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5 Conclusion
In this chapter, a proposal for linking GORE models and MDD approaches has
been presented. This linking is performed by means of a process that is oriented
to obtaining the mechanisms for automatic generation of MDD-oriented conceptual
models from GORE models. For the formulation of this process, existent standards
and technologies have been used, which facilitates the application of our proposal
to different MDD approaches. In addition, existent open-source tools, such as [ 5- 7] ,
can be used to implement the required metamodels and model transformations.
Nevertheless, it is very difficult to find requirement editors that support the stan-
dards that are considered in this proposal. For instance, we have not found an i ∗
editor that is compatible with the MOF specification or that supports modeling
extensions, in spite of this chapter shows the relevance of requirement technolo-
gies that provide extension facilities to obtain an appropriate linking with MDD
approaches. Hence, we believe that appropriate requirement modeling tools that are
aligned with the capabilities provided by the current standards and technologies for
the specification of modeling languages should be implemented.
We are currently working on the implementation of tools that provide patterns
and assistants to facilitate the application of the linking proposal. As future work,
we plan to offer a complete i ∗ metamodel, which can be used as reference for the
elaboration of open-source tools that are compatible with the MOF standard.
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