A UML Profile covering the CBDI-SAE Meta Model for SOA Version 2 of is now available to all registered members (Bronze, Silver and Gold).

Introduction

The CBDI-SAE Meta Model for SOA provides a robust set of metadata that supports the entire service lifecycle. A UML Profile is a mechanism that allows existing UML tools such as Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, No Magic's MagicDraw and Rational Software's Rational Software Modeler to immediately begin using a language that extends the UML with additional semantics and notation in a standard, shareable manner.

Making the CBDI-SAE Meta Model for SOA available as a UML Profile enables users to model SOA design and architecture using diagrams that are UML compliant. The Profile provides a set of structured model elements that are customized to support the SAE implementation of SOA. This allows organizations to follow the CBDI-SAE methodology and guidance in any UML compliant tool.

A CBDI Journal report showing a worked example using the profile is available to all subscribers at Using the SAE UML Profile

Versions

1. Base Profile: A core set of meta classes and attributes supporting a narrow path set of diagrams and deliverables covering:

a) Business Type Modeling
b) Identification of Notional Services
c) Service Architecture

• Specification View (All details)
• Implementation (Major stereotypes only)
• Deployment View (Major stereotypes only)

This enables support for comprehensive service specification architecture and outline implementation and deployment architectures.

2. Extended Profile: Contains the full set of meta classes and attributes supporting a comprehensive set of diagrams and deliverables. In addition to the base profile, the extended version includes:

a) Additional Business Modeling including Goals and Objectives, Policies, Capabilities, Organizational Structures, Processes, and Events, as well as additional metadata for Business Domains and Types
b) Additional metadata for Notional Services and their Proposed Operations,
c) Additional metadata for Service Architecture including

• Service Policies,
• Service Domains,
• Architectural Layers,
• Automation Units,
• Nodes,
• Execution Environments, and
• Infrastructure Environment Federations such as ESBs,

d) Additional Service Lifecycle metadata including governing Policies associated with Lifecycle States.

Availability

The profile is currently provided on request to end-user enterprise, government organizations and system integrators on the following basis:-
Base profile: Available to all subscribers (bronze, silver, gold, platinum)
Extended profile: Available to gold and platinum subscribers only

Commercial organizations such as tool vendors who wish to use the profile should contact info@cbdiforum.com to discuss licensing agreements.

Each version will be available in a number of formats initially:

• Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect v7.1 (EA) model
• Enterprise Architect's UML Profile Export format
• UML 2.0 in XMI 2.1
• UML 2.1 in XMI 2.1

Support

License

• to remix: to adapt the work
• to share: to copy, distribute and transmit the work only within their organization
• under the following conditions:
  • Attribution: This must be made to Everware-CBDI Inc. and CBDI Forum using
    one of the following statements as appropriate together with a link to
    http://www.cbdiforum.com/public/meta_model_v2.php
  • "Source: CBDI Forum Service Architecture & Engineering meta model
    and UML Profile for SOA".
  • "Derived from: CBDI Forum Service Architecture & Engineering meta
    model and UML Profile for SOA".
  • "Including concepts from: CBDI Forum Service Architecture &
    Engineering meta model and UML Profile for SOA".
• Commercial usage is not permitted: the profile may not be sold or traded for commercial purposes without explicit permission from Everware-CBDI Inc.