UML models of the future will use XMI as a method of interchanging model data. And because XMI uses XML, suddenly the world is our oyster: In particular, you can extract model data and save it to a data store. Find out how to dissect data from your models using C#.
by Mark Goetsch
September 19, 2005
n my last article, I introduced XMI, an incredibly useful XML standard for interchanging models. Because XMI uses XML and XML is just text, using a schema or standard, it is perfectly suited for storing the model information in a database. As companies start managing IT as portfolios of applications they will need to use these models as a method for determining dependencies and managing their hardware assets in a graphical fashion.
There are a couple of different methods one can employ for capturing the XML model data and putting it into a data store, including, as you might expect, using XSLT. But I'm going to take a different approach, using the C# language. XSLT is a good choice for changing XML files but for more extensive applications that do more than transform data, C# or another high-level language like Java offer more flexibility.
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