An integrated object-oriented analysis and design method emphasizing entity/class relationship and operation finding

Abstract

This paper presents an object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD) method that integrates analysis and design phases based on entity and class relationships. This method concentrates on establishing relationships between entities and between classes and on representing and refining the relationships. In describing the system's behavior, this method provides modified event trace diagrams and a textual document to capture the interactions among operations within the classes. It also provides uniform notations and specific procedures in order to identify classes, objects, attributes, and operations.