Using Goal-Models to Analyze Variability

On our ongoing research on variability analysis, two major drawbacks have been identified: a) the lack of an effective tracing from the rationale to the selected variant, and b) the lack of an effective support to decide what variability should be implemented. In order to perform variability analysis we propose to combine goal-oriented requirements strategies with the concept of early aspects. This paper aims to contribute to the general discussion of variability, in particular variability analysis. We stress some of our initial findings on a meta-model to handle the amalgamation of a goals network with the concept of early aspect. We discuss some of the problems we are facing and the possible ways of addressing them.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: VAMOS
• Authors: Bruno González-Baixauli, Miguel A. Laguna, Julio Cesar Sampaio do Prado Leite
• Keywords: Early Aspect, Particular Variability Analysis, VAMOS 2007, Variability Analysis