MDA

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

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)