It is my understanding that this is what the MOF (Meta Data Object
Facility) is for. Has anyone on the list used the MOF tools?
At 07:04 PM 1/26/00 -0500, you wrote:
>How do UML models describe themselves? Is there a concept of meta-data
>in UML?
>John
>
>Brian Bray wrote:
> >
> > "John S. Gage" wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > It definitely will be different every time. I think the essential
> > > question is: model in XML or UML? What are your ideas about the
> > > advisability of each (knowing in advance that you are modeling in
> > > Eiffel)? The advantage of XML is that it is closely related to the
> > > concept of a document, which as Brian points out is very near and dear
> > > to medicine.
> > >
> >
> > XML is not really a modelling language. So UML is the still king here.
> > XML is one way to manipulate data objects defined in UML.
> >
> > So I say full speed ahead with the modeling efforts that are already
> > underway.
> >
> > -Brian
