Short for XML Metadata Interchange, an XMLapplication that facilitates the standardized interchange of object models and metadata over the Internet among groups working in team development environments using tools and applications from multiple vendors. XMI also can be used to exchange information about data warehouses.
XMI is based on three industry standards—XML, UML, and MOF (an OMGmodeling and metadata repository standard). The architecture enables tools to share metadata programmatically using XML or CORBAinterfaces specified in the UML or MOF standards.
Transforming XMI to HTML A two-part tutorial describing how to use XSL stylesheet technology to transform XMI documents to HTML, with XSL employed in a role similar to a scripting language.
