4.2.1.1 Overview of Project Files

Figure 5: SDMetrics Project Files

• XMI Source File
  The XMI file that stores the UML design you want to analyze. You create this XMI file with your UML modeling tool or some other application that exports XMI files.
• Metamodel Definition File
  The SDMetrics metamodel (see Section 7.1 "SDMetrics Metamodel") defines which UML elements SDMetrics knows about. The metamodel provides the basis for the definition of the metrics to be calculated.
• XMI Transformations File
  The XMI transformations file (see Section 7.2 "XMI Transformation Files") defines how the model elements in the SDMetrics metamodel are retrieved from the XMI source file.
• Metrics Definition File
  The metrics definition file (see Section 8 "Defining Custom Design Metrics and Rules") defines the set of metrics to be calculated for your UML design.