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Both EPMM and EPDL support modelling and describing software evolution processes. In this chapter, the framework of software evolution processes defined by EPMM and EPDL is discussed. The framework is a combination of both hierarchical and an object-oriented frameworks. Firstly, a software evolution process forms a four-level framework: the global level, the process level, the activity level and the task level. Each level possesses specific structures and needs different modelling methods. In addition, according to the characteristics of models at different levels, a top-down spiral meta-process with six steps for modelling software evolution processes is proposed. In order to effectively support the meta-process, several guidelines for constructing evolution process models are presented. Furthermore, a procedure for modelling software evolution processes at the global level is developed. Finally, the relationship between descriptions and models of software evolution processes is also discussed.
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Li, T. (2008). Framework of Software Evolution Processes. In: An Approach to Modelling Software Evolution Processes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79464-6_6
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