WODPEC 2010 - 6th International Workshop on ODP for Enterprise Computing

in conjunction with the Fourteenth IEEE International EDOC Conference (EDOC 2010)

"The Enterprise Computing Conference"

25-29 October 2010, Vitória, ES, Brazil

http://edocconference.org

The RM-ODP standard (ISO/IEC 10746 | ITU-T Rec. X.901-X.904, Reference Model of Open Distributed Processing) provides a comprehensive and coherent framework of concepts for the specification of complex large scale IT systems. It has taken on a new significance in the light of the Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) initiative from the OMG, the wide-scale adoption of Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and the emerging concepts of Enterprise Architecture. Major companies and organizations are starting to use RM-ODP as an effective approach for structuring their large-scale distributed IT system specifications. Work on ODP is entering a new phase. From a practical point of view, there are issues related to modeling techniques and notations. The standard ISO 19793, UML4ODP, has recently been published, and there is a need to exchange experience with its use and information on tools that support it. There is also a need to identify other notations able to support specific ODP viewpoints, such as SysML, and to report on the techniques for integrating specification fragments expressed in different notations.

In ISO, a study is underway to examine more powerful techniques for expressing policies and related concepts such as obligations, permissions and prohibitions. WODPEC will provide a forum for presenting the latest thinking in this area and for the presentation of potential solutions.

There are also plans for future ISO activities to show how the ODP ideas can be applied to facilitate the processes of Data Design, System Planning and in the incorporation of off-the-shelf and legacy components. Quality of Service is another topic that is attracting a lot of attention in SOA and cloud systems, and which is part of the planned activities. The workshop will provide an opportunity to focus thinking in these areas.

Since tool support for ODP system specifications is paramount to support the practical application of the RM-ODP framework demonstrations of such tools are warmly welcome for presentation at the workshop. Relevant tools include viewpoint language editors, viewpoint correspondence management tools, model analyzers, code generators, viewpoint model repositories, etc. The advent of the MDE and the proliferation of modeling languages and tools have provided an excellent environment for the development of tools for ODP system specifications.

With regard to the relationship of the RM-ODP with other frameworks and methodologies, there are issues concerning development methods and processes, and current and emerging architectural approaches. How can an approach based on the RM-ODP accommodate architectural approaches such as Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), the Component-based Architecture (CBA), and the Event Driven Architecture (EDA)? Can it accommodate aspect-oriented development approaches? Can it be successfully integrated into development processes such as RUP? What is the relationship of the RM-ODP to enterprise architectural frameworks such as TOGAF, DoDAF, Archimate?

WODPEC 2010 aims to continue to provide a discussion forum where researchers, practitioners, system modelers, tool developers and representatives of standardization bodies can meet and exchange experiences, problems and ideas related to the ODP framework for system specification, its practical application and long term evolution, and its use in conjunction with other architectural practices and approaches (e.g., MDA, SOA, CBA, EDA) in the realm of Enterprise Distributed Computing.

To enable lively and productive discussions, attendance will be limited to 25 participants. Priority will be given to those who submit a paper or position statement. All submissions will be formally peer reviewed.