XMI (XML Metadata Interchange) is a format specification
produced by the Object Management Group (OMG). The XMI format allows
the interchange of objects and models through an XMI formatted file.
The XMI format is commonly used to exchange UML models between other
tools or software.
In addition to XMI, IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® provides
additional tools for developers to examine the models, such as:
- Rational Rhapsody ReporterPLUS reports
in Word, PowerPoint, and HTML format. Reports are created without
any conversion to another format.
- Model simulation capabilities show how the model
components work together.
- The COM API exports a set of COM interfaces representing
the metamodel objects and application operational functions.
- Write macros provide a means to examine the model
within the product.
The Rational Rhapsody XMI
export and import feature facilitates the following development tasks:
- Export an entire Rational Rhapsody model
to XMI to be closely examined as a whole
- Export the whole model to XMI to be searched in
an HTML browser
- Export the model to XMI in order to parse the entire
model with another UML tool or a non-UML tool
- Imports XMI models or pieces of other XMI models
into Rational Rhapsody models
- Exchange models to or from the Tau system