Affiliation: | aDepartment of Computer Science, Sogang University, Sinsu-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul 121-742, Republic of Korea bDepartment of Decision and Information Sciences, School of Business Administration, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA cLG Electronics Inc., 533 Hogye-dong, Dongan-gu, Anyang-shi, Kyongki-do 431-749, Republic of Korea |
Abstract: | The product line approach is recognized as a successful approach to reuse in software development. However, in many cases, it has resulted in interactions between requirements and/or features. Interaction detection, especially conflict detection between requirements has become more challenging. Thus, detecting conflicts between requirements is essential for successful product line development. Formal methods have been proposed to address this problem, however, they are hard to understand by non-experts and are limited to restricted domains. In addition, there is no overall process that covers all the steps for managing conflicts. We propose an approach for systematically identifying and managing requirements conflicts, which is based on requirements partition in natural language and supported by a tool. To demonstrate its feasibility, the proposed approach has been applied to the home integration system (HIS) domain and the results are discussed. |