Welcome to the CIM Users Group!
The CIM Users Group is dedicated to the promotion of the portability of existing applications and to the promotion of the ease of installation of new applications through the use of such standards as the common information model, message bus, and common data access specification.
Unlike a protocol standard, the common information model (CIM) is an abstract model that may be used as a reference, a category scheme of labels (data names) and applied meanings of data definitions, database design, and a definition of the structure and vocabulary of message schemas. The CIM also includes a set of services for exchanging data called the Generic Interface Definition (GID). Due to its abstract nature, the CIM may be implemented in many ways. Some users may want to be more specific to support a particular product or project; others may want to limit its scope. The abstract nature of the CIM leads to flexibility and competing demands for its enhancement. It is important to remember that the CIM does not have to be implemented in its entirety in a given project.
The CIM Users Group is under the administrative umbrella of the UCA International Users Group, a not-for-profit corporation. The UCAIug as well as its member groups (CIMug, OpenAMI, and IEC61850) draws its membership from utility user and supplier companies. The mission of the CIMug is to manage and to communicate issues concerning the CIM model and to serve as the primary means for developing the CIM model consensus and consistency across the industry.