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.657-668
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• 2002

Software life cycle consists of requirement analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance phases, and the product of each phase has various format. The UML normalizes such products, and the class diagram, use case diagram, activity diagram and collaboration diagram are usually used for the requirement analysis phase. Because most of UML development tools store such diagrams in a file, there nay be some difficulties of information retrieval and co-work among users. To cope with the difficulties, this paper proposes a database supported methodology to store and manage the diagrams produced by the requirement analysis. In this methodology, the constituents of class, use case, activity and collaboration diagram are first analyzed and then transformed in the form of relational fables. The constituents of such diagrams are stored as tables in a database, and can be easily retrieved from the database by using some queries. This database supported methodology provides the concurrent sharing and high reuse of diagrams.