Visual Modeling Technique
Object Technology Using Visual Programming
Published on 18. November 1996
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-8053-2574-4 (ISBN)
Description
This ground-breaking book describes the Visual Modelling Technique (VMT), a comprehensive methodology that integrates visual programming into the object-oriented application development life cycle. VMT expands the life cycle significantly by adding to it the re-engineering of corporate business processes; in addition, the methodology captures the enterprise's business rules and uses them to augment the use-case construct in a very powerful way. The book shows how the visual programming paradigm, when supported by effective tools, becomes central to the productivity of object developers. The authors explain in a clear and systematic way how to use visual programming to efficiently perform real-world modelling and application construction from reusable software parts. VMT is a proven methodology that is used by many corporations in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The IBM Software Solutions Laboratories have selected VMT as the methodology of choice for the VisualAge for Smalltalk and C++ Developer Certification programs.
Highlights of Visual Modelling Technique: *Explains how to build object models by drawing knowledge from use-cases, domain descriptions, and problem statements. *Describes how to build both model and view components with visual programming. *Examines the design of distributed object applications with object request brokers and distributed languages. *Illustrates how to chart business processes and shows how to build enterprise architectures based on processes and objects. *Discusses the role of business rules in capturing requirements. *Presents the management issues to consider when transitioning to object technology. *Includes a real-life case study that is developed throughout the book and highlights all aspects of the VMT methodology. 0805325743B04062001
Highlights of Visual Modelling Technique: *Explains how to build object models by drawing knowledge from use-cases, domain descriptions, and problem statements. *Describes how to build both model and view components with visual programming. *Examines the design of distributed object applications with object request brokers and distributed languages. *Illustrates how to chart business processes and shows how to build enterprise architectures based on processes and objects. *Discusses the role of business rules in capturing requirements. *Presents the management issues to consider when transitioning to object technology. *Includes a real-life case study that is developed throughout the book and highlights all aspects of the VMT methodology. 0805325743B04062001
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Ill.d.
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 237 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
945 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8053-2574-4 (9780805325744)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Daniel Tkach is the Object Technology Consulting Practice Leaderof the IBM Consulting Group for IBM Latin America. He has extensiveexperience in managing information technology projects in largecorporations, and has led multiple object technology projectsboth in IBM and in client environments.
Walter Fang is a Senior Object Technology Consultant at the IBM International Technical Support Organization (ITSO), San Jose Center. Before joining the ITSO, he was an Information Technology Architect at the IBM Canada Client/Server Center, where he helped customers develop object-oriented client/server architectures and solutions.
Andrew So is the managing consultant leading the IBM Object Technology Practice in Greater China. He has worked with some of the world's largest organizations applying object technology in North America and Asia. He holds a patent on an Object-Oriented User Interface graphical method.
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Walter Fang is a Senior Object Technology Consultant at the IBM International Technical Support Organization (ITSO), San Jose Center. Before joining the ITSO, he was an Information Technology Architect at the IBM Canada Client/Server Center, where he helped customers develop object-oriented client/server architectures and solutions.
Andrew So is the managing consultant leading the IBM Object Technology Practice in Greater China. He has worked with some of the world's largest organizations applying object technology in North America and Asia. He holds a patent on an Object-Oriented User Interface graphical method.
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Content
(Each chapter concludes with "Summary".)I. VISUAL MODELING TECHNIQUE.
1. Introduction: Why VMT?
Contents of an Object Methodology.
Visual Programming.
Application Development Phases.
The Application Development Process.
Process Models and Methodologies.
Object Methodologies.
VMT: A Complementary Approach.
Summary.
2. The VMT Analysis Phase.
Modelling.
Object-Oriented Analysis.
Requirements Modelling.
Analysis Prototyping.
Building an Object Model.
The Model Dictionary.
Analyzing Object Responsibilities.
Dynamic Modeling.
Validating and Refining Analysis Models.
Summary.
3. Case Study: The Foreign Currency Exchange System - Analysis Phase.
Problem Statement.
Project Iterations.
Analysis.
Object Modelling.
Model Dictionary.
Initial CRC Cards.
Dynamic Model.
Summary.
4. Object Persistence Using Relational Databases.
Persistent Objects.
Basic Concepts of Relational Databases.
Mapping Objects to Relational Schemas.
Object Identifiers.
Mapping Object Classes to Tables.
Mapping Associations and Aggregations to Tables.
Mapping Generalizations to Tables.
Performance Considerations.
Summary.
5. The VMT Design Phase.
System Design.
Object Design.
Object Persistence Design.
Database Access Design.
Summary.
6. Implementation with VMT: From Model to Code.
The VisualAge Development Environment.
The Mapping Process.
Programming by Contract: Building Software from Parts.
Developing a GUI with Visual Components.
Summary.
7. Case Study: Designing the Foreign Currency Exchange System.
System Design.
Object Design.
Design Decisions and Implementation Strategies.
Designing for Object Persistence Using a Relational Database.
Refining the Object Model Using Design Patterns.
Summary.
II. VMT AND DISTRIBUTED OBJECTS.
8. Object Technology and Distributed Systems.
Distributed Systems.
Approaches to Building Distributed Systems.
Challenges in Building Distributed Systems.
Data and Function Placement.
Distributed Object Computing.
Distributed Object Applications.
Summary.
9. Designing Distributed Object Applications with VMT.
System Design.
Object Design.
Object Persistence Design.
Summary.
10. Case Study: Extending the FCE System with Distributed Objects.
Distributed FCE Application Scenarios.
Design Considerations.
Application Development Iterations.
Case Study: The FCE Application in a Distributed Object Environment.
Design.
Designing the Customer Management Application Using DSOM.
Designing the Currency Management Application Using the VisualAge Distributed Feature.
Summary.
III. MANAGEMENT ASPECTS.
11. Managing Object-Oriented Development Projects.
VMT and Development Process Models.
Prototyping.
Rapid Application Development.
Supportive Development Environments.
Development Approaches for Object-Oriented Projects.
Staffing and Training.
Estimating Project Cost and Duration.
The Transition to Object-Oriented Technology.
Summary.
12. Testing and Documentation.
Testing in Object-Oriented Development.
Documentation.
Summary.
IV. BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING AND OBJECT TECHNOLOGY.
13. Business Process Reengineering.
The LOVEM Approach for Process Mapping.
Line of Visibility Charts.
The Family of Line of Visibility Charts.
Processes.
Process Path Management.
Levels of Complexity and Levels of Detail.
Comparison of Logical and Physical Representations.
Views of a Business.
Summary.
14. Integrating Business Process Reengineering with Object-Oriented Modelling.
Object-Oriented Modeling in the BPR Cycle.
An Integrated Approach Using LOVEM and VMT.
Use Cases and JLOVCs.
Business Engineering Enabled by Process Visualization.
Forward Reengineering Methods with PLOVCs, JLOVCs, and Use Cases.
Identifying Business Objects.
Enterprise Modeling.
Industry Architectures.
Components of Industry and Implementation Models.
Charting Industry Architectures Using Objects.
Further Trends in Integration.
Summary.
15. Augmenting VMT Requirements Modeling with Business Rules.
Requirements.
Business Rules in Reengineering.
Visual Modeling of Requirements with Business Rules.
Business Rules and Reuse.
Summary.
16. Conclusion: Trends And Perspectives.
Appendix A. FCE Specifications.
Appendix B. FCE Implementation Details.
Appendix C. The Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA).
Appendix D. The System Object Model (SOM).
Appendix E. IBM Distributed Smalltalk Technology.
Bibliography.
Index. 0805325743T04062001
1. Introduction: Why VMT?
Contents of an Object Methodology.
Visual Programming.
Application Development Phases.
The Application Development Process.
Process Models and Methodologies.
Object Methodologies.
VMT: A Complementary Approach.
Summary.
2. The VMT Analysis Phase.
Modelling.
Object-Oriented Analysis.
Requirements Modelling.
Analysis Prototyping.
Building an Object Model.
The Model Dictionary.
Analyzing Object Responsibilities.
Dynamic Modeling.
Validating and Refining Analysis Models.
Summary.
3. Case Study: The Foreign Currency Exchange System - Analysis Phase.
Problem Statement.
Project Iterations.
Analysis.
Object Modelling.
Model Dictionary.
Initial CRC Cards.
Dynamic Model.
Summary.
4. Object Persistence Using Relational Databases.
Persistent Objects.
Basic Concepts of Relational Databases.
Mapping Objects to Relational Schemas.
Object Identifiers.
Mapping Object Classes to Tables.
Mapping Associations and Aggregations to Tables.
Mapping Generalizations to Tables.
Performance Considerations.
Summary.
5. The VMT Design Phase.
System Design.
Object Design.
Object Persistence Design.
Database Access Design.
Summary.
6. Implementation with VMT: From Model to Code.
The VisualAge Development Environment.
The Mapping Process.
Programming by Contract: Building Software from Parts.
Developing a GUI with Visual Components.
Summary.
7. Case Study: Designing the Foreign Currency Exchange System.
System Design.
Object Design.
Design Decisions and Implementation Strategies.
Designing for Object Persistence Using a Relational Database.
Refining the Object Model Using Design Patterns.
Summary.
II. VMT AND DISTRIBUTED OBJECTS.
8. Object Technology and Distributed Systems.
Distributed Systems.
Approaches to Building Distributed Systems.
Challenges in Building Distributed Systems.
Data and Function Placement.
Distributed Object Computing.
Distributed Object Applications.
Summary.
9. Designing Distributed Object Applications with VMT.
System Design.
Object Design.
Object Persistence Design.
Summary.
10. Case Study: Extending the FCE System with Distributed Objects.
Distributed FCE Application Scenarios.
Design Considerations.
Application Development Iterations.
Case Study: The FCE Application in a Distributed Object Environment.
Design.
Designing the Customer Management Application Using DSOM.
Designing the Currency Management Application Using the VisualAge Distributed Feature.
Summary.
III. MANAGEMENT ASPECTS.
11. Managing Object-Oriented Development Projects.
VMT and Development Process Models.
Prototyping.
Rapid Application Development.
Supportive Development Environments.
Development Approaches for Object-Oriented Projects.
Staffing and Training.
Estimating Project Cost and Duration.
The Transition to Object-Oriented Technology.
Summary.
12. Testing and Documentation.
Testing in Object-Oriented Development.
Documentation.
Summary.
IV. BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING AND OBJECT TECHNOLOGY.
13. Business Process Reengineering.
The LOVEM Approach for Process Mapping.
Line of Visibility Charts.
The Family of Line of Visibility Charts.
Processes.
Process Path Management.
Levels of Complexity and Levels of Detail.
Comparison of Logical and Physical Representations.
Views of a Business.
Summary.
14. Integrating Business Process Reengineering with Object-Oriented Modelling.
Object-Oriented Modeling in the BPR Cycle.
An Integrated Approach Using LOVEM and VMT.
Use Cases and JLOVCs.
Business Engineering Enabled by Process Visualization.
Forward Reengineering Methods with PLOVCs, JLOVCs, and Use Cases.
Identifying Business Objects.
Enterprise Modeling.
Industry Architectures.
Components of Industry and Implementation Models.
Charting Industry Architectures Using Objects.
Further Trends in Integration.
Summary.
15. Augmenting VMT Requirements Modeling with Business Rules.
Requirements.
Business Rules in Reengineering.
Visual Modeling of Requirements with Business Rules.
Business Rules and Reuse.
Summary.
16. Conclusion: Trends And Perspectives.
Appendix A. FCE Specifications.
Appendix B. FCE Implementation Details.
Appendix C. The Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA).
Appendix D. The System Object Model (SOM).
Appendix E. IBM Distributed Smalltalk Technology.
Bibliography.
Index. 0805325743T04062001