Slicing Techniques for UML Models.
Kevin Lano, Shekoufeh Kolahdouz-Rahimi · The Journal of Object Technology · 2011
This paper defines techniques for the slicing of UML models, that is, for the restriction of models to those parts which specify the properties and behaviour of a subset of the elements within them.The purpose of this restriction is to produce a smaller model which permits more effective analysis and comprehension than the complete model, and also to form a step in factoring of a model.We consider class diagrams, single state machines, and communicating sets of state machines.