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Applying the UML to Enhance Quality of Web Services

OMG Workshop

Success Through Practical Discipline

Presented By: Bhuvan Unhelkar, PhD, FACS

Profile: www.unhelkar.com bhuvan@cit.uws.edu.au +61 (0) 413-821-454

Agenda
!Introduction !Quality-Modelling Context !Positioning the UML for Web-Services !The Three Modeling Spaces:
!Problem, Solution and Background

!Quality Checks: Syntax, Semantics and Aesthetics !Examples with some UML diagrams in each of the Modeling Spaces
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Presenter Profile
! Bhuvan UNHELKAR (BE, MDBA, MSc, PhD) ! University of Western Sydney ! Principal of MethodScience.com ! Author of 5 Books ! Detailed Profile on: www.unhelkar.com
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Quality in Web Services: Context..

! Understanding Elusive Software Quality ! Additional Issues in Web Services
! Packaging of Web-service Offerings Registering of Web-Services (Standardization) Creation of Sufficient momentum at Cluster/Industry Level
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Quality in Web Services: Context

Primary roles operating in a slice of the triangle. Relevant quality roles such as Tester and Auditor will accompany the primary roles.

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Quality Environment

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Management Process Quality Model Quality

Te ch no log y

Code Quality Data Quality

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Quality in Web-Services: Further

! Quality of Models
! Creation and Packing of Services

! ! ! !

Testing of Services Registration of Services (Yellow Pages) Maintenance of Services Security as Ongoing Initiative

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Basics of Internet Systems

Internet

Actor

Client

Server

The Internet Replaces the Physical (Secured and dedicated) connection of a Client-Server Architecture by an Internet Cloud.
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Web-Service Basics
Major Ingredients of a Web-based System
Hypertext Markup Language HTML
Scripts

Infrastructure
CORBA, IIOP

Browsers
Graphics, Multimedia

Client Machines Java XML

eXtended Markup Language

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Servers & Databases

The UML: Not a Process, Not a Tool, Just excellent and standard Modelling Technique

Quality Software Process

A Software Process

XP RUP AM QSP

(standard set of (standard set of notations and diagrams; notations and diagrams; CASE tool support) CASE tool support)

UML UML

OPEN
Other Processes
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The three major modeling spaces

ANALYSIS

DESIGN + CODE

ARC HIT ECT URE

SOLUTION TO REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS

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Primary UML Diagrams in MOPS

Customer
< <b u sine s s> > Ad d s C lie n tD e ta ils

Account

AcceptHomeInsur anceProposal

A1 0 -Ac c o u n t E xe c u tiv e

A2 0 -C lie n t

< <b u sine s s> > C h a n g e s C lie n tD e ta ils

ValidateProposal Details

Obtain Underwriter Approval

Saving

Cheque

Use Case Diagrams

CoverRejected

Activity Diagrams
John : Client L101 : Loans

detailsValid CoverCommences

Class Diagrams (Domain Model)

This state chart diagram describes the various states in which the Client can be.

RegisterforLoan
Business Logic Database Current paysPremiumInstalment( amount )

PolicyHolder GUI makesClaim( claimAmount )[ accident ] Claimant

Package Diagrams Sequence Diagrams State Chart Diagrams

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Primary UML Diagrams in MOSS

P o lic y
3 : d is p la yF o rm ( ) 7 : v a lid a te C la im

< < id > > P o lic yId e n tifie r : In te g e r = 0 0 < < d a ta > > Am o u n tIn s u re d : C u rre n c y = 0 0 < < d a ta > > S ta rtD a te : D a te = 0 1 / 0 7 / 1 9 8 4 < < d a ta > > F in is h D a te : D a te = 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 < < d a ta > > P re m iu m Am o u n t : C u rre n c y = 5 0 0 0 < < fla g > > S ta tu s : B yte = 0 < < b u s in e s s > > g e tAm o u n tIn s u re d (P o lic y Id e n tifie r : P o lic y) : B o o le a n < < b u s in e ss > > s e tS ta rtD a te (P o lic y Id e n tif ie r : In t e g e r, S ta rtD a te : D a te ) : B o o le a n < < b u s in e s s > > s e tF in is h D a te () : B o o le a n < < b u s in e ss > > c a lc P re m iu m ( P o lic yId e n tifie r : I n te g e r, P re m iu m Am o u n t : B o o le a n ) : B o o le a n
1 : s ub m it sC la im D e ta ils ( ) : A 1 0 -Ac c o u n t E xe c u tiv e 6 : g e tC la im T yp e D e s c r( ) 8 : C re a te C la im R e c o rd ( )

U n d e rw rite rD e ta ils n a m e O fU n d e rw rite r u n d e rw rite rT yp e g e tU n d e rw rite rT yp e () o b ta in U n d e rw rite rAp p ro v a l()

2 : s ta rtC la im ( ) 4 : s u b m itC la im ( ) a F o rm : C la im _ F o rm 9 : b e e pSu c c e ss( ) 5 : C re a te C la im ( ) : C la im

: C la im _ T a b le : A 2 0 -C lie n t

P o lic y-Life C o v e r

: C la im T yp e

P o lic y-H o m e In s u ra n c e

b a s ic In te rn a lVa lid a tio n () P li C ()

: A2 1 -In te rn e tC lie n t : P o lic y-H o m e In s u ra n c e

Class Diagram (Advanced)

1 : g e tAm o u n tIn s u re d (P o lic yId e n tifie r : P o lic y)

Collaboration Diagram

This state chart diagram describes the various states in which the Client can be.

A/c C1001
Current

Sequence Diagram (Advanced)

Cust101 A/c D202

paysPremiumInstalment( amount )

PolicyHolder

makesClaim( claimAmount )[ accident ]

A/c C3003

Claimant

Object Diagram

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Primary UML Diagrams in MOBS

< < e n tity> > P e rs o n N a me S u rn a m e D a te O fB irth P hone < < d a ta b a s e > > c re a te P e rs o n () a d d N a m e () a d d D a te O fB irth () c h a n g e P e rs o n () c a lc u la te Ag e () g e tP e rs o n D e ta ils ()
Insurance Database Server SQL Server <<LAN>>

< < T a b le > > P e rs o n D e ta ils T a b le

Web Application Server Printer RegionalServer.exe <<VPN>> <<VPN>>

1, Suburban Branch Client Machine

324, Station Branch Client Machine

Class Diagrams (Advance Database)

InsuranceClient.exe
C lie n t (fro m U s e C a s e Vie w )

InsuranceClient.exe

v a lid a te C lie n tD e ta ils ()

Deployment Diagrams

P o lic yF o rm

P o lic yC o n tro l

B u s in e s s Lo g ic

Robustness Diagrams

D a ta b a s e
P o lic y-H o me In s u ra n c e

< < m id d le w a re > > CO M

b a s ic In te rn a lVa lid a tio n () P li C ()

GUI

Account

Tax

Component Diagrams

Package Diagrams (Advanced)

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MOBS Background Space Modeling and Quality of Web Services

! Creation of Packages ! Modeling System Architecture:
! Detailed consideration to Components ! Use of Design Patterns ! Use of Reusable In-house Patterns

! Considering Deployment
! Hardware and Operating System related issues ! Bandwidth and Security

! Registration of Services
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UML and Quality: Syntax, Semantics, Aesthetics

(Based on Unhelkar, 2003, Process QA for UML-based Projects, Addison-Wesley, Boston)

Aesthetics Semantics
Region of concrete skills: knowledge helps.

Region of abstract skills: experience helps.

Syntax

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MOPS Problem Space Modeling and Quality of Web Services

Aesthetics: Web Processes are in Balance especially with the infrastructure Number of Activities & Swimlanes Number of Diagrams representing Services

AcceptHomeInsur anceProposal

ValidateProposal Details

Obtain Underwriter Approval

Activity Diagrams

CoverRejected

Semantics: Meaning understood by Business of the daigram Parallel processes, Decision points

detailsValid CoverCommences

Syntax: Dependencies of Activities Start and End points

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MOSS Solution Space Modeling and Quality of Web Services

Aesthetics: Number of Classes, relationships Cohesiveness of Classes on a diagram Semantics: Internal processes computed Interface of Services offered (Methods) Registration of Methods Syntax: Naming of Class, Methods, Attributes Typing as per Language/DB
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Policy <<id>> PolicyIdentifier : Integer = 00 <<data>> A ountInsured : Currency = 00 m <<data>> StartDate : Date = 01/07/1984 <<data>> FinishDate : Date = 00/00/0000 <<data>> Prem A ount : Currency = 5000 ium m <<flag>> Status : Byte = 0 <<business>> getA ountInsured(PolicyIdentifier : Policy) : Boolean m <<business>>setStartDate(PolicyIdentifi r: Integer, StartDate : Date) : Boolean e <<business>> setFinishDate() : Boolean <<business>>calcPrem (PolicyIdentifier : Integer, Prem A ount : Boolean) : Boolean ium ium m UnderwriterDetails nam eOfUnderwriter underwriterType getUnderwriterType() obtainUnderwriterA pproval()

Class Diagram (Advanced)

Policy-LifeCover Policy-Hom eInsurance

basicInternalV alidation() P li C ()

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MOBS Background Space Modeling and Quality of Web Services

Aesthetics: Size and Cohesiveness of Package Coupling between Packages Semantics: Business Concept Represented Relationship with Language / DB packages Syntax: Notation, Interface Direction of Message flow

B u s in e s s Lo g ic D a ta b a s e < < m id d le w a re > > CO M

GUI

Package Diagrams (Advanced)

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Standards and Regos:

! www.uddi.org ! www.omg.org

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Conclusions & Future Directions

! Web Services Modeling Requires UML ! Application to Mobile Internet ! Standardization is Key to Availability and Use

Do you see what I see?

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