1.2b (3) XML/XMI Metadata Interchange Format
OMG requested proposals on a Stream-based Model Interchange for standardization (based on OMG UML)
Standard format for OO programming data interchange
- Background from XML:
- benefits of the web-based XML standard for defining, validating, and sharing document formats on the web
- dtd as types (metamodel)
- Tool A exports model as XML/XMI file
- Tool B imports the XML/XMI file, saves as own format
Manufacturers should not write their own formats
- Other tools abandon the “own” parts
No metametamodel
- Need new dtd spec for each method ?
- Only a UML specs under development