Extending the Capabilities of Rmm : Russian Dolls and Hypertext

Hypermedia design is usually ad hoc. Whereas the original RelationshipManagement Methodology (RMM) provides a structured approach to design andimplementation of hypermedia applications, it has limitations that constrain theusability of the kinds of applications it can construct. This paper providesextensions to RMM that enable it to model a much richer class of applications.Thereby making the methodology more attractive for software developers to use.The paper also presents a graphical and programming language notation forRMM's new m-slice construct, which is at the core of the extensions presentedhere