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Controlled Natural Languages for Specifying Business Intelligence Applications

Software Engineering 2023-11-22 v2

Abstract

This study examines the use of controlled natural languages (CNLs) to specify business intelligence (BI) application requirements. Two varieties of CNLs, CNL-BI and ITLingo ASL (ASL), were employed. A hypothetical BI application, MEDBuddy-BI, was developed for the National Health Service (NHS) to demonstrate how the languages can be used. MEDBuddy-BI leverages patient data, including interactions and appointments, to improve healthcare services. The research outlines the application of CNL-BI and ASL in BI. It details how these languages effectively describe complex data, user interfaces, and various BI application functions. Using the MEDBuddy-BI running example.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2311.11895,
  title  = {Controlled Natural Languages for Specifying Business Intelligence Applications},
  author = {Pedro das Neves Rodrigues and Alberto Rodrigues da Silva},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.11895},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

29 pages, 13 figures, 5 tables. New version of the publication to fix a cross reference error to the Appendix section

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