This help system covers how to install and use the Service Modeling Language – Interchange Format (SML-IF) tooling plug-ins on the Eclipse SDK Platform.
The following table contains some basic terms you should know to make using this documentation easier.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| SML | Service Modeling Language (SML) is an XML-based specification that is used to model complex IT resources, services and systems, including their structure, constraints, policies and best practices. SML provides the capability to define a consistent mechanism in describing computer networks, applications, servers, and other IT resources. |
| SML-IF | Service Modeling Language – Interchange Format (SML-IF) defines an implementation-neutral interchange format that preserves the content and interrelationships among documents. |
| Definition | A definition is one of two types of documents supported by SML-IF. A definition document is used to describe the structure and constraints of the model |
| Instance | An instance is one of two types of documents supported by SML-IF. An instance document describes a model entity |
| SML validation | Validating an SML model in accordance with the SML specification |
| SML-IF validation | Validating an SML-IF document in accordance with the SML-Interchange Format specification |
| Domain model | The root of an SML-IF document. Contains a set of definition an instance documents |