Using the DDI Model

The DDI model is a high level view of the DDI-Lifecycle standard,which provides information on the relationship between the objects in the model and visualisations.

The source code for the DDI Model is at https://github.com/ddialliance/ddimodel . An HTML view is available at https://ddialliance.github.io/ddimodel-web/DDI-L-3.3/

N.B. The model does not contain all the content elements, please consult either the XML schema (https://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-Lifecycle/3.3/) or the HTML documentation at https://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-Lifecycle/3.3/XMLSchema/FieldLevelDocumentation/

Prototype Serializations of the Model

The following seriualizations of the model are available as PROTOTYPES

  • XML Schema

  • OWL 2 (RDF Schema)

  • OMG’s UML Normative XMI 2.4.2

  • OMG’s UML XMI 2.5 with Diagrams and Diagram Exchange

  • Sphinx HTML documentation and visualizations

  • JSON Schema

  • C# class library with JSON and XML serialization

  • SVG and dot visualizations

  • GraphQL schema language

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