REFINING HIERARCHIES IN OBJECT-ORIENTED MODELS

摘要

Embodiments are directed to refining hierarchies in object-oriented models. A method includes providing a business object model in the form of an object-oriented model having one or more members with multiple distinct verbalizations and identifying distinct verbalizations of a given business object model member. The method also includes reviewing existing rules of the business object model to produce mappings of the distinct verbalizations and any attributes or operations used in conjunction with the distinct verbalizations of members of the business object model and analysing the mappings to identify patterns of use of the distinct verbalizations. The method further includes categorising a distinct verbalization as a superclass or subclass.