Software systems no longer evolve as separate entities but are also integrated with each other. The purpose of integrating software systems can be to increase user-value or to decrease maintenance costs. Different approaches, one of which is software architectural analysis, can be used in the process of integration planning and design. This paper presents a case study in which three software sy...

In enterprise application development and other software construction projects, a critical success factor is to make sound architectural decisions. Text templates and tool support for capturing architectural decisions exist, but have failed to reach broad adoption so far. One of the inhibitors we perceived on large-scale industry projects is that architectural decision capturing is regarded as ...

ABSTRACT: The current article analyzes the inextricable and instrumental link between intangible religious heritage tangible heritage. More specifically, UNESCO’s nomination processes are examined in order to investigate evolution approach of national global institutions Rituals, architectural techniques constructions several dossiers towns used shed a light on problematic aspects. Among them, ...

Business-IT alignment for software specifications means that the specifications have to be aligned with business goals. In the SIKOSA research project, we developed the SIKOSA methodology which supports the integrated assurance of quality during the whole software development process. In the present work, we present these aspects of the SIKOSA methodology, which especially align specification d...

Model-driven Architecture (MDA) is a software architecture framework proposed by the Object Management Group OMG. MDA emphasises the importance of modelling in the architectural design of service-based software systems. Ontologies can enhance the modelling aspects here. We present ontology-based transformation and reasoning techniques for a layered, MDA-based modelling approach. Different ontol...

This report examined the technical aspects of a future ecosystem-ready software platform for the smart building domain. We analyzed the type of contributors that may exist in a smart building ecosystem, the quality attributes that those roles are concerned with, and the key functional attributes that the software platforms of future smart buildings should provide in order to make smart building...

Although there are many formal representations of architecture, actually determining what an architecture should be when systems are merged is largely based on context and human intuition. The goal of this paper is to find a mathematical model which supports this context and determines the architecture when the systems have been merged. A category of architectural models is presented, and the p...

This paper presents an approach of modeling variability of automotive system architectures using function nets, views and feature diagrams. A function net models an architecture hierarchically and views are used to omit parts of such a model to focus on certain functionalities. In combination with feature diagrams that describe valid variants, the concepts of feature and variant views are intro...

This practice will identify and prioritize the software attributes. Attributes are the quality characteristics of the software being tested. They are independent of the functional aspects, and primarily relate to the architectural structural aspects of a system. Attribute testing is complex and often avoided because it requires innovative testing techniques. However, many of the dissatisfaction...