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Subject: Re: [regrep] Final draft recommendations for CC's and Registry -UML/UMM Profile for CCTS


Seems logical to me ;-)

So are we agreeing?  We seem to be?

;-)

Anders W. Tell wrote:

> Duane Nickull wrote:
>
>> I am not disputing that XMI can be used.  I am sure it can be used.  
>> I am disputing that UML itself (without XMI) can be used 
>
>
> But this is the point, the recommended mechanism to serialize a "UML 
> models" is using the MOF model of UML X.y and applying the XMI 
> principles. This is what UML vendors have been doing for years?!
>
>> and noting that whatever we use, UN/CEFACT should standardize that 
>> thing.
>
>
> This is exactly what we are doing, we even got a projectplan and an 
> very active project for it. We have also scheduled a conference in 
> Stockholm where we are about to discuss UML in a UN/CEFACT 
> environment. More info later.
>
>> The OMG itself did note that using XMI had some issues albeit most of 
>> them are probably irrelevant to our purpose since they are concerned 
>> with consistent graphical representation.
>>
>> UML cannot be parsed by applications unless it is conveyed in some 
>> form of electronic format.  
>
>
> Recomended Serialization is through using XMI based on the MOF meta 
> model for a specific UML version.
>
>> UML itself does not (in the UML specification) constrain the exact 
>> format for serialization for items like object persistence, object 
>> serialization or interchange.
>
>
> The UML "framework" consists of several integrated parts including 
> XMI, MOF and a MOF meta model of UML
>
> Here is the MOF meta model for UML 
> <http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?ad/01-02-15>
> so this file + XMI principles = a XML schema for transporting UML models.
>
>
> /anders
>
>

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