Comparative study of MetaCASE tools under consistency and refinement*

Abstract

MetaCASE tools have emerged as an evolution of CASE technology, for the overcoming of limitations identified in CASE tools. MetaCASE tools have mechanisms for both creation and modification of metamodeling paradigms, in addition to constraints addition—useful in consistency checking or refinement transformations. In this paper, there was a comparative study done on five MetaCASE tools (AToM3, DOME, GME, MetaEdit+ and UN-MetaCASE), from two points of view: general features and capabilities for consistency checking and refinement transformations. We conclude with some comparative analysis of these tools.