UMLComposite is used to describe a strong form of aggregation, it is mapped to OPC UA HasComponent or subtypes of OPC UA HasComponent ReferenceType (see Table 9).
Table 9 – Transformation rule of the elements of UMLComposite
| ISA-95 | OPC UA | Description | |
| UMLRole | SourceNode, TargetNode | UMLRole may be transformed into the restrictions of ReferenceType. | |
| UMLCardinality | ModellingRule | 1 | Mandatory | 
| 
 | 
 | 0..1 | Optional | 
| 
 | 
 | 0..N | OptionalPlaceholder | 
| 
 | 
 | 1..N | MandatoryPlaceholder | 
| UMLAssociation Name | BrowseName | A name defined in ISA-95 may be changed. InverseName will be defined. | |