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OMT object diagram
OMT state diagram

The object-modeling technique (OMT) is an object modeling language for software modeling and designing. It was developed circa 1991 by Rumbaugh, Blaha, Premerlani, Eddy and Lorensen as a method to develop object-oriented systems, and to support object-oriented programming.

OMT was developed as an approach to software development. The purposes of modeling according to Rumbaugh (1991) [1] are:[2]

  • testing physical entities before building them (simulation),
  • communication with customers,
  • visualization (alternative presentation of information), and
  • reduction of complexity.

OMT has proposed three main types of models:

  • Object model : The object model represents the static and most stable phenomena in the modeled domain [3]. Main concepts are classes and associations, with attributes and operations. Aggregation and generalization (with multiple inheritance) are predefined relationships.[2]
  • Dynamic model : The dynamic model represents a state/transition view on the model. Main concepts are states, transitions between states, and events to trigger transitions. Actions can be modeled as occurring within states. Generalization and aggregation (concur-rency) are predefined relationships.[2]
  • Functional model : The functional model handles the process perspective of the model, corresponding roughly to data flow diagrams. Main concepts are process, data store, data flow, and actors.[2]

OMT is a predecessor of the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Many OMT modeling elements are common to UML.

References

  1. ^ Rumbaugh et al. (1991:15)
  2. ^ a b c d Terje Totland (1997). 5.2.7 Object Modeling Technique (OMT) Thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim.
  3. ^ (Rumbaugh et al.,1991:21)

Further reading

  • James Rumbaugh, Michael Blaha, William Premerlani, Frederick Eddy, William Lorensen (1990). Object-Oriented Modeling and Design. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-629841-9
  • Terri Quatrani, Michael Jesse Chonoles (1996). Succeeding With the Booch and OMT Methods: A Practical Approach. Addison Wesley. ISBN 0-8053-2279-5


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