In short, the project vision can be described with the following statement: For system architects who need a graphical syntax like WAM for modeling aspects of federated systems with special regard to access regulation the result of Scorpius is a solution extending Microsoft Visio that will enable transformation of WAM descriptions into an idFS readable XML format unlike solutions restricted to just one graphical syntax respectively output format our product will offer extensibility for further applications by providing a reusable generic component.