%0 Journal Article %1 lundell06xmi %A Lundell, Björn %A Lings, Brian %A Persson, Anna %A Mattsson, Anders %D 2006 %J Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems %K research.conceptual.uml research.integration %P 619--630 %T UML Model Interchange in Heterogeneous Tool Environments: An Analysis of Adoptions of XMI 2 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11880240_43 %X Heterogeneous tool environments are often a reality and it is therefore increasingly important to be able to interchange model information between tools. This is not only true concerning the natural heterogeneity resulting from distributed developmentcontexts; the need may also arise in a tool chain and for legacy reasons. Without this possibility, there is significantlyreduced flexibility, and a danger of tool lock-in. In this study we explore the use of the standardised interchange formatXMI for supporting interchange of model information between heterogeneous tools. We report on the current state regardingXMI version 2.0 and greater. We find that there seems to be better support for model interchange using XMI 2.0 than for earlierversions of XMI, and speculate that one contributing factor may be the recent integrations of the Eclipse platform in UMLmodelling tools.

@article{lundell06xmi, abstract = {Heterogeneous tool environments are often a reality and it is therefore increasingly important to be able to interchange model information between tools. This is not only true concerning the natural heterogeneity resulting from distributed developmentcontexts; the need may also arise in a tool chain and for legacy reasons. Without this possibility, there is significantlyreduced flexibility, and a danger of tool lock-in. In this study we explore the use of the standardised interchange formatXMI for supporting interchange of model information between heterogeneous tools. We report on the current state regardingXMI version 2.0 and greater. We find that there seems to be better support for model interchange using XMI 2.0 than for earlierversions of XMI, and speculate that one contributing factor may be the recent integrations of the Eclipse platform in UMLmodelling tools.}, added-at = {2008-10-30T11:59:52.000+0100}, author = {Lundell, Björn and Lings, Brian and Persson, Anna and Mattsson, Anders}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/27edec67c549eb4d68023587d1a072de1/msn}, description = {SpringerLink - Book Chapter}, interhash = {9df6cd10cbed2030c142e509160e6d35}, intrahash = {7edec67c549eb4d68023587d1a072de1}, journal = {Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems}, keywords = {research.conceptual.uml research.integration}, pages = {619--630}, timestamp = {2008-10-30T11:59:52.000+0100}, title = {UML Model Interchange in Heterogeneous Tool Environments: An Analysis of Adoptions of XMI 2}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11880240_43}, year = 2006 }