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Abstract
Feature model-based configuration involves selecting desired features from a collection of features (called a feature model) that satisfy pre-defined constraints. Configurator development can be performed by different stakeholders with distinct skills and interests, who could also be non-IT domain experts with limited technical understanding and programming experience. In this context, a simple configuration framework is required to facilitate non-IT stakeholders’ participation in configurator development processes. In this paper, we develop a so-called tool Fm2ExConf that enables stakeholders to represent configuration knowledge as an executable representation in Microsoft Excel. Our tool supports the conversion of a feature model into an Excel-based configurator, which is performed in two steps. In the first step, the tool checks the consistency and anomalies of a feature model. If the feature model is consistent, then it is converted into a corresponding Excel-based configurator. Otherwise, the tool provides corrective explanations that help stakeholders to resolve anomalies before performing the conversion. Besides, in the second step, another type of explanation (which is included in the Excel-based configurator) is provided to help non-IT stakeholders to fix inconsistencies in the configuration phase.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Intelligent Systems in Industrial Applications |
Subtitle of host publication | International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems (ISMIS 2020) |
Editors | Martin Stettinger, Gerhard Leitner, Alexander Felfernig, Zbigniew W. Ras |
Publisher | Springer, Cham |
Pages | 153-168 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-67148-8 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-67147-1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Feb 2021 |
Event | 25th International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems - TU Graz, Virtuell, Austria Duration: 23 Sept 2020 → 25 Sept 2020 |
Publication series
Name | Studies in Computational Intelligence |
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Volume | 949 |
ISSN (Print) | 1860-949X |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1860-9503 |
Conference
Conference | 25th International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems |
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Abbreviated title | ISMIS 2020 |
Country/Territory | Austria |
City | Virtuell |
Period | 23/09/20 → 25/09/20 |
Keywords
- Feature models
- Knowledge-based configuration
- Knowledge acquisition
- Configurator
- Microsoft Excel
- Automated analyses
- Anomalies
- Explanations
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Artificial Intelligence
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A Conversion of Feature Models into an Executable Representation in Microsoft Excel
Viet Man Le (Speaker)
25 Sept 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at conference or symposium › Science to science