ASSOCRULE – Association Rule Mining Tool

An implementation of an association rule mining system (ASSSOCRULE) is described. The Unified Modeling Language (UML©) is used in order to offer the possibility of modeling a shareable, continuously upgradable and easilymaintainable software system. For portability reasons, JavaTM programming language is used for development, supported by a friendly graphical user interface (GUI). ASSOCRULE can be used as a roadmap for association rule mining systems development since it follows the software design process from UML© diagrams to testing stage. Contrary to most available systems, ASSOCRULE offers an open-source framework easy to use and amenable to eventual upgrade. It also constructs multiple-consequent rules instead of one-consequent rules, as offered by some similar platforms. Keywords—component; Association rules, Apriori algorithm, UML© design, Open-source software.