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A method is disclosed for use in a software development framework having a repository and at least two software systems. The repository contains a meta-model and the software systems, which store instances of the meta-model. The method enables exchange of the instances of the meta-model among the software systems using a generalized data transfer language. The method comprises the steps of extracting a fixed component and a variable of the meta-model; parsing the variable component into a first set of constituent components for a first instance of the variable component; and extracting a list of repeated components from the first set of constituent components. Next, each of the members of the list of repeated components is transformed into components of a generalized software language. Then, the first set of constituent components are transformed into corresponding components of the generalized software language. The first instance of the variable component is then transformed into corresponding components of the generalized software language. The previous five steps are repeated for additional instances of the variable component. After this, the fixed component is transformed into corresponding components of the generalized software language. Then, the corresponding components are distributed among the software systems. The distributed components in the generalized software language can then be used to control the syntax of the generalized data transfer language when used to exchange instances of the meta-model.

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