A TWO-LEVELED CLASSIFICATION AND RETRIEVAL TECHNIQUE FOR PROCESS PROGRAM REUSE

Abstract

This paper proposes a classification and retrieval technique for process program reuse, which is composed of a syntax and a semantic level processing. The syntax level uses the process features of: phase, paradigm, technique, standard, and application domain. The facet approach is applied here, in which each feature corresponds to a facet. Since no complicated computations are involved, this level is expected to be efficient. Regarding the semantic level, it uses the process program contents of: product, product component, exception, work assignment, tool, and role. They are organized into a semantic network for classification and retrieval. Since process program contents are used, this level is expected to be precise. It, however, may be inefficient, because complicated computations are involved. The proposed classification and retrieval technique uses the syntax level processing before the semantic level. Since most unreusable process programs are filtered out in the syntax level, the semantic level operates on relatively few process programs. Therefore, this technique is expected to be both efficient and precise.