Patent ID: 7937686

Claim:
A system comprising: a model having a namespace, a sub-namespace nested within the namespace, a top-level element nested within the sub-namespace, and a plurality of model elements nested within the top-level element, each of the plurality of model elements having a unique identifier, the identifiers being recorded on a computer-readable medium and including a plurality of text-based sub-components, a first one of the plurality of text-based sub-components including a namespace part and a second one of the plurality of text-based sub-components including a name part, the namespace part including an indication of the namepace and an indication of the sub-namespace, the indication of the namespace being a name of the namespace, the indication of the sub-namespace being a name of the sub-namespace, and wherein the name part includes an indication of the top-level element and an indication of the associated model element that each are indicative of an identifying characteristic of the associated model element, the indication of the top-level element being a name of the top-level element, and wherein the indication of the associated model element is a name of the associated model element; and a computer processor that is a component of a computer that utilizes a runtime framework to execute the model.