Feature configuration modeling and problem solving for software product line

Software product line is an effective way to implement software production for mass customization. How to organize and configure the feature set in the feature model of software product line to rapidly produce customized software product meeting individual demands is one of the key problems. Corresponding to the phases of feature selection in the process of software production, the feature configuration model is constructed to provide a uniform framework of constraint description for feature model and domain application requirement. The results of problem solving are the sets of feature meeting feature constraints and application requirements. The proposed method of configuration modeling and problem solving provide a theoretical foundation to rapidly produce software product on the base of configuration of reusable domain assets. Keywords: feature model, feature configuration, configuration rule, problem solving.