Coupled vs decoupled user interaction environments in PSEEs

Author

Bandinelli, Sergio ; Nitto, Elisabetta Di ; Fuggetta, Alfonso ; Lavazza, Luigi

Author_Institution

CEFRIEL, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

fYear

1994

fDate

5-7 Oct 1994

Firstpage

50

Lastpage

52

Abstract

We discuss the relationship between the process modeling language (PML) paradigm and user interaction paradigm in a PSEE. On one side, the user interaction paradigm may strongly depend on the PML and its supporting environment. On the other side, it is related to the social context and the specific process in which it is used. A user interaction environment decoupled from the PML may be tailored to the specific user needs, without impacting on the PML concepts and on the PSEE architecture, On the other hand, a user interaction environment coupled with the PML does not require specific modeling work by the process modeler but binds the interaction paradigm to the process language paradigm. We characterize these two extreme alternatives and provide pros and cons for each of them

Keywords

computer aided software engineering; groupware; programming environments; software engineering; user interfaces; PSEEs; coupled user interaction environments; decoupled user interaction environments; process modeler; process modeling language paradigm; process-centred software engineering environments; social context; specific user needs; user interaction paradigm; Computer architecture; Environmental management; Industrial relations; Investments; Knowledge management; Maintenance engineering; Petri nets; Quality management; Software engineering; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Process Workshop, 1994. Proceedings., Ninth International

Conference_Location

Airlie, VA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-6770-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPW.1994.512761

Filename

512761