The DMTF uses the diagramming convention Unified Modeling Language™ (UML) for modeling the CIM core and common models.
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The Unified Modeling Language™ is a standard specification from the Object Management Group (OMG). UML is the industry-standard language for specifying, visualizing, constructing,and documenting models, including their structure and design.
In UML, a class is represented by a rectangle containing the name of the class. A class with properties is represented by a rectangle divided into two regions, one containing the name of the class and the other a list of properties. Methods are represented by a third region containing the list of methods. Inheritance, or a subclass/superclass relationship, is represented by a line drawn between the subclass and the superclass with an arrow indicating the superclass. Associations are represented by lines with the name of the association usually placed near the center of the line.
CIM model documents generally follow the convention of using blue lines for inheritance, red lines for associations and green lines for aggregation. The color coding makes large diagrams much easier to read but is not a part of the UML standard.
The tutorial is designed for both beginner and intermediate users. It is designed for management application developers, instrumentation developers, information technology (IT) managers and system administrators To better understand the terminology and concepts used in this tutorial, a basic understanding of object oriented concepts and the Unified Modeling Language(UML) is required.
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