Table of Contents

1 -  AS/NZS ISO/IEC 15475.2:2003 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-CDIF TRANSFER FORMAT - SYNTAX SYNTAX.1
4 -  PREFACE
5 -  CONTENTS
7 -  1 Scope
8 -  2 Conformance
8 -  3 Normative references
9 -  4 Terms and definitions
9 -  4.1 From other standards
9 -  4.1.1 ISO/IEC 15474-1
10 -  4.1.2 ISO/IEC 15475-1
10 -  4.1.3 ISO/IEC 13238-1
10 -  4.2 For this standard
10 -  5 Symbols (and abbreviated terms)
10 -  5.1 Naming and diagramming notations
10 -  5.2 BNF conventions
11 -  5.3 Abbreviations
11 -  6 CDIF transfer concepts and facilities
11 -  6.1 Syntax identifier
11 -  6.2 Token separation rules
11 -  7 Syntax sections and structures in the CDIF transfer
11 -  7.1 Introduction
11 -  7.2 CDIF transfer components
11 -  7.2.1 Introduction
12 -  7.2.2 Transfer header
12 -  7.2.3 Transfer contents
12 -  7.3 Header section
12 -  7.3.1 Introduction
13 -  7.3.2 Summary
14 -  7.4 Metamodel section
14 -  7.4.1 Introduction
14 -  7.4.2 CDIF subject area reference
15 -  7.4.3 Metamodel extension
15 -  7.4.4 Meta-meta-entity instance
16 -  7.4.5 Meta-meta-attribute instance
16 -  7.4.6 Meta-meta-relationship instance
17 -  7.4.7 Enumerated meta-attribute extension
18 -  7.5 Model section
18 -  7.5.1 Introduction
18 -  7.5.2 Meta-entity instance
19 -  7.5.3 Meta-relationship instance
20 -  7.5.4 Meta-attribute instance
20 -  7.5.5 Meta-attribute value
25 -  7.6 Comment
25 -  7.7 Syntax terminal symbols
28 -  Annex A - SYNTAX.1 formal grammar
34 -  Annex B - Multibyte examples
34 -  B.1 Example of 7.3.2 Summary
34 -  B.2 Example of 7.4.5 Meta-meta-attribute instance
34 -  B.3 Example of 7.5.5.5 enumerated value
34 -  B.4 Example of 7.5.5.7 Identifier value
34 -  B.5 Example of 7.5.5.12 String value
35 -  B.6 Example of 7.6 Comment

Abstract

Describes the standard CDIF transfer syntax.

RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Technical Committee IT-015 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance
with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the
publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original
date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of
such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for
reconfirmation on 17 March 2014.
The following are represented on Technical Committee IT-015:
Australian Computer Society
Australian Society for Technical Communication (NSW)
Charles Sturt University
Department of Defence (Australia)
Griffith University
La Trobe University
National Association of Testing Authorities Australia
National ICT Australia
NSW Business Chamber
Quantitative Enterprise Software Performance
Systems Engineering Society of Australia
University of Technology, Sydney

Scope

The CDIF family of standards is primarily designed to be used as a description of a mechanism for transferring information between modelling tools. It facilitates a successful transfer when the authors of the importing and exporting tools have nothing in common except an agreement to conform to CDIF. The language that is defined for the transfer format also has applicability as a general language for Import/Export from repositories. The CDIF semantic metamodel defined for modelling tools also has applicability as the basis of standard definitions for use in repositories.
The standards, which form the complete family of CDIF Standards, are documented in ISO/IEC 15474-1:2002, Information technology — CDIF framework — Part 1: Overview. These standards cover the overall framework, the transfer format and the CDIF semantic metamodel.
The diagram in Figure 1 depicts the various standards that comprise the CDIF family of standards. The shaded box depicts this Standard and its position in the CDIF family of standards.
This document describes the standard CDIF transfer syntax. No encodings for SYNTAX.1 are specified in this document. ISO/IEC 15475-3:2002, Information technology — CDIF transfer format — Part 3: Encoding ENCODING.1, specifies one standard encoding for this syntax.
This document is intended to be used by anyone wishing to understand and/or use CDIF. This document provides an introduction to the entire CDIF family of standards. It is suitable for:
— Those evaluating CDIF,
— Those who wish to understand the principles and concepts of a CDIF transfer, and
— Those developing importers and exporters.
The documents ISO/IEC 15474-1:2002, Information technology — CDIF framework — Part 1: Overview and
ISO/IEC 15474-2:2002, Information technology — CDIF framework — Part 2: Modelling and extensibility should be read first when initially exploring CDIF and before attempting to read other documents in the CDIF family of standards.
This document should be read in conjunction with ISO/IEC 15475-1:2002, Information technology — CDIF transfer format — Part 1: General rules for syntaxes and encodings.
While there are no specific prerequisites for reading this document, it will be helpful for the reader to have familiarity with the following:
— Entity-Relationship-Attribute modelling;
— Modelling (CASE) tools;
— Information repositories;
— Data dictionaries;
— Multiple meta-layer modelling;
— Formal grammars;
— Transfer formats.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 20/05/2014. This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2014 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 20/05/2014
Pages
ISBN
Committee	IT-015
Supersedes	DR 03134-03136 CP DR 03135 CP