A methodological Approach for Using CIM in Projects

Electricite de France (EDF) would like to automate its business processes which have been hampered by incongruent data. Accordingly, EDF R&D has started Cimergy project two years ago in order to establish a methodology, tools, and standards for implementing a semantic-based integration infrastructure. Two approaches have been retained by EDF R&D to get a concrete feedback on CIM implementation. The first approach, is a top-down approach which explain how we can derive messages from an information model based on CIM. The methodology is based on the UN-CEFACT core component technical specification. This methodology has been retained in Europe by ETSO which has defined several message schemas. The key idea is that the CIM could play the role of the core component model of the electrical industry. The second one is a bottom-up approach based on field driven specific application, combined with participation to CIM interoperability tests