A review of OMG MOF 2.0 Query / Views / Transformations Submissions and Recommendations towards the final Standard

Model-to-model transformation is a key technology for the OMG’s Model Driven Architecture. The need for standardization in this area lead to the MOF 2.0 Query/Views/Transformations Request for Proposals (RFP) from the OMG. The RFP elicited eight separate submissions. This paper makes the following contributions: Terminology for queries, views, and transformations is introduced that is based on the terminology used in the submissions, but which is edited for consistency. A set of common transformation scenarios is described, which is motivated by the authors’ practical experiences with transformations. The submissions are reviewed, compared to each other, and their highlights discussed. Based on the review and the experience of the authors in developing model-driven transformations, recommendations for the final standard