SCHUCS : A UML-Based Approach for Describing Data Representations Intended for XML Encoding

One component of the ERATO Kitano Systems Biology Project is the creation of a workbench that provides interoperability between a number of simulation packages. Developing a framework for database storage and inter-program exchange requires defining a language for communicating data. Defining this language requires first establishing a notation that humans can use to describe the data structures involved.