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Inflation in the 9.6 trillion euro economy dropped to a fresh five year low of 0.3 per cent in August and as the months fly by, the bloc's cushion against Japan-style deflation is getting smaller and smaller.
Investors, however, have been rattled by this week's worse-than-expected economic data from euro zone countries, leaving Europe's equity markets pretty much where they began this month.
The IMF and US encouraged the ECB and BoJ toward greater monetary stimulus and urged governments around the world to do their share to encourage growth in their countries.
On Thursday, the ECB laid out plans to buy reparcelled debt and covered bonds, secured on solid assets such as property.
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In the 1st District, former Trustee Bill Steitz, 62, and Terri Kaminski, 54, are vying for an open seat; Kaminski was unable to attend the forum because of a work commitment.
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Langer, a Plan Commission member who has been a trustee for six years, said he would like to maintain the "quaint" atmosphere on Main Street. A more business-friendly approach could bolster Mequon Road, Langer said.
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Getting SW Engineers on Board: Task Modelling with Activity Diagrams.
ABSTRACT This paper argues for a transfer of knowledge and experience gained in task-based design to Software Engineering. A transformation
of task models into activity diagrams as part of UML is proposed. By using familiar notations, software engineers might be
encouraged to accept task modelling and to pay more attention to users and their tasks. Generally, different presentations
of a model can help to increase its acceptance by various stakeholders. The presented approach allows both the visualization
of task models as activity diagrams as well as task modelling with activity diagrams. Corresponding tool support is presented
which includes the animation of task models. The tool itself was developed in a model-based way.
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ABSTRACT: This paper discusses approaches for specifying workflows based on task models. These task models represent activities of stakeholders in different ways. It is shown how the development process of workflow specifications can be supported to get hierarchical, structured and sound specifications. Further on, a language CTML is introduced that was developed to specify activities in smart environment. The language has the potential to be used to specify general workflow specifications as well. It is demonstrated how cooperative work can be specified using this language.Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Design for All and eInclusion - 6th International Conference, UAHCI 2011, Held as Part of HCI International 2011, Orlando, FL, USA, July 9-14, 2011, Proceedings, Part I; 01/2011
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ABSTRACT: In this paper, an approach to use task trees in a workflow management system (WfMS) is presented. As hierarchical models task trees capture several hierarchy levels of a workflow in one model. A workflow editor visualizes the models also as flowcharts similar to UML activity diagrams. The WfMS use these models as input and instantiates and executes them. The system is web-based and can be easily accessed by users with any browser clients. This paper motivates the approach to use task trees that produce hierarchical and structured workflow specifications. The proposed language might help end-users to better understand workflow models with its problem oriented hierarchical modeling character. Temporal operators from the task models are compared with certain operators from established workflow languages. In addition, in TTMS an instantiation time concept is implemented, where decision operators are evaluated at the very moment the process is instantiated. Consequently the task tree modeling language is enhanced for modeling decisions in the context of workflow management.Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling - 12th International Conference, BPMDS 2011, and 16th International Conference, EMMSAD 2011, held at CAiSE 2011, London, UK, June 20-21, 2011. Proceedings; 01/2011
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ABSTRACT: Collaborative corporate requirements engineering and UI specification demands modelling approaches that all stakeholders can understand and apply. Using traditional engineering methods, an IT organization often experiences frustrating communication and competency issues. Current processes lack adequate tool support for networked and complex projects. By integrating overview & detail and zooming, we implemented a means for supporting UI specification processes with multiple stakeholders. In contrast to existing tools, we try to bridge between the disciplines by providing related modelling languages rather than setting up more boundaries through new terminologies. Our approach beats a new path towards visual specifications of requirements and the substitution of paper-based artefacts.
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Getting SW Engineers on Board: Task Modelling with
Activity Diagrams
Jens Brüning, Anke Dittmar, Peter Forbrig, Daniel Reichart
University of Rostock, Department of Computer Science
Albert-Einstein-Str. 21,
18059 Rostock, Germany
{jens.bruening, anke.dittmar, peter.forbrig, email@example.com
Abstract. This paper argues for a transfer of knowledge and experience gained
in task-based design to Software Engineering. A transformation of task models
into activity diagrams as part of UML is proposed. By using familiar notations,
software engineers might be encouraged to accept task modelling and to pay
more attention to users and their tasks. Generally, different presentations of a
model can help to increase its acceptance by various stakeholders. The pre-
sented approach allows both the visualization of task models as activity dia-
grams as well as task modelling with activity diagrams. Corresponding tool
support is presented which includes the animation of task models. The tool it-
self was developed in a model-based way.
Keywords: HCI models and model-driven engineering, task modelling, UML
Model-based software development has a long tradition in HCI. Approaches like Hu-
manoid [22], Mecano [20], or TRIDENT [4] aim to provide designers with more con-
venient means to describe user interfaces and to supply corresponding tool support.
The main idea is to use different models for specifying different aspects which seem to
be relevant in user interface design. Because of the dominant role of task models the
terms model-based design and task-based design are often used interchangeably (e.g.
[5], [25]). In this context, task analysis provides "an idealized, normative model of
the task that any computer system should support if it is to be of any use in the given
domain" [14]. In other words, it is assumed that parts of task knowledge of users can
be described explicitly, for example, in terms of task decomposition, goals, task do-
main objects, and temporal constraints between sub-tasks. It is furthermore assumed
that task models can be exploited to derive system specifications, and particularly user
interface specifications, which help to develop more usable and task-oriented interac-
tive systems (e.g. [26], [19]).
However, with the emergence of MDA [17] the model-based idea is often related to
the object-oriented approach. Many supporters of MDA are not even aware of the ori-
gins. It also was recognized that some software engineers have problems to accept the
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value of task modelling. This might be the case because task diagrams are not part of
the Unified Modeling Language [24]. Taking into account that object-oriented tech-
niques covering all phases of a software development cycle are currently the most
successful approaches in Software Engineering it might be wise to integrate task-
related techniques and tool support in order to transfer knowledge and experience
from HCI to Software Engineering.
UML offers activity diagrams to describe behavioural aspects but does not pre-
scribe how they have to be applied during the design process. They are often deployed
to describe single steps of or an entire business process. We suggest to use activity
diagrams for task modelling. Although a familiar notation does not guarantee that
software engineers develop a deeper understanding of user tasks it might be a step in
the right direction.
The paper shows how CTT-like task models can be transformed into corresponding
activity diagrams. In addition, transformation rules to some extensions of CTT models
are given. This approach has several advantages. First, task analysts and designers can
still apply "classical" task notations but transform them into activity diagrams to
communicate with software developers or other stakeholders who prefer this notation.
However, it is also possible to use activity diagrams from scratch to describe tasks.
Second, activity diagrams which are structured in the proposed way can be animated.
We will present corresponding tool support. Third, the comparison of task models and
activity diagrams enrich our understanding of the expressiveness of both formalisms.
Activity diagrams, which are structured like task models, represent a subset of all pos-
sible diagrams only. However, their simple hierarchical structure might also be useful
for specifying other aspects of systems under design in a more convenient way. On the
other hand, elements as used in activity diagrams (e.g. object flows) might stimulate
an enrichment of current task model notations.
The paper is structured as followed. Sect. 2 presents a short introduction to task
modelling and to activity diagrams as well as related work. An example is introduced,
which is used and extended throughout the paper. Transformation rules for CTT-like
task models and their application to the example model are given in Sect. 3.1 and 3.2.
In Sect. 3.3 we discuss extensions to CTT models and their transformation. Tool sup-
port for the suggested approach is discussed in Sect. 4. Model-based development
ideas were used to implement tools for handling task models and their transformation
into activity diagrams as well as for animating these activity diagrams by using a task-
model animator which we developed earlier in our group (e.g. [10]). A summary is to
be found in Sect. 5.
This section begins with a short overview of task modelling concepts and with an in-
troduction of CTT as well-known task notation within the model-based design ap-
proach of interactive systems. Then, activity diagrams in UML 2.0 are introduced. Af-
ter discussing related work we argue why activity diagrams seem to be a good starting
point for integrating task modelling into the object-oriented design approach.
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Task Modelling
The underlying assumption of all theories about tasks is that human beings use mental
models to perform tasks. Task models - as cognitive models - are explicit descriptions
of such mental structures. Nearly, if not all task analysis techniques (with HTA [1] as
one of the first approaches) assume hierarchical task decomposition. In addition, be-
havioural representations are considered which control the execution of sub-tasks.
TKS (Task Knowledge Structure) [14] is one of the first attempts to formalize the hi-
erarchical and sequential character of tasks in order to make task models applicable to
system design [26]. CTT (Concur Task Trees) [19] is the perhaps best known ap-
proach within the model-based community (HCI) today - thanks to corresponding tool
support like CTTE [7]. In [16] a comparison of task models is to be found. The exam-
ple model given in Fig. 1 shows the decomposition of task Manage Goods Receipt
into the sub-tasks of receiving, checking, and processing single items and so on. In
addition, temporal operators between sibling tasks serve to define temporal relations
between sub-tasks. CTT supports the following operators (T1 and T2 are sub-tasks of
T1 >> T2 enabling
T1 ||| T2 independent concurrency
T1 [> T2 disabling/deactivation
[T1] optional task
Hence, a task model describes a set of possible (or rather, planned) sequences of basic
tasks (leaves in the task tree) which can be executed to achieve the overall goal. For
example, the model T = (T1 ||| T2) >> T3 would describe the sequences <T1,T2,T3>
and <T2,T1,T3> (with T1,T2,T3 as basic tasks).
order independency
Fig. 1. CTT model of task Manage Goods Receipt.
Most task-based approaches do not support a formal description of the task domain,
though often aware of the need for it. In Sect. 2.4, we use TaOSpec (e.g. [9]) to enrich
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our example task model by task-domain objects which help to describe preconditions
and effects of sub-tasks in a formal way.
Activity Diagrams in UML 2.0
An activity diagram is a graph consisting of action, control, and/or object nodes,
which are connected by control flows and data flows (object flows). UML 2.0 offers a
variety of notations. We mention only some of them, which are used in the context of
this paper. For more information we refer to [24].
Actions are predefined in UML and constitute the basic units of activities. Their exe-
cutions represent some progress in the modelled system. It is distinguished between
four types of actions.
CallOperationAction: invokes user-defined behaviour
CallBehaviorAction: invokes an activity
SendSignalAction: creates an asynchronous signal
AcceptEventAction: accept signal events generated by a SendSignalAction
An activity describes complex behaviour by combining actions with control and data
flows. CallBehaviorActions allow a hierarchical nesting of activities.
Control nodes serve to describe the coordination of actions of an activity. Following
node types are supported.
flow final
Related Work
The need for integrating knowledge from both the HCI field and from Software Engi-
neering was seen by others. However, most of the current work in model-based design
is concentrated on providing alternatives for task trees in CTT notation in form of
structural UML diagrams (e.g. [18], [3], [2]). [15] suggests a mapping from tasks
specified in a CTT model to methods in a UML class diagram. We believe that activ-
ity diagrams are a more appropriate UML formalism for integrating task-based ideas
into the object-oriented methodology. They allow behavioural descriptions at different
levels of abstraction. Hence, it is possible to specify task hierarchies and temporal
constraints between sub-tasks in a straightforward way. Furthermore, activity diagrams
initial node
activity final
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are already used to specify workflows and business processes. Relations between
workflows and task modelling are explored e.g. in [23], [6], and [21].
Transformation from Task Models to Activity Diagrams
In this section a transformation from task models into activity diagrams is presented. It
preserves the hierarchical structure of models by deriving corresponding nested activi-
ties. Each level in a task hierarchy is mapped to one activity (that is called through a
CallBehaviorAction in the level above) as illustrated in an abstract way in Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. The transformation preserves the hierarchical structure of the task model.
For each temporal operator mentioned in Sect. 2.1, a transformation rule is defined in
the figures below. The left parts of the figures show task structures which are relevant
for the transformation rules. On the right side, corresponding activity diagram frag-
ments are given. For reasons of simplicity, the labels for CallBehaviorActions were
omitted. The consideration of a node and its direct sub-nodes within a task tree is suf-
ficient for most of the rules. The dashes above and below the nodes indicate the con-
text. So, rules are applied to those parts of an actual task tree, which match the struc-
tures given on their left sides.
Transformation Rules for CTT-like Tasks
Fig. 3. R1: Enabling relation as activity diagram.
Fig. 3 shows the enabling operator that describes that task T2 is started when task T1
was finished. In the activity diagram, this case is modelled with a simple sequence of
activity T1 followed by T2.
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Fig. 4. R2: Concurrency relation as activity diagram.
In Fig. 4, the |||-operator is used to express the concurrent execution of tasks T1 and
T2. In a corresponding activity diagram fragment the fork node (first bar) and the join
node (second bar) are applied to describe this behaviour.
Fig. 5. R3: Choice relation as activity diagram.
Fig. 5 deals with the alternative operator. So, either task T1 is allowed to be executed
or task T2. In the corresponding activity diagram part, this operator is realised by us-
ing a decision and a merge node. Guards could be attached to the arrows behind the
decision node to specify which of the tasks should be performed next.
Fig. 6. R4: Order independent relation as activity diagram.
The order independent operator is handled in Fig. 6. There, either task T1 and after
that task T2 is executed or first T2 and then T1. In the corresponding activity diagram
fragment the situation is modelled with two sequences, a decision and a merge node. It
should be mentioned that a problem may arise if more than two activities are executed
in an independent order because the number of possible sequences in the activity dia-
gram is growing very fast. In such cases, the readability could be improved by using a
stereotype as also proposed below for task deactivation.
Iteration is a special kind of temporal relation. It is not specified between two or more
different tasks but can be considered as a feature of a task itself. Fig. 7 shows two
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ways how activity diagrams can express iteration. We prefer version b) because of
better readability (particularly in cultures where people read from left to right).
Fig. 7. R5: Iteration in task models and activity diagrams.
In order to find a mapping from task deactivation to a proper activity diagram frag-
ment we have to go somewhat deeper into the semantics of task models. Assume that
task T2 specifies a set of sequences of basic sub-tasks (leaves in a task tree) beginning
with either T2i1,T2i2, … or T2in. This set is finite and is called enabled task set – ETS
(e.g. [19]). Thus, ETS(T2)={T2i1,…,T2in}. T2 deactivates task T1 if one of the basic
sub-tasks in ETS(T2) is accomplished. The execution of T1 is stopped and T is con-
tinued by performing the rest of T2.
Fig. 8. R6: Deactivation in task models and activity diagrams.
To understand the transformation rule depicted in Fig. 8 we first need to look at Fig.
9a) where an activity diagram for modelling basic sub-tasks is presented. Basic sub-
task T is mapped to a sequence of a CallOperationAction with the same name and a
SendSignalAction E_T which notifies that T was performed. The stereotype <<com-
plex action>> specifies that no other action can be performed between T and E. In the
diagram fragment in Fig. 8 AcceptEventActions for accepting signals sent by actions
which correspond to the basic tasks in ETS(T2) are used in combination with an inter-
ruptable region (denoted as dotted box) to describe a possible deactivation of T1.
However, to keep the diagrams readable we suggest to use the notation with stereotype
<< [> >> as shown down right in Fig. 8.
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A transformation for the suspense-resume operator is not proposed. It would require a
kind of "history-mode" for activities as known, for example, for states in state charts.
Transformation of sibling sub-tasks
Fig. 9. a) Basic sub-task T as activity diagram, b) Transformation of sibling sub-tasks.
Parent nodes with at most two sons are considered only in the transformation rules.
However, all sibling sub-tasks of a task at the hierarchical level n have to be mapped
to nodes of a corresponding activity diagram at refinement level n. Hence, a multiple
application of rules at the same level of the hierarchy is necessary as indicated in Fig.
9b) for sibling sub-tasks T1, T2, and T3 with temporal constraints (T1 ||| T2) >> (T3
>> T1). Here, rule R2 is applied to (T1 ||| T2), R1 to (T3 >> T1), and then rule R1
again to the intermediate results. Take note that a combined application of rules at the
same refinement level is possible because the activity diagram fragments in all rules
have exactly one incoming control flow and one outgoing control flow.
Transformation of an Example Task Model
We will now transform the sample task model of Sect.2.1 into an activity diagram to
show how transformations work. The task model is about managing incoming items in
an abstract company. First, we need to model the begin and end node of the UML ac-
tivity diagram and then the root task in between these nodes which is shown in Fig.
10. The root task is Manage Goods Receipt and is refined by the iterative sub-task
Manage Single Item (rule R5).
Fig. 10. The root task with an iterative sub-task, begin and end node.
Sub-task Manage Single Item is divided into three sub-tasks which are related by the
enabling operator in the task model. The double application of the transformation rule
R1 in Fig. 3 results in the activity diagram shown in Fig. 11.
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Fig. 11. Refinement of Manage Single Item with the enabling transformation.
The task Receive Item is a leaf in the task model of section 2.1. Thus, a diagram as to
be seen in Fig. 9a) has to be created. The refinement of activity Check Item is shown
in Fig. 12. Sub-tasks Accept Item and Refuse Item are basic ones in the task model and
have to be refined similarly Receive Item.
Fig. 12. Refinement of Check Item with the choice transformation.
Fig. 13. The result of the transformations in Process Item.
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Now, only the task Process Item is left for continuing the transformation process and
refining the activity diagram. In Fig. 13, the result of this is shown. There, two choice
and concurrency operator transformations are used to get this final result for the activ-
ity Process Item. To get the whole activity diagram as the result of the transformation
process the diagram of Fig. 11 should replace the activity of the same name in Fig. 10.
The same has to be done with the diagrams of Fig. 12 and Fig. 13 in Fig. 11.
Handling of Extensions to CTT-like Task Models
Our experiences in case studies raised the need for another kind of iteration. In the ex-
ample, it could be more comfortable for users if they can manage a second, third or
more items independent from the first item. Unlike with the normal iteration, in this
kind of iteration one can start the next loop before finishing the first one. We call it in-
stance iteration (denoted by T#). In Fig. 14a), a first idea of a corresponding activity
diagram is drawn. There, any number of activity T1 can be started parallel. Unfortu-
nately, the dots between the activities of T1 are not allowed to be used in UML. So we
had to search for another solution.
Additional Temporal Operators
Fig. 14. Instance iteration in task models and activity diagrams.
In Fig. 14b), it can be seen how instances of T1 are created. The choice/merge node
creates a new instance of T1 if it chooses the arrow in the middle. Then, after the fork
node has been passed activity T1 begins and at the same time the token comes back to
the choice node. In the same way, any number of new instances of T1 can be created.
After sufficient activities of T1 are started the choice node takes the lower arrow. Un-
fortunately, there is currently no way how the instances of T1 can be caught. In this
figure, the functionality of waiting for all the instances finishing is modelled with the
discriminator {all Instances of T1} associated to the join node.
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Fig. 15. a) An alternative diagram for Fig. 14b), b) instance iteration with stereotypes.
Fig. 15a) depicts an alternative activity diagram for instance iteration. In addition, we
suggest stereotypes again to describe instance iteration in a convenient way. This pos-
sibility is shown in Fig. 15b). The stereotype <<#>> indicates that any numbers of the
following task T1 can be created. With the other stereotype <</#>> it is said that all
of the started tasks T1 must be finished before T is finished.
With TaOSpec we developed a specification formalism in our group, which allows to
describe tasks as well as task-domain objects in a formal way. In addition, precondi-
tions of sub-tasks and their effects on task-domain objects can be specified. In [8], we
have shown that such a hybrid notation often leads to more concise and, possibly, to
more natural descriptions than pure temporal notations (like CTT models) or pure
state descriptions. In Fig. 16, a more concise TaOSpec fragment, which corresponds
to sub-task Process Item in Fig. 1 is given (for more details on TaOSpec see e.g. [9]).
Task-Domain Objects and Object Flows
Fig. 16. Sub-task Process_Item as TaOSpec model with two relevant domain objects (Store and
Item). The task model is enriched by object flows.
Activity diagrams not only allow control flows but also object flows. TaOSpec ele-
ments can be mapped to objects. In addition, implicit objects flows in TaOSpec (via
parameters in a task model) become explicit object flows in activity diagrams. In Fig.
17, an activity parameter is used to describe a Store-object. Guards reflect the pre-
conditions specified in Fig. 16. In comparison to Fig. 13 this specification is clearer.
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Fig. 17. Activity diagram for sub-task Process_Item enriched by object s (instance of Store).
Model-Based Development of Tool Support
General Development Approach
After several years of individual software development we recently used the MDA ap-
proach [17]. Using the technology offered by Eclipse [11] and several related frame-
works we specify our metamodels and generate main parts of our tools. In other
words: we apply model-based techniques to create model-based development tools.
Meta ModelMeta Model
TaskTask Task
category : TaskCategory
childorder : TaskOrderchildorder : TaskOrderchildorder : TaskOrder
category : TaskCategorycategory : TaskCategory
id : String
importance : Double importance : Doubleimportance : Double
resourcename : Stringresourcename : Stringresourcename : String
Editor with
id : Stringid : String
VisualizationPage VisualizationPage
Editor with
Fig. 18: General approach for model-based development
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Based on a meta model and the eclipse modeling framework [12] an editor can be
generated that allows the manipulation of corresponding models. In general, such gen-
erated EMF-based editors are not very user friendly. For hierarchical models it is ac-
ceptable because the model is represented in an appropriate way.
Alternatively, the graphical editing framework [13] offers a technology to develop
editors that fulfil the usability requirements better. These editors can work on the
same data as the generated editor. In this way, test data can be edited with the gener-
ated editor and visualised with the developed one until the full functionality of the
user friendly editor is available.
Fig. 18 gives an overview of the general development process. According to the left
hand side it is necessary to model the domain of the models. In our case this is a speci-
fication for task models.
It is our idea that each task has to be performed by a person or system in a specific
role. A task changes the state of certain artifacts. In most cases this will be one object
only. Other objects support this process. They are called tools. Both, artifacts and
tools are specified in a domain model.
The general idea of hierarchical tasks and temporal relations between tasks are of
course true for our models as well.
(from m6c)
id : String
name : String
comment : String
(from m6c)
<<javaclass>> m6c.taskmodel.TaskOrder
(from usermodel)
key : String
(from domainmodel)
(from domainmodel)
category : TaskCategory
childorder : TaskOrder
condition : String
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n n
Fig. 19: Meta model for task models
Fig. 19 shows a part of the meta model for hierarchical task models. The parent sub-
task-relation at the bottom of the class diagram allows the specification of hierarchical
task structures. A task model consists of exactly one root task and each task has either
a relation to a parent task or is the root task of the model. A task has relations to a user
role from a user model and artifacts and tools from a domain model.
A special class TaskCategory specifies as enumeration the different types of tasks as
they are already known from concurrent task trees [7].
The temporal relations like enabling, order independence, concurrent, choice, sus-
pend-resume and deactivation are represented by a class TaskOrder. This class allows
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the specification of temporal relation of sub-tasks by regular expressions. This gives a
little bit more freedom in describing the dynamic behaviour of task models. It allows
specifications that are difficult to visualize like ((a >> b >> c) [ ] (b >> c >> d)).
Using EMF [12] the meta model in Fig. 19 is sufficient to generate automatically
software for an editor of the corresponding models. This editor of course does not ful-
fil a lot of usability requirements but it allows specifying models in detail. Fig. 20
gives an impression how the user interface of such a generated editor looks like.
In the central view one can see the tree of model elements, in this case the task hi-
erarchy. New model elements can be inserted via context menu and copied or moved
by drag&drop. In the bottom view every attribute of the currently selected model ele-
ment is shown and can be manipulated via text or combo boxes depending on the cor-
responding data type in the meta model.
Tool Support for the Transformation from Task Models into Activity
Based on the meta-task model and the generated software an own structured editor for
activity diagrams was developed using GEF [13]. It is called structured, because it
does not allow the drawing of individual nodes and connections like most editors, but
allows only the insertion of complex structured model parts like sequences of "ena-
bling tasks", "choice elements" and "concurrent elements". More or less only "sub-
trees" are allowed to be inserted. The underlying model is the same as for the gener-
ated task-model editor. The visual representation is generated automatically from this
model and an explicit model to model transformation is not necessary.
Fig. 20: Task editor – automatically generated from meta models
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In this way a lot of mistakes regarding the creation of activity diagrams can be omit-
ted. This consequence is already known from structured programming that is an im-
provement over programming with "go to". Drawing lines can be considered as pro-
gramming "go to".
Fig. 21 gives an impression how the user interface of the structured activity dia-
gram editor looks like. On the left hand side one can see the palette of possible opera-
tions allowed for a diagram. After selecting one operation and moving the mouse over
the diagram certain interaction points will be visible signalling places, where the op-
eration could be performed. After selecting one of these interaction points the editor
asks for an integer value, which represents the number of task in a sequence, the num-
ber of choices or the number of order independent elements.
Fig. 21: Structured activity diagram editor
According to the answer of the user the corresponding elements are immediately in-
serted and the diagram is drawn again.
Interactively one can decide how many levels of detail one would like to see. It is
also possible to have a look at a special lower level only. This is possible because the
task hierarchy is presented as task tree as well. This is cointained in the outline view
on the right hand side of the user interface. By selecting a tree node the corresponding
sub-diagram is shown in the main view.
GEF uses the model-view-controller pattern to ensure consistency between model
and its appropriate visualisation. Here, the model is a task model matching the meta
model, the view consists of geometrical figures and labels and the controller defines,
which interactions are possible and how model changes are reflected in the corre-
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- cleopatra999 Nov 9, 2008 11:30 AM
we are having a cheese plate after dinner and i was looking for some interesting, very easy edibles to add to it. This will be with wine as well.
some things I have used in the past....
fruit cake
dried fruit such as figs
fruit crackers
I would love some interesting ideas. thanks!
re: mamaciita
How is quince paste served, is it spread onto the cheese or a cracker? I have often seen it in the cheese case at Whole Foods and wondered what one did with it.
re: schellter
Quince Paste can be spread, but it is more attractive IMHO sliced into a small sliver and served on top of a small slice of manchego cheese (or other cheese of your choosing) on a small cracker. Very yum... One of my favorites.
Would be nice served with small slices of date bread or figs halved with a dab of creme fraiche. This might make the platter more "desserty". Maybe some apple wedges?
re: Mothership
I love to slice a wedge of Manchego into long , thin triangles. Then I cut a slice of quince paste (yes, from WF) about 1/8 inch thick. From that, I cut small wedges that mimic the shape of the cheese (this is much faster than it sounds) and set the quince triangle on top of the manchego triangle, put on a plate. I don't bother with a cracker or anything underneath.
I've been snarfing it that way myself for a couple of years, but I tried serving it to guests for the first time at my parent's 50th anniversary party. I assumed it would not be a super-popular item because I assumed the mostly elderly crowd wouldn't go for something they were unfamiliar with. Wrong. It was the first thing to disappear...i didn't make near enough. i've served it again the same way at a party of cyclists, and it disappeared again. Addictive. Easy. The only problem is manchego prices are insane now.
re: cleopatra999
Quince paste goes well with many hard cheeses such as parm reg, you can think of it as a variation of apricot preserve. I don't know piave vecchio, so i won't comment specifically on that. But the manchego/quince paste (membrillo) combo is absolutely brilliant.
The classic accent for parmegiano regiano is aged balsamic vinegar and a nice amarone - very lovely combo!
Other combos: I second the honey recommendation below. A young fresh goat cheese, smeared onto a piece of crusty bread and drizzled with good honey is a very decadent combo.
Medjool dates are fabulous with strong cheeses like blues, Epoisses, aged hard cheeses. I would comment that I find it hard to match these cheeses with wine, and when you add the dates, it becomes harder. I tend to like ports with strong blue cheese, and big fruity reds like Syrah with some of the aged hard cheeses, but I find it hard to match a good wine to an Epoisses. I know they say to match a good red burgundy with Epoisses, but I find I can't appreciate the burgundy as much, and I'd rather focus on the wine than the cheese if I am drinking a really good burgundy!
Spiced nuts are fun to add. I also love a good fig preserve, one that it not too sweet.
fruit (apples, grapes, pears - bleu cheese and pears are one of my favorite combos)
quince paste, as mamaciita suggested - i've also had other different flavors of fruit paste (fig, pear, plum)
jam (we've used fig jam)
dried date or fig cake (wow, i never realized how attached i am to figs!)
i'm interested to hear what other people put on their cheese plates
Fruitwise: apple, pear, kiwi, red grapes
Cheesewise: Sharp Cheddar, Bleu or Stilton, something mild. These should be in wedges.
Mostly, I don't do crackers or cocktail breads because I don't think it necessary after dinner. But, after a light lunch, I would use one or the other.
I place them on a wooden lazy Susan in the middle of the table and use cheese plates and cheese knives at each setting.
re: maplesugar
raincoast crisps are always a must, I love the rosemary ones.
quince paste is an interesting suggestion as are different 'jams', I have not ever thought of that.
pears are really nice right now, so that is a good idea. marcona almonds would be great, I tried them the first time in the states (bought from trader joes) have not ever seen them up here in Canada (have not really looked), but we have a new gourmet store that I can check out.
there is a brand of mixed candies nuts called Sahale that would be a nice addition too.
thanks everyone, keep it coming! I am getting inspired!
re: cleopatra999
If you have a Costco membership, they have roasted, salted marcona almonds that are positively addictive. I second the quince paste rec, it's delicious with cheese. If you are in the Toronto area, I just posted in another thread that Longo's carries a line of fruit pastes: quince, pear and fig. They are all amazing and each pairs best with different cheeses, so you could offer a couple of different combinations on your plate (e.g., quince + manchego, pear + blue).
re: TorontoJo
I will check at costco thanks for the tip, I am not in TO, I am in Edmonton, I will research where to get the pastes.
re: cleopatra999
Check the Italian centre shop and Bosch kitchen centre. Those are the only places I can think of for quince paste. I did see fresh quinces at sobeys urban market a few weeks ago iff you want to make some yourself.
re: cleopatra999
Oh, I should note that the marcona almonds at Costco are located into the "snacking nuts" (roasted peanuts, cashews,etc.) section rather than the "cooking nuts" (raw almonds, pecans, etc.) area.
re: TorontoJo
I'm addicted to marcona almonds! Too bad they're so expensive....
I love putting a sweet onion jam on a cheese plate, fwiw.
Here's a link to Perada, a pear jelly that I plan to make for an upcoming tapas party.
I also like something juicy but neat, so I'd echo the grapes suggestion.
re: cleopatra999
To top a nice pieces of brie: Sliced onions and sautee (med heat) in a tsp of olive oil & pinch of salt, after about 5 minutes, add two tbsp of balsamic vinegar & one tbsp of brown sugar, after about 10-15 minutes more it's done..pour on top of the brie, this can be cooking while your getting ready or preparing something else. This was a HIT my cocktail party night!
I've made a lovely prune/pear compote that is lovely with blue cheese (and on ice cream, for what it's worth). I'm pretty sure I've posted the recipe - let me know if you want me to find it for you - it's really fabulous.
re: greygarious
That is such a great item to keep on hand! So many wonderful uses, makes for quick party snacks.
re: Infomaniac
Didn't the OP say this cheese plate was to be for after dinner? Some of these are more appropriate during cocktails.
Fig cake with almonds is always a great choice, the Italian import shops sell that here in CT. I also like dates, candied nuts, including some hot and sweet nuts with brown sugar and chipotle or ancho powder. Dark, bittersweet chocolate and some fresh, unripened cheeses can be nice. I think it is nice to have some high quality bread, baguette or similar to pile things on.
Really crisp sliced apple or asian pears can be sliced, treated with acidulated water or vitamin C to retard browning and used like a cracker
Dried fruits like Apricots, prunes, dates, pineapple, etc can be great with some cheeses as well.
I like a sparkling wine, a port or a sherry with an after dinner cheese plate.
re: gardencub
yes, the cheese is for after dinner.
I will check for fig cake that sounds nice, and I have to hit the Italian shop for the cheese as well. I was thinking of some thin Italian cookies too? Like a flat biscotti would be great!
gardencub: how do I treat the pears/apples?
we are having a recioto with the cheese.
re: cleopatra999
I'm not gardencub, but sliced medium width and fanned across your serving platter or board. Also, think of a muscat dessert wine too.
re: cleopatra999
Slice your apples and bears as you desire, thin rounds or crescents work well. soak them in a small amount of water with lemon juice or a vitamin C capsule broken open and added. Citric acid retards the oxidation of apples, etc.
Drain your fruit well and display as you like.
I love these Spanish torta olive oil flatbreads- They're crispy, a little sweet, and flavored with anise. Online, they're available at Zingerman's-
In the SF Bay Area, I've also found them at Dean & DeLuca, Mollie Stone's, and Nugget market
re: sweet ginger
I love those tortas too!
re: Bigley9
they look great, but unfortunately I live up in Canada, have not ever seen them up here.
re: cleopatra999
They are available at the Cookbook Co in Calgary and I'm sure in other gourmet food shops. I also saw them at Linas. Not sure where you are but they are definitely in Canada!
re: sarah galvin
ah, too bad I missed out, for next time then. I am sure I can find them up here in Edmonton too.
re: Bigley9
weve tried those and tho they have good flavor find them a little greasy with cheese and some are freaked out by the sweetness.
For a sweet add to a cheese plate I am adddicted to bitter honey which sets off blue and sheep cheeses, among others to a T. Specifically italian corbezzolo (arbutus) honey. A great thing to bring back from an italian trip, since its hard to find here. I just bought a container of spanish chestnut honey and have high hopes for this one, too.
re: jen kalb
This has made me want to try my (Californian), Blood Orange marmalade with the Stilton I just bought!
re: jen kalb
AG Ferrari (small SF Bay Area chain) sells corbezzolo honey. It's the best of the three brands I found available in the US. Mail order:
The GourmetSardinia brand sold by cooking.com / shop.com / igourmet.com is more expensive and had only a hint of the distinctive flavor.
The Dr. Pescia from cheftools.com smelled and tasted just like chestnut honey to me, great stuff but completely different. Jar I received looked different than the one pictured on the Web site.
Tedious further details on my blog:
chefshop.com has a page for Rau brand but it's been out of stock for months.
re: Robert Lauriston
Im glad someone else has treaded this path.thanks for your research. the bitter and less sweet quality of this honey is addictive with Cheese.
I found this additional producer in my own tedious online search, Liccu Manias, have you had occasion to try it?
By the way, the Spanish Chestnut honey is almost gone (came in an earthenware pot and is labeled Miel Asturianas, luscious.
re: jen kalb
Nope, first I've heard of Manias.
re: rdnnyc
yes! had truffled honey at Otto this summer...loved it.
not yet mentioned, cocktail onions, cornichons, branston pickle.
and walnuts and blue cheese with wild chestnut honey is somewhere very close to heaven.
re: jpc8015
sounds good to me, jpc! I usually add a splash of Amaretto & sliced almonds to my version...might have to make that this weekend now!
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re: jpc8015
oh my...that's easy & interesting. Isn't that recipe from the original "Ham on the Street" FN host?
re: jpc8015
jpc, did you happen to catch the episode when George Durant combined grilled cheese & fruit sandwiches, making some very unusual but delicious combos...this recipe with caramel reminds me of that "experiment."
re: jpc8015
jpc, this recipe has my attention tonight. What do you think?
re: jpc8015
my Whole Foods just put out the brie they had last year at the holidays. $7.99 for a small wheel. We put fig preserves on it and heated last year for a x-mas party. I'm not a huge brie fan because I have a hard time w/ rinds (any HINT of moldi-ness, bleu-cheesy-ness sets me off) but this was very mild and approachable...perfect for party fare.
re: jpc8015
I agree, there are some absolutely amazing cheeses out there, rind and all! I am cheese crazy. for occasions such as this, I rarely buy brie. That being said, I still love a good TRIPLE cream brie... yummy!
Goiabada, or Brazillian guava paste, is indeed great with cheese. It's traditionally served with Minas cheese.
thanks for all the great suggestions, here is what I ended up with:
Raincoast crisps (2 flavors)
Roasted garlic, onion & fig jam
Maple syrup and walnut spread
white truffle honey
quince paste
amaretto cookies
chocolate almond crisps
two flavors of spiced & sweet nuts (Sahale)
Piave Vecchio
Parm Reg
Soft ripe french cheese (can't remember the name right now)
cactus pear
still hoping to find fresh figs
re: cleopatra999
cleo figs seem to have two seasons in which they drop fruit...May/June and Dec/Jan so we likely saw the last of the fresh first season figs in mid-late Sept (the last time I saw & picked some up at Planet Organic) and we probably won't see more til the new year. If there are some still around, I'd think Italian markets would be your best bet.
re: maplesugar
i saw fresh figs here in metro dc maybe 5 weeks ago. different variety, perhaps. a/c to these charts, fig season can be quite long for some varieties:: http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail...? -- nice info re figs in general on this site, too.--
re: alkapal
Cleo is from edmonton and I saw fresh figs at the Sobeys urban downtown in july.
re: alkapal
I'm a 3hr drive south of Cleo in Calgary - figs I pick up are usually californian but from what I understand even though there are a number of producers there just aren't that many that ship up here. Although in the past few years I've seen them more and more...so I'm hpeful their rise in popularity beyond the newton will mean we'll see them more/for longer periods.
re: maplesugar
yes, i agree, that it is becoming a little more common to see the fresh figs in season in our grocery stores, too, here on the east coast. my mom grew up in north florida, and they had a fig tree. mom would "put up the figs" every year --- even well into the years after she left the homestead. the place became run down after her sisters and brothers inherited various portions of the property. no more preserved figs.... ;-( we'd eat them on nice fluffy biscuits hot from the oven.
re: cleopatra999
Have you ever seen dried fruit crostini? They sell them here in CA at various wine shops and are fabulous with almost any cheese platter.
Also, I make a confit of shallots, onions & dried cherries that is to die for to serve with a manchego & a baguette. It's really all you need!
Mt. Vikos makes a delicious Fig and Hazlenut spread (they also make an Apricot/Fig spread and others that are equally good). I cut a baguette into rounds, lightly toast, then spread the spread on the circles and top with crumbled goat cheese and toasted nuts, then broil (from the top of the oven) until the cheese is lightly toasted. Have done it twice now for dinner parties and there is never any left; and easy hit!
I picked up my Mt. Vikos spreads at a local grocer who now says he isn't allowed to order from the cheese distributer who sells them anymore :-(. But I'm certain other vendors carry them or that they would be able to be ordered online somewhere... perhaps someone has a source?


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