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Scope of the SOMT Method


The primary focus of the SOMT method is on system development using object oriented analysis and SDL design, with extra support for interface definitions in other notations like ASN.1 [23]. Nevertheless, an important issue in SOMT is the possibility to use the analysis part of SOMT together with design using other notations. Some examples:

The scope of the support given by SOMT when using a design notation other than SDL is, as can be seen in Figure 614, basically:

Figure 614 : Using SOMT analysis and design together with
design using other methods/notations

How much of the system design part that is supported by SOMT is of course very much depending on the "XYZ" method used (see Figure 614). However, the support given by SOMT when using "external" components is at least the definition of the interface of the "external" components. This includes definitions of both static and dynamic aspects as will be seen in System Design.


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