本标准将帮助CASE工具的供应商和用户开发CASE工具之间交换信息的机制。本标准规定了相关标准族的一个元素。当一起使用时，这些标准指定了在CASE工具之间传递信息的机制。

This standard will assist the vendors and users of CASE tools in developing mechanisms for interchanging information between CASE tools. This standard specifies an element of a family of related standards. When used together, these standards specify a mechanism for transferring information between CASE tools.