Model Management Systems vs. Model Driven Engineering: A Case Study

VERÓNICA A. BOLLATI; PAOLO ATZENI; ESPERANZA MARCOS MARTINEZ; JUAN MANUEL VARA

Riva del Garda

Simposio; Symposium on Applied Computing 2012 (SAC2012); 2012

ACM

Research in the field of Model-Driven Development follows two main approaches: Model Management System and Model-Driven Engineering. The former comes from the field of Databases whereas the latter has its roots in the Software Engineering community. In order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each one, this article presents a practical comparison between them. Specifically, we have compared MIDST and ATL, as representative technological solutions for Model Management System and Model-Driven Engineering respectively. To achieve that, we have implemented a case study based on the transformation of Entity-Relationship schemas into Object-Relational schemas. As a conclusion, we conclude that, although the use of MIDST is, in general, more complex, in data model domains, the benefits of its use compensate its complexity. However, in other domains, such as Service-Oriented, ATL can be more intuitive.