A repository-based framework for evolutionary software development
Martine Devos · 1998
This paper describes a framework developed to support the Argo administration. Argo is a semi-government organization managing several hundred public schools. It uses this framework to develop its applications, which share a common business model, and require database, electronic document, workflow and Internet functionality. The framework is based on a repository in two ways. First, it consists of a set of tools for managing a repository of documents, data and processes, including their history and status. These tools enable users to select applications, enter and view data, query the repository, access the thesaurus and manage electronic documents, workflow processes, and task assignments. More importantly, the framework behavior is driven by the repository. The repository captures formal and informal knowledge of the business model. None of the business model is hard coded. The tools consult the repository at runtime. End-users can change the behavior of the system by using high-le...