Evolving XML Schemas and Documents Using UML Class Diagrams

  1. Domínguez, E. 1
  2. Lloret, J. 1
  3. Rubio, Á.L. 2
  4. Zapata, M.A. 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Zaragoza
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    Universidad de Zaragoza

    Zaragoza, España

    ROR https://ror.org/012a91z28

  2. 2 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

Revista:
Lecture Notes in Computer Science

ISSN: 0302-9743

Año de publicación: 2005

Volumen: 3588

Páginas: 343-352

Tipo: Artículo

SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-26844554069 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Resumen

The widespread use of XML brings new challenges for its integration into general software development processes. In particular, it is necessary to keep the consistency between different software artifacts and XML documents when evolution tasks are carried out. In this paper we present an approach to evolve XML schemas and documents conceptually modeled by means of UML class diagrams. Evolution primitives are issued on the UML class diagram and are automatically propagated down to the XML schema. The XML documents are also automatically modified to conform to the new XML schema. In this way, the consistency between the different artifacts involved is kept. This goal is achieved by using an intermediate component which reflects how the UML diagrams are translated into the XML schemas. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005.