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SaveUML transformations
7. SaveUML transformations
This section describes the concept of transforming UML models to SaveCCM
models and reverse. It provides a conceptual design of transformations and a
demonstration the SaveUML transformation tool implemented within this thesis.
7.1 Abstract
SaveUML profile described in previous section allows modelling UML models
with SaveCCM semantics. The subsequent step is transforming the UML model
into SaveCCM model. These transformations allow joining the UML – widely
accepted modelling language with SaveCCM – more domain – specific modelling
language.
The transformations use XML Metadata Interchange (XMI) representations of
models. XMI is a standard that enables interchange of any kind of metadata that
can be expressed using the MOF specification (including both the model and
metamodel information.) between modelling tools. It eases the problem of tool
interoperability by providing a flexible and easily parsed information interchange
format. In principle, a tool needs only to be able to save and load the data in XMI
format. However, this is not yet accomplished, and there are differences in
generated XMI model representations between various tools. Therefore the
transformations are still tool-dependent.
7.2 Conceptual design
The conceptual design of SaveUML transformations is depicted graphically in
Figure 7-1.
Figure 7-1:
Conceptual design of SaveUML transformations
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