ISO/IEC 11179-35:2023

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 11179-35
First edition
2023-01
Information technology — Metadata
registries (MDR) —
Part 35:
Metamodel for model registration
Technologies de l'information — Registres de métadonnées (RM) —
Partie 35: Métamodèle pour l'enregistrement du modèle
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .vii
Introduction .viii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Abbreviated terms . 2
5 Conformance . 3
5.1 Overview of conformance . . 3
5.2 Degree of conformance . 3
5.2.1 General . 3
5.2.2 Strictly conforming implementations . 3
5.2.3 Conforming implementations . 3
5.3 Conformance by feature . 4
5.4 Standard profiles for edition 4 registries . 4
5.5 Implementation conformance statement (ICS) . 4
5.6 Obligation . 4
6 Relationship to ISO/IEC 11179-3 .5
6.1 Metamodel for a metadata registry . 5
6.2 Specification of the metamodel . 5
6.3 Use of UML Class diagrams and textual description . 5
6.4 Package dependencies . 6
7 Model package . 6
7.1 Overview of the Model package. 6
7.2 Model metamodel region . 6
7.2.1 Overview of the Model metamodel region . 6
7.2.2 Classes in the Model metamodel region . 7
7.2.3 Associations in the Model metamodel region . 16
Annex A (informative) Consolidated Class Hierarchy .20
Annex B (informative) Use of the model registration facilities .21
Annex C (informative) Examples of model registration .23
Annex D (informative) Relationship to ISO/IEC 19763.64
Bibliography .66
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List of Figures
Figure 1 — Package dependencies . 6
Figure 2 — Model metamodel region .7
Figure A.1 — Consolidated Class Hierarchy .20
Figure B.1 — Registration of models and metamodels .21
Figure C.1 — Create Repair Order example in BPMN .23
Figure C.2 — Sales order processing example expressed as a UML Class Diagram .27
Figure C.3 — Example form design.35
Figure C.4 — Form design metamodel (from ISO/IEC TS 19763-13:2016) .36
Figure C.5 — UML class diagram for the student registration scenario .46
Figure C.6 — JSON schema for the student registration scenario (3 of 3) .48
Figure C.7 — Metamodel for the Ellis-Barker entity-relationship notation .53
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List of Tables
Table 1 — Attributes of the Model_Element_Characteristic class .11
Table 2 — Attribute of the Concept_Annotation class .13
Table C.1 — Modelling_Language class for the BPMN example .24
Table C.2 — Model class for the BPMN example .24
Table C.3 — Model_Element_Type class for the BPMN example .24
Table C.4 — Model_Element class for the BPMN example .24
Table C.5 — Model_Element_Characteristic_Type class for the BPMN example .25
Table C.6 — Model_Element_Characteristic class for the BPMN example .25
Table C.7 — Model_Element_Model_Relationship_Type class for the BPMN example .26
Table C.8 — Model_Element_Model_Relationship class for the BPMN example .26
Table C.9 — Model_Element_Relationship_Type class for the BPMN example .26
Table C.10 — Model_Element_Relationship class for the BPMN example .26
Table C.11 — Modelling_Language class for the UML Class Diagram example .27
Table C.12 — Model class for the UML Class Diagram example .28
Table C.13 — Concept class for the UML Class Diagram example .28
Table C.14 — Concept_Annotation class for the UML Class Diagram example .28
Table C.15 — Model_Element_Type class for the UML Class Diagram example .28
Table C.16 — Model_Element class for the UML Class Diagram example .28
Table C.17 — Model_Element_Characteristic_Type class for the UML Class Diagram
example .29
Table C.18 — Model_Element_Characteristic class for the UML Class Diagram example .30
Table C.19 — Model_Element_Relationship_Type class for the UML Class Diagram example .33
Table C.20 — Model_Element_Relationship class for the UML Class Diagram example .33
Table C.21 — Model class for the Form Design example .36
Table C.22 — Model_Element_Type class for the Form Design example .37
Table C.23 — Model_Element class for the Form Design example .37
Table C.24 — Model_Element_Characteristic_Type class for the Form Design example .39
Table C.25 — Model_Element_Characteristic_Type_Acceptability class for the Form
Design example .40
Table C.26 — Model_Element_Characteristic class for the Form Design example .40
Table C.27 — Model_Element_Relationship_Type class for the Form Design example .43
Table C.28 — Model_Element_Relationship class for the Form Design example . 44
Table C.29 — Modelling_Language class for the JSON Schema example .48
Table C.30 — Model class for the JSON Schema example .48
Table C.31 — Model_Element_Type class for the JSON Schema example .49
Table C.32 — Model_Element class for the JSON Schema example.49
Table C.33 — Model_Element_Characteristic_Type class for the JSON Schema example .50
Table C.34 — Model_Element_Characteristic class for the JSON Schema example.50
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Table C.35 — Model_Element_Relationship_Type class for the JSON Schema example .51
Table C.36 — Model_Element_Relationship class for the JSON Schema example .52
Table C.37 — Modelling_Language class for the Ellis-Barker metamodel example .54
Table C.38 — Model class for the Ellis-Barker metamodel example .54
Table C.39 — Model_Element_T
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