CIMCheck
CIMCheck - a command line utility for validating CIM/XML documents.
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Using CIMTool with Protege and Top Braid
The upcoming CIMTool version 1.8.1 is interoperable with popular ontology editors. It has been tested with Protege 4 and TopBraid Composer 3.2. (Note that Protege 3.2 is not directly compatible).
Thu Dec 17 02:51:24 EST 2009 more...
Comparing Profiles and Schemas
CIMTool can help you track changes in the CIM that affect your profiles and track changes between different versions of a profile.
Fri Aug 21 09:44:01 EST 2009 more...
Profile Maintenance
A profile can lose synchronism with the CIM. Each profile applies to a specific version of the CIM, but the life cycle of each profile and the CIM are independent of each other.
Fri Aug 21 09:14:36 EST 2009 more...
Browsing the CIM
CIMTool provides a special perspective (ie window layout) for browsing the CIM. This is sometimes more convenient than a standard UML editor for browsing, especially if the UML diagrams are not complete.
Thu Aug 20 16:24:57 EST 2009 more...
Searching Schemas and Profiles
Often, the best way to find a definition in the CIM or a profile such as CPSM is to use CIMTool's search wizard. The search button looks like this for schema or this for profiles and appears above the view. Click one of these to display the search wizard.
Thu Aug 20 14:29:31 EST 2009 more...
Exchanging CIMTool Projects
Starting with CIMTool 1.6.1 it is much easier to exchange projects. There is no need to recreate the project and import its schema and profiles one by one. And no need to remember the various namespaces and other settings.
Fri Aug 07 12:53:42 EST 2009 more...
Using CIMTool with Enterprise Architect
Current versions of the CIM are maintained with the Sparx Systems UML design tool, Enterprise Architect (EA). Creating a profile requires that the CIM be imported from EA into CIMTool.
Wed Jul 29 14:14:21 EST 2009 more...
CIMTool Plugin Old Versions
Old versions of CIMTool are always available as listed below. Unfortunately, the new eclipse provisioning system makes it very difficult to publish old versions. These have to be installed manually instead.
Fri May 22 10:14:02 EST 2009 more...
Download
The latest CIMTool release is 1.8.1 which has improved compatibility with OWL editors such as Protege and Top Braid. See the Change Log and Using CIMTool with Protege and Top Braid for full details.
Tue May 12 20:45:09 EST 2009 more...
Datatype Restrictions in Profiles
There are situations where it would be desirable to restrict the values of a datatype when it appears in a profile. This is a proposal to use XML Schema constraining facets to define such restrictions.
Tue Feb 03 11:04:51 EST 2009 more...
CIMTool Topics
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