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Method Chunks for Interoperability

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Conceptual Modeling - ER 2006 (ER 2006)

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Interoperability is a key property of enterprise applications, which is hard to achieve due to the large number of interoperating components and semantic heterogeneity. Platform-based approaches such as service-oriented architectures address the technical integration of systems. However, a deep integration needs to cover the whole lifecycle of the interoperable system. We propose method engineering as a means for encoding situated knowledge about achieving interoperability in the form of method chunks. We analysed the field of interoperability for enterprise applications and propose that a tool modelling the business- and ICT-related choices in the form of method chunks is needed for a knowledge-based solution of interoperability problems. An industrial case is included to back our claims.

This research has been carried out within the INTEROP Network of Excellence (Contract N° IST-508011) and supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (N° 200021-103826).

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Ralyté, J., Backlund, P., Kühn, H., Jeusfeld, M.A. (2006). Method Chunks for Interoperability. In: Embley, D.W., Olivé, A., Ram, S. (eds) Conceptual Modeling - ER 2006. ER 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4215. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11901181_26

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