Taxonomy of Inconsistency Patterns in Multi-View Modelling
Case `OAT18-1`

Source: JavedMZ2018
Categories: C6 (primary); C7 (secondary)
Domain: software traceability evolution
Views: versions of a software project; traceability links between artefacts
Artefacts: existing trace links across versions/releases
Quotes: "After the painstaking process of traceability construction, a substantial evolution of a software system, such as a new major version leads to the decay of traceability links."
Summary: Trace links that were valid in one project version become stale after major-version evolution.; Cause: substantial system evolution without synchronised update of stored trace links.; As a result, trace set loses validity and requires maintenance/evolution support.

Taxonomy Categories

Code	Label	As primary	As secondary
C1	Structural mismatch	13	7
C2	Interface contract mismatch	4	5
C3	Behavioural contradiction	3	6
C4	Requirement satisfaction gap	7	1
C5	Terminology divergence	3	3
C6	Traceability disruption	7	6
C7	Temporal skew	3	9

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