An Enumerative Variability Modelling Tool for Constructing Whole Software Product Families

Chen Qian and Kung-Kiu Lau
School of Computer Science
The University of Manchester
Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom, M13 9PL
Email: chen.qian,kung-kiu.lau@manchester.ac.uk

Abstract:

Constructing a product family requires the formulation
in problem space of a domain model (including a variability
model) and its implementation in solution space. Current Soft-
ware Product Line Engineering tools mostly aim to build an
‘assembly line’ for deriving one product at a time by assembling
domain artefacts according to the variability model. Therefore,
those tools support enumerative variability in problem space, but
parametric variability in solution space. In this paper, we present
a tool to model and implement enumerative variability in both
spaces, and hence construct a whole product family in one go.