Guideline: Browsing the EPF model
This guideline introduces the structure of the EPF model for more convenient browsing.
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Main Description

The different parts of the model can be most easily accessed via the different tabs in the menu to the left. The following paragraphs will provide short descriptions on the contents of each tab.

Introduction

The introduction tab contains material of general and introductory nature. Here you will find an introduction to the TIMMO-2-USE methodolgy, and an account for its relation with the TIMMO and EAST-ADL methodologies. You can also find an introduction to TADL guides and tool mentors as well as this browsing guide.

Use cases

The use case tab provides detailed descriptions of the use cases as they are implemented in the methodology. These descriptions are found by clicking on the use case name in the menu to the left. When expanding the menu tree (click on the + to the left of the use case name), the different method patterns implementing the use case are presented. Each method pattern is described by a process. You may navigate through these processes by clicking on the various items in the diagrams. On the top-level, you find a more detailed description of the method pattern under the Description tab above the diagram. The description may reveal important information like the overall ideas and assumptions behind the pattern.

Tasks

The tasks tab presents the use cases with the focus on the tasks that are performed in each pattern realising the use case. Also this tab provides the possibility to reach the corresponding method patterns.

Many timing-related tasks moreover contain a link to tool mentors and guidelines that describe how to apply a certain tool or algorithm to successfully perform the task.

Work products

The work products tab lists the different work products that are used in each of the use cases. In the description of each work product, you can see in which tasks it is used and produced. Timing related work products will also contain a link to a TADL guide, which in turns describes how to apply TADL to express the work product's intended contents. 

TADL guides

The tab TADL guides lists all guides that exist. It thus provides an excellent overview of different situations where TADL can be applied and how it can be applied in those situations.

Mentors

The tab mentors lists all tool mentors and guidelines that describe algorithms and methods for efficiently performing the tasks. It thus provides an excellent overview of the algorithms and tools that exist in the context of the described use cases.

Glossary

The glossary tab provides a list of different terms that are used throughout the methodolgy. By clicking on a term, you can read the definition of the term in the context of this methodology.