UML meta-modeling of UN/CEFACT Core Components

["Bruno TRAVERSON" <bruno.traverson@edf.fr>]

Hello,

I am currently working on UML meta-modeling of UN/CEFACT Core Components.

I have looked at the valuable work done in your XML implementation of UN/CEFACT Core Components.

I have noticed some differences between the UML specification done by UN/CEFACT (version 2.01
- 15 November 2003) and your XML implementation - for instance, a Basic BIE has no Dictionary Entry Name
in the UN/CEFACT specification and a DateType has a FormatText attribute that does not exist in your implementation.

These differences may be due to the fact you are using a different version of the specification or due
to the manual transformation from an UML specification to an XML implementation ;-)

UML meta-modeling may be a good solution to seamlessly translate the UML specification into an XML
specification.

Are you aware of other people working on that topic? I would be glad to exchange viewpoints with them.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Bruno Traverson
EDF R&D