16. The system of claim 15 , wherein a new translation map is generated based on the modification to the selected base translation map.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the mechanism for modifying the selected base translation map comprises a feature for at least one of: adding at least one component; overriding an existing component by importing a component from another map into the selected base translation map; importing a map fragment into the selected base translation map; and recursively adding referenced maps and map fragments to the selected base translation map.