OMG OMG-OCSMP-MBA400 - OMG-Certified Systems Modeling Professional - Model Builder – Advanced

Stereotypes should be grouped in profiles to facilitate re-use in later projects. A profile is a mechanism for extending UML or SysML with additional modeling elements that are not part of the standard language. A profile defines stereotypes, which are extensions of existing metaclasses. A profile can be applied to a model to make the stereotypes available for use. Bygrouping stereotypes in profiles, they can be easily reused in different models or projects. References: https://www.omg.org/ocsmp/ocsmp-adv-exam.htm https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSB2MU_8.2.0/com.ibm.rhp.sysml.doc/topics/rhp_c_dm_sysml_profile_features.html

A common rationale for defining and applying a profile to a SysML model is that the profile extends the model with reusable elements, such as units, quantities, value types, etc. These elements can be defined in a model library and imported into other models by applying the profile. This way, the profile enables consistent and standardized modeling of properties and parameters of blocks and constraints. References: https://www.omg.org/ocsmp/ocsmp-adv-exam.htm https://github.com/Systems-Modeling/SysML-v2-Release

A measure of model quality is a metric that evaluates how well a model satisfies some desired characteristics, such as correctness, completeness, consistency, clarity, etc. The number of actions and activities with no incoming object or control flows is a measure of model quality that indicates how well the model captures the dependencies and sequences of events in the system. A high number of such actions and activities may imply that the model is incomplete or inconsistent, and may lead to errors or ambiguities in the system behavior.

The best way to ensure that a shared model has consistently-represented elements and diagrams is to use modeling conventions and standards. Modeling conventions and standards are rules and guidelines that define how the model elements and diagrams should be named, defined, structured, formatted and documented. Modeling conventions and standards can help improve the clarity, consistency and quality of the model and facilitate the communication and collaboration among the modelers and stakeholders. Implementation of standard libraries is a good way to ensure that a shared model has reusable and interoperable elements and diagrams, but it may not ensure their consistent representation. Packages that map one-for-one to components is a good way to ensure that a shared model has modular and traceableelements and diagrams, but it may not ensure their consistent representation. Domain stereotypes maintained in a configuration control system is a good way to ensure that a shared model has customized and controlled elements and diagrams, but it may not ensure their consistent representation. References: OMG-Certified Systems Modeling Professional - Model Builder – Advanced (OCUP2-ADV) Examination Guide Version 1.0, Section 4.1

This recommendation would be most effective from a MBSE perspective because it allows the system engineer and the analysts to leverage the SysML model as a source of design information and analysis input. A SysML model is a graphical and textual representation of a system and its structure, behavior, requirements, etc. By creating a SysML model for capturing the design of different types of smart-home systems, the system engineer can specify the relevant design details necessary for evaluation, such as parameters, constraints, properties, etc. The analysts can then set up executable templates/scripts to generate analysis models from the SysML model using various methods and tools. This way, the analysts can ensure that their analysis models incorporate the latest design information and are easily adaptable for different types of smart-home systems. The system engineer and the analysts can also use allocation or synchronization mechanisms to link the SysML model and the analysis models and propagate changes between them. References: https://www.omg.org/ocsmp/ocsmp-adv-exam.htm https://sysml.org/tutorials/sysml-diagram-tutorial/

The diagram fragment that correctly shows a SysML Block extending a basic UML Class is Option B. This option shows a Block with the stereotype <> applied to it. This stereotype indicates that the Block is an extension of the Class metaclass. The Block inherits all the features of the Class, such as attributes, operations, associations, etc., and adds additional features specific to SysML, such as ports, flows, values, constraints, etc. References: https://www.omg.org/ocsmp/ocsmp-adv-exam.htm https://sysml.org/sysml-faq/what-is-block-definition-diagram.html

 Interaction-based exchange is a data exchange mechanism that uses an application programming interface (API) to access data in one tool and make it available in another tool. The API allows for direct communication and synchronization between the tools without requiring intermediate files or repositories. This approach can provide better performance and consistency than file-based or repository-based exchange.