The most common use of XMI is as an interchange format for UML models, although it can also be used for serialization of models of other languages (metamodels).
In the OMG vision of modeling, data is split into abstract models and concrete models. The abstract models represent the semantic information, whereas the concrete models represent visual diagrams. Abstract models are instances of arbitrary MOF-based modeling languages such as UML or SysML. For diagrams, the Diagram Interchange (DI, XMI[DI]) standard is used. There are currently several incompatibilities between different modeling tool vendor implementations of XMI, even between interchange of abstract model data. The usage of Diagram Interchange is almost nonexistent. This means exchanging files between UML modeling tools using XMI is rarely possible.
One purpose of XML Metadata Interchange (XMI) is to enable easy interchange of metadata between UML-based modeling tools and MOF-based metadata repositories in distributed heterogeneous environments. XMI is also commonly used as the medium by which models are passed from modeling tools to software generation tools as part of model-driven engineering.
Examples of XMI, and lists of the XML tags that make up XMI-formatted files, are available in the version 2.5.1 specification document.[1]
UML – Unified Modeling Language, an OMG modeling standard.
MOF – Meta Object Facility, an OMG language for specifying metamodels.
MOF – Mapping to XMI
The integration of these 4 standards into XMI allows tool developers of distributed systems to share object models and other metadata.
Several versions of XMI have been created: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 2.0, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.4, 2.4.1, 2.4.2. and 2 5.1. The 2.x versions are radically different from the 1.x series.
Version
Release date
URL
2.5.1
June 2015
http://www.omg.org/spec/XMI/2.5.1
2.4.2
April 2014
http://www.omg.org/spec/XMI/2.4.2
2.4.1
August 2011
http://www.omg.org/spec/XMI/2.4.1
2.4
March 2011
http://www.omg.org/spec/XMI/2.4
2.1.1
December 2007
http://www.omg.org/spec/XMI/2.1.1
2.1
September 2005
http://www.omg.org/spec/XMI/2.1
The Diagram Definition OMG project is another alternative for metadata interchange, which can also express the layout and graphical representation.[2]
XMI is an international standard:
XMI 2.4.2
ISO/IEC 19509:2014 Information technology — XML Metadata Interchange (XMI)
XMI 2.0
ISO/IEC 19503:2005 Information technology — XML Metadata Interchange (XMI)
^Object Management Group. XML Metadata Interchange (XMI) Specification, version 2.5.1, June 2015
^OMG (2012-07-01). "Diagram Definition, Version 1.0". Retrieved 2013-02-21.
External linksedit
OMG XMI Specification
January 01, 1970
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