TOOL INTEGRATION SUPPORT FOR MODELING IN OPEN-CAPE ENVIRONMENTS

The development of modeling tools within the context of future open co mputer-aided process engineering environments requires careful conside ration of tool integration strategies such that the modeling process i s optimally supported, and the resulting models achieve their full usa ge potential. We differentiate between five kinds of tool integration, describe the kinds of integration offered by existing process enginee ring environments, and thereby identify the major shortcomings of curr ent approaches. To indicate a possible solution to these shortcomings we sketch the tool integration approach realized in PRO-ART/CE, a prot otypical process engineering environment.