Constructive consistency checking for partial specification in Z

Boiten, Eerke and Derrick, John and Bowman, Howard and Steen, Maarten (1999) Constructive consistency checking for partial specification in Z. Science of Computer Programming, 35 (1). pp. 29-75. ISSN 0167-6423. (Full text available)

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Official URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-6423(99)00006-4

Abstract

Partial specification is a method of specifying complex systems in which the system is described by a collection of specifications, each approaching the system from a different viewpoint. The specification notation Z is often advocated as a suitable language for this style of specification. For collections of partial specifications to be meaningful, they need to be consistent, i.e. they should not impose contradictory requirements. This paper addresses how the consistency between partial specifications in Z can be checked, by constructing unifications, i.e. least common refinements, of viewpoint specifications.

Item Type:	Article
Additional information:	This paper is a significantly extended and slightly improved version of "Consistency and refinement for partial specification in Z" which was presented at FME'96. It has been accepted for publication in Science of Computer Programming.
Uncontrolled keywords:	viewpoints; refinement; Z; partial specification; consistency
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 75 Electronic computers. Computer science Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 76 Software, computer programming,
Divisions:	Faculties > Science Technology and Medical Studies > School of Computing
Depositing User:	M. Nasiriavanaki
Date Deposited:	11 Jul 2009 09:19
Last Modified:	12 May 2014 12:55
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/17100 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)