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With our publications we cover the most diverse research areas that arise in the field of man, task and technology. In addition to traditional Business Information Systems topics such as knowledge management and business process management, you will also find articles on current topics such as blended learning, cloud computing or smart grids. Use this overview to get an impression of the range and possibilities of research in Business Information Systems at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

IT Infrastructure Modeling Language (ITML): A DSML for Supporting IT Management

Type of Publication: Research report

IT Infrastructure Modeling Language (ITML): A DSML for Supporting IT Management - ICB Research Report

Author(s):
Frank, Ulrich; Kaczmarek-Heß, Monika; De Kinderen, Sybren
Number of Report or Contribution:
72
Location(s):
Essen
Publication Date:
2021
ISSN:
1866‐5101
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):
doi:10.17185/duepublico/75252
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Abstract

Inthisresearchreport,wepresentanewversionofITModelingLanguage(ITML).Itis
integratedwiththefamilyofDomain-SpecificModelingLanguages(DSMLs)thatarepart
ofMulti-PerspectiveEnterpriseModeling(MEMO).Thedesignofthelanguagefolloweda
provenmethod.Itprovidesforanalysingrequirementsbasedontheanalysisofpossibleuse
scenarios.TheITMLwasspecifiedwiththemetamodelinglanguageMEMOMML.Duetothe
considerablesizeofthemetamodel,itspresentationissplitintoseveralpartialmetamodels,
whicharedescribedatalevelofdetailthatisrequiredfortheimplementationofthelanguage
withinamodelingtool.Thepresentationofthemetamodelissupplementedbydiscussionsof
designconflictsandrelateddecisions.Inadditiontotheabstractsyntaxandsemantics,which
arerepresentedbythemetamodel,wealsoproposeaconcretesyntax,whichwasdesigned
withthesupportofagraphicdesigner.Finally,wealsoprovideashortdiscussionofprincipal
limitationsofconventionalmetamodelingaswellasanoutlookonourfutureresearch.
Keywords:ITmanagement,enterprisemodeling,ITinfrastructure,ITML,MEMO,multi-level
modeling.