1. OOPSLA Workshop on Domain-Specific Modeling Tools Workgroup

2. Tools - issues Experiences on using metamodeling/metaCASE tools
What kind of metametamodel?
What other than metamodel (concepts) must be supperted by tools
What type of functionality is needed: feature list?
Tool integration – based on metamodels
External or integrated generator

3. Background Summarized three experiences GME Microsoft strategy
Intentional Programming

4. Tool Features Metamodel definition Multiple syntaxes
Structure and semantics of DSML
Small as possible meta-metamodel (but no smaller)
Extensibility
Multiple syntaxes
Graphical
Textual
Queries/Updates on MM instances
For well-formedness
For synchronization tasks (including transformations and generators)
For semantic propagation e.g. copy, delete
For aspects and patterns in modeling languages

5. Tool Features, 2 Import and export of model information
Standard XML grammars
Custom formats
Synchronization between models and artifacts
Tool Integration
Debugging
SCC
Testing and verification
Repository?
Problem of database vs. file systems
Metadata at runtime?
Set of inter-related DSMLs at different levels of abstraction
Relation to product lines