Schema to provide background information on OpenMI capabilities of the component
general information on the component and its provider
defines what data can be exchanged via OpenMI
data operations available for this quantity and elemenSet
reference to predefined set of data operations
quantity supported
be domain specific if possible (e.g. stage, discharge),
else use more generic identifier e.g. 'any' or 'data dependent'
the dimension of the quantity, e.g. length=3 time=-1 for a discharge
free text, e.g. to distinghuish between xsd:elementset grouping options
identifcationmethod for this element set e.g. AllNodes, node number {i}
elementType of the elementSet
background info on the software component
problem solving capabilities and/or domain(s) supported
URL describing software
contact details to the software provider
describe availability / distribution conditions
comments on the availability
identifies the technologies and version(s) of the OpenMI Standard supported
available for following technologies
version Number of OpenMI Standard
list of exchange items supported
exchange item description in terms of quantity and elementType
exchange item description in terms of quantity, elementType and data operations
specifies which optional interfaces are supported
e.g. memory based only