Re: Questions about ebXML

[Duane Nickull <dnickull@adobe.com>]

Sigfrido:

It sounds like the UN/CEFACT Modelling Methodology (UMM) that you seek.

UMM is a methodology to use when capturing the business knowledge into a 
technology neutral lexicon, expressed as a series of Unified Modelling 
Language ((UML) artifacts.  This is understandably a technology for 
larger companies as most small and medium sized enterprises would not 
have either the time nor resources to model in UML.

The theory is that knowledge can then be expressed in XML artifacts that 
applications can consume to carry out the business objectives.

While UMM and UML are fairly complex to understand and use, even if you 
adopt some of the specific methodologies and thinking out of this, you 
will get a benefit.  

References:

UMM - http://www.untmg.org/downloads/General/approved/UMM-MM-V20030117.zip

UML - http://www.uml.org/

Duane Nickull

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