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A black box specification process useful for the requirements analysis phase of object-oriented methods is presented. It provides a notation for structuring the description of a system’s external behavior as input-output traces using process algebra and entities from the Jackson System Development method. Such a notation allows black box specifications to be an acceptablesubstitute or supplement for use cases, scenarios, and interaction diagrams. The specification process is divided into four phases - declaration of input and output spaces, specification of entities composing the system, definition of constraints on well-formed input sequences, and specification of input-output behavior.
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Frappier, M., St-Denis, R. (1999). Combining JSD and Cleanroom for Object-Oriented Scenario Specification. In: Kilov, H., Rumpe, B., Simmonds, I. (eds) Behavioral Specifications of Businesses and Systems. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 523. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5229-1_5
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