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Title: Using NIAM to capture time dependencies in a domain of discourse

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OSTI ID:10162601

This paper addresses the issues surrounding the use of NIAM to capture time dependencies in a domain of discourse. The NIAM concepts that support capturing time dependencies are in the event and process portions of the NIAM metamodel, which are the portions most poorly supported by a well-established methodology. This lack of methodological support is a potentially serious handicap in any attempt to apply NIAM to a domain of discourse in which time dependencies are a central issue. However, the capability that NIAM provides for validating and verifying the elementary facts in the domain may reduce the magnitude of the event/process-specification task to a level at which it could be effectively handled even without strong methodological support.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
10162601
Report Number(s):
SAND-94-1615C; CONF-9408115-1; ON: DE94014183; BR: GB0103012
Resource Relation:
Conference: NIAM-ISDM 1994 conference,Albuquerque, NM (United States),24-26 Aug 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English