1 Domain Analysis Model  A Domain Analysis Model (DAM) is a structured way to describe and docu- ment the information requirements of a particular area of interest (or domain).  It describes the business terms (con- cepts), their characteristics (attributes) and relations.

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3 Analysis vs. Implementation > ANALYSIS IMPLEMENTATION WHAT to represent HOW to represent  Defines how the concepts are represented on the physical level  Needs to consider constraints of the chosen technology  There may be many different implementation models for one analysis model (typically one per technology)  Depending on its purpose the concepts may not be represented completely  Defines the concepts and the relations of a given domain  Creates an unambiguous terminology to describe the domain  Abstracts away from any implementation issues

4 WHY?  Communication  Communication between humans  Communication between machines

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