Tested Approach for Variability Management Enhancing in Software Product Line
Andrii Kolesnyk, О.А. Slabospitskaya · 2012
The paper declares a novel approach for the process enhancing of managing Variability – the ability of a software system or artefact in Software Product Line (PL) to be extended, changed, customized or configured for use in a specific context – with the proper quality characteristics to mitigate its current limitations. New Variability Model and Management Functions to process its element are proposed as this process Core. The model consistently represents variabilities both in PL structure and artefacts across all PL development stages and stakeholders’ viewpoints along with the dedicated assessment submodel. The functions compose separate actions as to variability into the single cycle like Doeming Plan-Do-Check-Act one where decisions should be rational. Presented successful Case Study purposes at the Core proposed testing along with the dedicated Configurator implemented in instrumental and technological complex just developed in the Institute of Software Systems of NAS.