UML Modeling Tools CSE 470 Software Engineering Fall

UML Modeling Tools CSE 470 – Software Engineering Fall 2001 A. Subramanian

Objectives • Introduce Dome to draw: – Class Diagrams – Use Case Diagrams • Next time we’ll talk about Dome for: – State Diagrams – Sequence Diagrams • Demonstrate some of the less intuitive features of Dome. • Demonstrate how to convert diagrams to Postscript from Dome.

Starting Dome

You have to be running the right DOME • /soft/serg/Software/DOME 5. 3/bin/dome • Go to options/misc and add the following tool cache path – /soft/serg/Software/DOME 5. 3/tools/msu-uml/specs

Creating a New Model

Use Case Tool

Use Case Diagram • Start with the System Boundary • Use Property Button to Change Properties of Diagram Components, e. g. Component Name

Class Diagram Tool

Class Diagram • Insert model components, then edit with the ‘Properties’ button. • All associations must be drawn between two classes. • Change association multiplicities by the ‘Properties’ button.

Running Dome • Open an Xterm window. • You may want to add the following alias to your. aliases file to shorten the command you need to type. – alias dome ‘/soft/serg/Software/DOME 5. 3/bin/dome’

Saving Files • Create a directory for each project and save models in that directory. • Develop some convention for model files so that you can easily identify which file is associated with which model, e. g. add a -uc to the end of the file name for the Use Case Diagram or add an extension to the name

Generating Postscript • To generate a postscript file: – Select Print… under the File menu. – Check the ‘Print to File’ box. – Select ‘Single Page Postscript’ as the Format. – Modify the file name, if desired, then press ‘OK’. – Use Ghostview to convert to EPS