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{{Cat|OCEB T200.5 - Architecture}}
Source: http://www.omg.org/mda/ 

== MDA ==
* '''Model Driven Architecture''' (MDA) is a software design approach
* specification is expressed as computer model
* created by OMG in 2001

== MDA Process ==
[[File:MDA-process.gif]]

== MDA Process ==
* Define system functionality using a platform-independent model (PIM)
** domain-specific language DSL
** e.g. UML, BPMN, SoaML, etc...
* Translate PIM to one or more executable platform-specific model(s) (PSMs)
** uses different DSLs (MVEL, 
** or programming languages (e.g Java, C#, etc...
* Transformation is done by automated tool 
** AndroMDA, IBM RR

=== Related standards ===
* UML
* MOF
* XMI
* EDOC (Enterprise Distributed Object Computing))
* SPEM (Software Process Engineering Metamodel)
* CWM (Common Warehouse Metamodel)
* KDM (Knowledge Discovery Metamodel)