Duane Nickull wrote:
> Seems logical to me ;-)
>
> So are we agreeing? We seem to be?
Maybe ;)
The statements such as "A machine cannot parse the internal structure of
a *.jpg diagram."
"UML is a two dimensional syntax concerned with rendering (upon which
implications of structure can be interpreted by a human viewing the UML)
and cannot be parsed accurately by an application"
....did throw me of track.
As well as: "We have successfully demonstrated it for machine automated
assembly and deriviation of BIE's from a set of bound core components
and a context declaration statement. No one else has done that yet to
my knowledge. "
For you info this can be done with a UML profile for CCTS, which is
what we have created.
/anders
>
> ;-)
>
> 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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