| <p>The objectives of this component are to provide | |
| <li>a useable implementation of the UML metamodel to support the development of modeling tools</li> | |
| <li>a common XMI schema to facilitate interchange of semantic models</li> | |
| <li>test cases as a means of validating the specification</li> | |
| <li>validation rules as a means of defining and enforcing levels of compliance</li> | |
| </ul></p> | |