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SysML-Modelica Transformation — Closed Issues

  • Acronym: SyM
  • Issues Count: 20
  • Description: Issues resolved by a task force and approved by Board
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Issues Summary

Key Issue Reported Fixed Disposition Status
SYM_-5 namespace definition in the XMI and the URI attribute of the Profile SyM 1.0b2 SyM 1.0 Resolved closed
SYM_-7 The figure references UML4SysML which is no longer part of/used by the version of SysML (1.3) SyM 1.0b2 SyM 1.0 Resolved closed
SYM_-6 wrong reference SyM 1.0b2 SyM 1.0 Resolved closed
SYM_-3 In general the Part structure used is not appropriate for OMG specifications SyM 1.0b2 SyM 1.0 Resolved closed
SYM_-2 new figure uses <> <> and <> applied to lines using the Dependency notation SyM 1.0b2 SyM 1.0 Resolved closed
SYM_-4 It's unclear what compliance would mean SyM 1.0b2 SyM 1.0 Resolved closed
SYM_-1 clarification needed for the fromLibrary attribute SyM 1.0b2 SyM 1.0 Resolved closed
SYM-1 Ecore is used for the Modelica metamodel in Part III rather than EMOF SyM 1.0b1 SyM 1.0b2 Resolved closed
SYM-11 Incomplete Annex C Content SyM 1.0b1 SyM 1.0b2 Resolved closed
SYM-10 Not sure of the use of openmodelica.org. SyM 1.0b1 SyM 1.0b2 Resolved closed
SYM-3 Section 2 Conformance requires more detail for practical definition of ‘full realization’ and ‘abstract syntax complianc SyM 1.0b1 SyM 1.0b2 Resolved closed
SYM-2 The UML Profile is represented in proprietary Eclipse format SyM 1.0b1 SyM 1.0b2 Resolved closed
SYM-13 SysML-Modelica Transformation Spec problem with SyM 1.0b1 SyM 1.0b2 Resolved closed
SYM-12 SysML-Modelica Transformation Spec problem with SyM 1.0b1 SyM 1.0b2 Resolved closed
SYM-6 P6 uses ‘meta-case’ for transformation technology. SyM 1.0b1 SyM 1.0b2 Resolved closed
SYM-5 6.1: this SysML issue does not belong here as such SyM 1.0b1 SyM 1.0b2 Resolved closed
SYM-8 Section 8 SyM 1.0b1 SyM 1.0b2 Resolved closed
SYM-7 Figure 2 uses stereotypes such as <> that are not defined SyM 1.0b1 SyM 1.0b2 Resolved closed
SYM-4 Sections 3.1 and 3.2 SyM 1.0b1 SyM 1.0b2 Resolved closed
SYM-9 The QVT does not use the standard URI for the UML metamodel SyM 1.0b1 SyM 1.0b2 Resolved closed

Issues Descriptions

namespace definition in the XMI and the URI attribute of the Profile

  • Key: SYM_-5
  • Legacy Issue Number: 17217
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Adaptive ( Mr. Pete Rivett)
  • Summary:

    The namespace definition in the XMI and the URI attribute of the Profile is xmlns:SysML4Modelica=http://www.omg.org/spec/SysM/20120213. This uses SysM not the official directory (according to the other documents) which is the shorter SyM.

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b2 — Fri, 9 Mar 2012 05:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0
  • Disposition Summary:

    The spec name “SysM” was wrongly used in the XMI definition of the SysML4Modelica profile. It needs to be changed to the shorter "SyM" version.

  • Updated: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 08:56 GMT

The figure references UML4SysML which is no longer part of/used by the version of SysML (1.3)

  • Key: SYM_-7
  • Legacy Issue Number: 17221
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Adaptive ( Mr. Pete Rivett)
  • Summary:

    The figure references UML4SysML which is no longer part of/used by the version of SysML (1.3) included in the normative references

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b2 — Fri, 9 Mar 2012 05:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0
  • Disposition Summary:

    The figure should reference UML package instead of the UML4SysML package.

  • Updated: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 08:56 GMT

wrong reference

  • Key: SYM_-6
  • Legacy Issue Number: 17218
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Adaptive ( Mr. Pete Rivett)
  • Summary:

    The figure references UML4SysML which is no longer part of/used by the version of SysML (1.3) included in the normative references

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b2 — Fri, 9 Mar 2012 05:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0
  • Disposition Summary:

    See issue 17214 for disposition

  • Updated: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 08:56 GMT

In general the Part structure used is not appropriate for OMG specifications

  • Key: SYM_-3
  • Legacy Issue Number: 17215
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Adaptive ( Mr. Pete Rivett)
  • Summary:

    In general the Part structure used is not appropriate for OMG specifications. It does not make sense to label Part I as non-normative. Especially as Part I includes Conformance and Normative References!

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b2 — Fri, 9 Mar 2012 05:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0
  • Disposition Summary:

    The part structure is kept since it is still considered helpful to structure the document. Part 1 needs to be labeled as normative.

  • Updated: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 08:56 GMT

new figure uses <> <> and <> applied to lines using the Dependency notation

  • Key: SYM_-2
  • Legacy Issue Number: 17214
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Adaptive ( Mr. Pete Rivett)
  • Summary:

    the new figure still uses <<conformsTo>> <<transformation>> and <<instanceOf>> applied to lines using the Dependency notation. These have no defined meaning (either as keywords nor as stereotypes defined either in this specification, SysML or UML). Whatever <<instanceOf>> means it’s not the case that a transformationRecord is an instance of a transformation. If these stereotypes are retained there should be an explanation to say they are purely informal

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b2 — Fri, 9 Mar 2012 05:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0
  • Disposition Summary:

    An additional sentence needs to be added stating that the <<conformsTo>>, <<transformation>> and <<instanceOf>> stereotypes are purely informal

  • Updated: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 08:56 GMT

It's unclear what compliance would mean

  • Key: SYM_-4
  • Legacy Issue Number: 17216
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Adaptive ( Mr. Pete Rivett)
  • Summary:

    Section 2 includes in Level 0 Compliance “The SysML4Modelica profile must be compliant with OMG SysML v1.3.”. However a) this profile is part of this specification and b) SysML does not define compliance for Profiles. So it’s unclear what compliance would mean

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b2 — Fri, 9 Mar 2012 05:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0
  • Disposition Summary:

    In order to avoid any confusion, the sentence "The SysML4Modelica profile must be compliant with OMG SysML v1.3" should be remove.

  • Updated: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 08:56 GMT

clarification needed for the fromLibrary attribute

  • Key: SYM_-1
  • Legacy Issue Number: 16593
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Georgia Institute of Technology ( Chris Paredis)
  • Summary:

    In the SysML-Modelica Transformation Specification (http://www.omg.org/spec/SyM/1.0/Beta1/PDF/), the attribute fromLibrary for the stereotype «modelicaClassDefinition» is not sufficiently clearly defined (Section 8.2, page 10). The spec mentions that some details (e.g. "value properties and parts") can be omitted when using the fromLibrary tag, but the spec is not sufficiently precise as to which details exactly can/should be omitted and which should still be retained. Since this is a construct that will likely be used extensively, it should be defined more precisely.

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b2 — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0
  • Disposition Summary:

    The identified issue does not relate to the mapping of language constructs between SysML and Modelica but rather to a user- and tool-specific usability aspect of the transformation. The issue therefore does not identify a problem with the specification. Additionally, the “fromLibrary” attribute of the «modelicaClassDefinition» stereotype will be removed since it does not relate to the mapping of language constructs between SysML and Modelica.

  • Updated: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 08:56 GMT

Ecore is used for the Modelica metamodel in Part III rather than EMOF

  • Key: SYM-1
  • Legacy Issue Number: 16376
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Koneksys ( Axel Reichwein)
  • Summary:

    Ecore is used for the Modelica metamodel in Part III rather than EMOF (EMOF is also supported by the EMF technology). Oddly though I can see no depiction of the metamodel in either ecore or EMOF: I would for example expect to see some UML class diagrams. Instead there is what appears to be Modelica syntax.

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b1 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0b2
  • Disposition Summary:

    The abstract syntax of Modelica, in other words its metamodel, needs to be represented in UML class diagrams. Figure 13 containing a representation of some Modelica metaclasses in an Ecore diagram will be replaced by UML class diagrams.

  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:58 GMT

Incomplete Annex C Content

  • Key: SYM-11
  • Legacy Issue Number: 16490
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Koneksys ( Axel Reichwein)
  • Summary:

    Source: Georgia Institute of Technology (Mr. Axel Reichwein, axel.reichwein(at)me.gatech.edu)
    Summary: The QVT code shown in Annex C is incomplete. In addition, a figure showing an overview of the QVT implementation approach would be useful.

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b1 — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0b2
  • Disposition Summary:

    The QVT code in Annex C is outdated and has to be replaced by the latest
    version. Since the current QVT code consists of approx. 5000 lines of code, it
    would be too large to be placed in Annex C. Instead, Annex C should contain a
    URL reference to a separate document containing all QVT transformations in a
    zipped file. In addition, a figure showing an overview of the QVT implementation
    approach should be placed in Annex C.

  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:58 GMT

Not sure of the use of openmodelica.org.

  • Key: SYM-10
  • Legacy Issue Number: 16385
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Koneksys ( Axel Reichwein)
  • Summary:

    Not sure of the use of openmodelica.org.

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b1 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0b2
  • Disposition Summary:

    Issues 16384 and 16385 address the correctness of using non-normative URIs to
    identify the UML and Modelica metaclasses in the QVT transformation. The
    implementation of the transformation in QVT includes references to the
    metaclasses of both the UML and Modelica metamodels. These references are
    found next to the “modeltype” keyword at the beginning of each QVT
    transformation.
    Since no normative Modelica metamodel exists, there are no normative URIs to
    identify the Modelica metaclasses. The QVT code can thus not refer to Modelica
    metaclasses through normative URIs and be considered normative. The use of
    non-normative URIs to identify the UML and Modelica metaclasses in the QVT
    transformation is therefore acceptable.
    The QVT code does not need to be changed. However, the SysML-Modelica
    Transformation specification should not state that Parts III, IV and V of the
    SysML-Modelica Transformation specification are normative since they are all
    based on a non-normative Modelica metamodel from openModelica.

  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:58 GMT

Section 2 Conformance requires more detail for practical definition of ‘full realization’ and ‘abstract syntax complianc

  • Key: SYM-3
  • Legacy Issue Number: 16378
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Koneksys ( Axel Reichwein)
  • Summary:

    Section 2 Conformance requires more detail for the practical definition of ‘full realization’ and ‘abstract syntax compliance’

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b1 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0b2
  • Disposition Summary:

    Proposed change: leave out ‘full realization’ and ‘abstract syntax compliance’. In
    addition, add a level 1 criteria referring to required level 0 compliance.

  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:58 GMT

The UML Profile is represented in proprietary Eclipse format

  • Key: SYM-2
  • Legacy Issue Number: 16377
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Koneksys ( Axel Reichwein)
  • Summary:

    The UML Profile is represented in proprietary Eclipse format

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b1 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0b2
  • Disposition Summary:

    The SysML4Modelica has been converted into OMG-grade XMI and has been added to the inventory of files which still includes the profile in Eclipse format.
    Disposition:Resolved

  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:58 GMT

SysML-Modelica Transformation Spec problem with

  • Key: SYM-13
  • Legacy Issue Number: 16556
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Change Vision ( Michael Chonoles)
  • Summary:

    As found by Lenny Delligatti of Lockheed Martin.

    On page 5 of the spec., it shows that the SysML4Modelica profile references the SysML profile (Figure 2 in the screenshot below):

    But I believe that’s an error. I believe that a «reference» dependency is only legal from a profile to a metamodel.

    One profile can «import» another profile (and thus transitively reference a metamodel), but not «reference» another profile.

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b1 — Fri, 9 Sep 2011 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0b2
  • Disposition Summary:

    See issue 16545 for disposition

  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:58 GMT

SysML-Modelica Transformation Spec problem with

  • Key: SYM-12
  • Legacy Issue Number: 16545
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Change Vision ( Michael Chonoles)
  • Summary:

    As found by Lenny Delligatti of Lockheed Martin.

    On page 5 of the spec., it shows that the SysML4Modelica profile references the SysML profile (Figure 2 in the screenshot below):

    But I believe that’s an error. I believe that a «reference» dependency is only legal from a profile to a metamodel.

    One profile can «import» another profile (and thus transitively reference a metamodel), but not «reference» another profile.

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b1 — Fri, 9 Sep 2011 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0b2
  • Disposition Summary:

    A UML dependency can be between any two NamedElements. The dependency can also be tagged with any stereotype and be given any name. So the <<reference>> dependency is by itself legal. However, a keyword such as <<import>> can also be applied to a dependency.The <<import>> keyword seems more suitable to be applied on a dependency between profiles. So the <<reference>> dependencies to the UML4SysML metamodel (as shown in the SysML spec) in Figure 2 are kept and the <<reference>> dependency between the SysML4Modelica and SysML profiles in Figure 2 is replaced by an <<import>> dependency.

  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:58 GMT

P6 uses ‘meta-case’ for transformation technology.

  • Key: SYM-6
  • Legacy Issue Number: 16381
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Koneksys ( Axel Reichwein)
  • Summary:

    P6 uses ‘meta-case’ for transformation technology.

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b1 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0b2
  • Disposition Summary:

    The capabilities of meta-CASE tools are not well-known. Therefore, the sentence
    mentioning the implementation of the SysML-Modelica mapping by meta-CASE
    tools is relaxed by referring to “tools” in general instead of “meta-CASE” tools.

  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:58 GMT

6.1: this SysML issue does not belong here as such

  • Key: SYM-5
  • Legacy Issue Number: 16380
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Koneksys ( Axel Reichwein)
  • Summary:

    6.1: this SysML issue does not belong here as such: if a change is needed it should be specified as a detailed edit to the SysML spec. Otherwise just raise the issue in the normal way.

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b1 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0b2
  • Disposition Summary:

    Section 6.1 will be deleted.

  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:58 GMT

Section 8

  • Key: SYM-8
  • Legacy Issue Number: 16383
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Koneksys ( Axel Reichwein)
  • Summary:

    Section 8: presumably these are production rules for Modelica syntax. Does this need to be duplicated in this spec?

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b1 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0b2
  • Disposition Summary:

    No Data Available

  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:58 GMT

Figure 2 uses stereotypes such as <> that are not defined

  • Key: SYM-7
  • Legacy Issue Number: 16382
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Koneksys ( Axel Reichwein)
  • Summary:

    Figure 2 uses stereotypes such as <<transformation>> that are not defined

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b1 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0b2
  • Disposition Summary:

    The <<transformation>> stereotype is a self-defined stereotype referring to a
    mapping definition.

  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:58 GMT

Sections 3.1 and 3.2

  • Key: SYM-4
  • Legacy Issue Number: 16379
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Koneksys ( Axel Reichwein)
  • Summary:

    3.1 should reference version 1.1 of QVT.
    3.2: It’s not clear how the MDA Foundation Model ‘constitute provisions of this specification’.

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b1 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0b2
  • Disposition Summary:

    Section 3.1 will reference version 1.1 of QVT and Section 3.2 will not refer to any
    non-normative references including the MDA Foundation Model.

  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:58 GMT

The QVT does not use the standard URI for the UML metamodel

  • Key: SYM-9
  • Legacy Issue Number: 16384
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Koneksys ( Axel Reichwein)
  • Summary:

    The QVT does not use the standard URI for the UML metamodel

  • Reported: SyM 1.0b1 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — SyM 1.0b2
  • Disposition Summary:

    No Data Available

  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:58 GMT