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result validation. Since XML is appropriate for document exchange, historical data-
bases on projects could also be extended to store more detailed data pertaining to
FSM. In that perspective, it is said that the ISBSG could store its project data in
either XML or XMI format. is study could also be helpful for data exchange
between dierent FSM tools (in the case where several measurement tools are used
for the same FSM method).
e authors stipulate that, eventually, an ontology-oriented approach will be
introduced for the complete or partial automation of a method’s measurement
procedure, because the work on automation is based on the implementation