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1. 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 52 MDG Technologies BPEL e The target of the outgoing Sequence Flow must be either an e Activity with TaskType tag set to Receive or e Intermediate Event with Trigger set to Message or Timer Note If an Activity is the target of one outgoing Sequence Flow then the Intermediate Event with a Message trigger must not be used Inclusive Gateway OR With this type of Gateway all the outgoing Sequence Flows with a condition that evaluates to true are taken In Enterprise Architect e One of the outgoing Sequence Flows from the Gateway must have the ConditionType tag set to default and the ConditionExpression tag set to empty e All other Sequence Flows must have the ConditionType tag set to Expression and the ConditionExpression tag set to a boolean expression The Default condition on an outgoing Sequence Flow ensures that at least this path is taken if all others evaluate to false Parallel Gateway AND This Gateway provides a mechanism to create parallel flows In Enterprise Architect the ConditionType tag on all the outgoing Sequence Flows from this Gateway must be set to None Create Gateway To create a new Gateway element in your model follow the steps below 1 Open a BPEL diagram created under a BPEL Process 40 2 Drag the Gateway element from the BPMN 1 1 Core page of the Toolbox onto the diagram The BPEL Properties dialog displays Name Gat
2. ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT Extending UML With Enterprise Architect Enterprise Architect is an intuitive flexible and powerful UML analysis and design tool for building robust and maintainable software This booklet explains how to use Enterprise Architect to extend the scope of UML in developing models SYSTEMS Copyright 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd Extending UML With Enterprise Architect 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Lid All rights reserved No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording taping or information storage and retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document Printed May 2010 Special thanks to Publisher All the people wh
3. Call from Recursion Describe a message exchange between two lifelines within a recursive exchange 4 14 7 SysML State Machine You can access the SysML State Machine Toolbox through the More tools SysML SysML State Machine menu option These pages provide the SysML elements to build SysML State Machines SysML State State 3 State Machine Initial Final lt Choice History Junction O Entry amp Exit gt Terminate Fork Join gt SysML State Relationships W Transition 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 104 MDG Technologies SysML page ftom oew SysML State Declare a significant condition in the life of a SysML Block within its State Machine State Machine Describe the life cycle behavior of a SysML Block in terms of its states and transitions finish O Declare the starting state of the State Machine Final Declare the ending state of the State Machine and its completion ehoice O Declare a Junction with a mandatory else transition History Represent the last active State of the State Machine prior to its interruption Junction Declare a decision point at which a Transition branches out into multiple guarded alternative paths Entry Declare an Entry point between State Machines Substate Machines and Regions Declare an Exit point between State Machines Substate Machines and Regions Terminate Declare a termination State in which the State Machine no
4. UML Profiles for Enterprise Architect are specified in XML files with a specific format see the examples 13 in this topic You can import 6 these XML files into Enterprise Architect as part of an MDG Technology 2 or through the Resources window Once imported you can drag and drop Profile elements onto the current diagram Enterprise Architect attaches the stereotype Tagged Values and default values notes and even metafile if one is specified to the new element You can also drag and drop attributes and operations onto existing Classes and have them immediately added with the specified stereotype and values The imported Profile also automatically generates a page of elements and relationships in the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox Note To control the appearance of elements you can also set a default element template For more information see the Set Element Templates Package topic in UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Profiles in the Resources Window The Resources window contains a tree structure with entries for items such as MDG Technologies Documents Stylesheets Matrix profiles and UML Profiles The UML Profiles node initially contains no entries to be able to use Profiles you must import them into Enterprise Architect from supplied XML files Extending UML With Enterprise Architect UML Profiles 5 UML Profiles S PH UML Profile for Web Modeling web page SJ ASP
5. 33 the Enterprise Architect basic UML and Extended toolbox pages and facilities so that you can apply the Enterprise Architect facilities and features exclusively to one or more selected MDG Technologies 4 1 Import MDG Technologies Note This method of importing MDG Technologies into the Resources window is available but not recommended If you use this method the MDG Technology Toolbox pages Tasks Pane Project Browser icons and model templates are not available It is now recommended that you download technologies into the Enterprise Architect installation directory from either the Sparx Systems website 28 or remote file locations and web sites 33 To import an MDG Technology you must have a suitable MDG Technology XML file If the MDG Technology includes references to any metafiles they should be in the same directory as the MDG Technology XML file An imported MDG Technology is available only within the model into which it has been imported not in every model you have in Enterprise Architect To make the MDG Technology available across all your models download it into the Enterprise Architect install directory Import an MDG Technology To import an MDG Technology follow the steps below 1 Select the Tools Import Technology menu option The Import Technology dialog displays Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies Import MDG Technologies 29 2 Inthe Filename field
6. 6 The Details tab changes as below Details Assignments Loop Details Implementation Web Service Web Service Input Message Output Message LJ b3 EJ 7 To the right of the Web Service field click on the button and select a BPEL web service 64 from the list 8 To the right of the Input Message field click on the button and select a message from the list of all messages in the selected web service 9 To the right of the Output Message field click on the button and select a message from the list of all messages in the selected web service 10 Go to step 11 Resume the procedure 11 Optional Click on the Assignments tab Details Assignments Loop Details 12 To the right of the field click on the button and select one or more Assignment elements from the list of Assignments created 61 in the Supporting Elements package 28 13 Optional Click on the Loop Details tab Betis Assgnments Loop Detais Type Standard z Condition Min Value Max Value Test Time After v 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 58 MDG Technologies BPEL Details Assignments Loop Detais Type Multiinstance Condition Min Value 14 In the Type field click on the drop down arrow and select the loop type Standard or Multilnstance the field defaults to None 15 In t
7. Name Type Create Merge Instance Type Default Comment Client Class M L L E Client This class uses onl ProductB1 Class M p a ProductB1 This class a defin ProductB2 Class M E B ProductB2 This class a defin AbstractProd Class M p C AbstractProductB This class declares ProductAl Class M P E ProductA1 This class a defin ProductA2 Class M E ProductA2 This class a defin AbstractProd Class M p E AbstractProductA This class declares ConcreteFact Class M E i C ConcreteFactory2This class impleme ConcreteFact Class M a L ConcreteFactory 1This class impleme AbstractFactoryClass M E E E AbstractFactory This class declares ok Cancel Hep _ In the Pattern Name field type the Pattern name In the Filename field type a directory path and XML filename into which to save the Pattern 4 Inthe Category field type the Category under which the Pattern should be listed in UML Patterns required 5 Inthe Version field type the Pattern version number and in the Notes field type any notes on the Pattern 6 Select the actions for the elements that are contained in the Pattern by selecting the appropriate checkboxes These actions are performed when the Pattern is used for more detail refer to the Use a Pattern 2 topic The available actions are e Create Creates the Pattern element directly without modification e Merge Merges the Pattern element
8. and e Notes Properties and Tagged Values windows nested on the bottom left of the screen Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies ICONIX 83 i File Edit View Project Diagram Element Tools Add Ins Settings Window Help i 3 Analysis Diagram ICONIX created 5 02 2008 8 57 22 AM x a a8 Another View 5 Packagel ca E Sequence Diagram Mer Trial ie View Cart Primary Sponsor Boundary 2 1 Actorl Control E i Entity Sd 2 Actor2 Actor Decision 2 3 Primary Sponsor as Ht a 4 The fing invokes Associate 4 m c LI Invokes Properties g x tobe OptionA ra Precedes Hie i ET x 2 n General Settings Name Scope Type Stere otype Option B To apply this layout select the View Workspace Layouts menu option and select the Basic Layout Alternate option see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Disable ICONIX If you prefer not to use ICONIX in Enterprise Architect you can disable it and subsequently re enable it using the MDG Technologies 3 dialog Settings MDG Technologies This does not affect the ICONIX layout which you can switch back to your own layout or the Enterprise Architect default layout using the View Workspace Layouts menu option 4 11 Mind Mapping The following text is derived from the Mind Map entry in the online Wikipedia A Mind Map is a diagram used to represent words ideas tasks or other
9. clearly map what is in the scope of the proposed system and what is to be implemented in other ways Systems Engineering Modeling Model Based Systems Engineering is a powerful way to capture vital design information in any complex systems engineering development using the Systems Modeling Language SysML It enables you to define system requirements operating constraints and performance characteristics of a system under development Extending UML With Enterprise Architect It also allows you to capture the system architecture using well formed interface specifications and reusable subsystem components 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 4 UML Profiles 1 UML Profiles What are UML Profiles UML Profiles provide a means of extending UML which enables you to build UML models in particular domains They are based on additional stereotypes and Tagged Values 10 that are applied to elements attributes methods connectors connector ends and so on A Profile is a collection of such extensions that together describe some particular modeling problem and facilitate modeling constructs in that domain For example the UML Profile for XML describes a set of extensions to basic UML model elements to enable accurate modeling of XSD Schemas see Modeling XML Applications with UML David Carlson p 310 Enterprise Architect has a generic UML Profile mechanism 5 for loading and working with different Profiles
10. enabled or removed from use disabled To enable or disable a Technology click on its Enabled checkbox Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies Work with MDG Technologies 33 When an MDG Technology is enabled three things happen e The MDG Technology is added to the list of available options in the profile field of the Default Tools toolbar so that you can apply the interface profiles of the MDG Technology see the Workspace Toolbars topic in Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool e Atleast one set of Toolbox pages for the MDG Technology is automatically added to the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox you can access the added Toolbox pages through the More Tools menu see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool e Any MDG Technology specific diagram templates are added to the New Diagram dialog for selection see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool when selected these display the diagram specific Toolbox pages You can quickly enable or disable all the listed MDG Technologies by clicking on the All or None buttons However if you click on the None button you should scroll to the top of the list and select the Basic UML 2 Technology checkbox to re enable the Enterprise Architect UML and Extended toolbox pages and diagram types Set as Default You can make an MDG Technology the default interface to Enterprise Architect Depending on the MDG Technology selected this c
11. lt Comment gt The example above would import like this Some text here about how this works with comments being imported from the XML description in one long row 1 2 3 Attributes Supported in XML Profile The table below lists the three main types of object you can define for the main XML element nodes in an XML Profile document These are the e Stereotype which creates a visible entry in the UML Profile folder in the Resources window e Tagged Values which are additional properties that an element or connector support e Constraints that apply to the model element five owe oiomsfuome ee fe oeeaea mayooarasaroorn O re fe fiean C rore ye ooreaea eona o OOOO metafile Yes Filename of associated metafile this MUST be in the same directory as the Profile XML ex jys Initial width of the element in pixels at 100 zoom CO e e ee C el Sl the Properties window setting notes rene fie ean values Yes List of possible values values separated by lt space gt lt space gt for example true false For elements populates the drop combo in the tag section of the docked Properties window Extending UML With Enterprise Architect UML Profiles Profile References 13 notes jno Additional explanatory notes type Yes Constraint type for example pre for precondition post for postcondition 1 2 4 Example Profile Below is an example UML Profile showing the structur
12. type strong notes gt lt AppliesTo gt lt Apply type aggregation gt lt AppliesTo gt lt Stereotype gt lt IndexKey gt lt Stereotype name UniquelD notes gt lt AppliesTo gt lt Apply type operation gt lt AppliesTo gt lt TaggedValues gt lt Tag name indexed description indicates if indexed or not values true lt TaggedValues gt lt Constraints gt lt Constraint name constraint1 type pre op Type pre notes My Notes lt Constraint name constraint2 type pre op Type post notes My lt Constraints gt lt Stereotype gt lt Attribute gt lt Stereotype name attname notes gt lt AppliesTo gt lt Apply type attribute gt lt AppliesTo gt lt Constraints gt lt Constraint name constraint1 type pre notes My Notes gt lt Constraints gt lt Stereotype gt lt Association gt lt Stereotype name assocname notes gt lt AppliesTo gt lt Apply type association gt lt AppliesTo gt lt Constraints gt lt Constraint name constraint1 type pre notes My Notes gt lt Constraints gt lt Stereotype gt lt Stereotypes gt lt Content gt lt UMLProfile gt Extending UML With Enterprise Architect UML Stereotypes 15 2 UML Stereotypes cr UML supports a large number of stereotypes which are an inbuilt mechanism for logically extending or altering the meaning disp
13. Architect MDG Technologies SysML 99 3s Constraint Property EJ Property SysML Parametrics Extensions f Objective Function i Measure of Effectiveness Pss fe bee SysML Constraint Property Instantiate a Constraint Block for use in a Parametric diagram Parametrics ol Property Define a SysML property typed by a DataType ValueType or Block SysML Objective Function Define a SysML Constraint Block for use as an objective Parametrics function to evaluate Measures of Effectiveness Extensions Measure of Define a SysML property for use as a measure of effectiveness Effectiveness MOE 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 100 MDG Technologies SysML 4 14 5 SysML Activity You can access the SysML Activity Toolbox through the More tools SysML SysML Activity menu option These pages provide the SysML elements to construct SysML Activity models S eSeOocMSeSCMHHAEASAUNMUAQD ge Ww SES SEN NN NS Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies SysML 101 Page ftom ft SysML Activities Activity Define a SysML Block of executable behavior as a UML Activity action O Declare a unit of execution in an Activity as a UML Action Action call behavior Declare a unit of execution that calls another behavior po Action accept event Declare a unit of execution that accepts an event raised by the system Acti
14. Architect UML Modeling Tool Data Flow Diagram Toolbox Page You can access the Data Flow Diagram page of the Toolbox through the More tools Data Flow Diagrams menu option The following icons are available Process C External Data Store 4 Data Flow O Gate e Process is a process or activity in which data is used or generated e External represents an external source user or depository of the data e Data Store represents an internal physical or electronic repository of data into and out of which data is Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies Data Flow Diagrams 73 stored and retrieved e Data Flow connector represents how data flows through the system in physical or electronic form e Gate represents the termination point of incoming and outgoing messages on a lower level diagram that is messages to and from processes depicted elsewhere When dragged onto a Data Flow diagram the elements and relationship have the following appearances invalid ae Orders n shipping details customer name and address Ship Books billing information Customers Invoices Orders customer name and address customer name and invoice details invoices and statements debts and defaults payments and enquiries Debts and Defaults process To preserve the simplicity and readability of the diagram you cannot display the element compartments on the diagram Context D
15. Architect UML Modeling Tool Archimate Toolbox Pages You can access the Archimate pages of the Toolbox through the More tools Archimate menu option 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 36 MDG Technologies Archimate Te Doeesk Joey F D 0 d o a NH O mee uN aN NNAS The toolbox pages provide three categories of elements Information Behavior and Structure and a page of connectors that are largely based on the UML connectors The appearance of elements can be modified with the use of Tagged Values as suggested below For Artifact Process Function Interaction Service Event Actor Role Collaboration Interface Component Node and Device elements e iconstyle true shows the iconic representation of the element e iconstyle false shows a rectangle with a decoration in the top corner An Interface element if iconstyle true can be provided required symmetric or assembly and can be rotated by setting the Tagged Values A Function element if iconstyle true can be rotated An Actor element if iconstyle false can be compound Process and Function elements can be marked atomic Because there is a large range of Archimate elements you should make good use of the Quick Linker arrow to guide you in selecting appropriate source and target elements and relationship types to model your enterprise architecture Disable Archimate If you prefer not to use Archimate in Enterpr
16. BPEL Process Create Sequence Flow To create a new Sequence Flow connector in your model follow the steps below 1 Open a BPEL diagram created under a BPEL Process 40 2 Click on the Sequence Flow connector from the BPMN 1 1 Relationships page of the Toolbox then click on the start element and drag across to the target element on the diagram Double click on the connector to display the Properties dialog If the Sequence Flow connector has a non Gateway element as the start element the Properties dialog displays as shown below 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 60 MDG Technologies BPEL Properties Condition Type None x Expression Ordering Assignments You cannot change anything on this dialog go to step 5 If the Sequence Flow connector has a Gateway 5 as the start element the Properties dialog initially displays as above but with the Assignments field enabled An Activity 53 gt behaves as a Gateway if it is the source for more than one Sequence Flow 3 Inthe Condition group box in the Type field either leave the value as None for the condition on the connector or click on the drop down arrow and select Default the ELSE in an IF THEN ELSE statement or Expression Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 61 Note If you select Expression all fields are enabled and e You must type or browse
17. Boundary Class Class1 Class BPMN Class5 Class table Table 1 Object Requirement Functional Requirement Alpha UseCase Use Case 1 UseCase Use Case 2 ok Cancel Hep _ To add a profile based attribute or operation to a diagram click on it in either the Toolbox page or the Resources window and drag it onto the host element on the diagram The system prompts you to enter a name for the feature 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 8 UML Profiles Use Profiles 1 1 3 Tagged Values in Profiles Stereotypes within a UML Profile can have one or more associated Tagged Values When you create an element based on a UML Profile Stereotype by dragging from the Resources window to a diagram any associated Tagged Values are added to the element as well Tagged Values and Profiles are an excellent way to extend the use of Enterprise Architect and the power of UML modeling For example in the UML Profile for XSD there is an XSDComplexType stereotype which has the following Tagged Value declaration lt TaggedValues gt lt Tag name mixed description Determines whether this element can contain mixed element and character content See the W3C XML Schema recommendation gt lt Tag name modelGroup description Overrides the package level default model group values all sequence choice default choice gt lt Tag name memberNames description Ov
18. Change Appearance 70 Change Appearance BPMN 70 Data Store Data Flow Diagram 72 Entity Entity Relationship Diagram 74 Eriksson Penker 76 External Data Flow Diagram 72 Gang Of Four Pattern 79 GoF Pattern 79 Mind Mapping 83 N Ary Entity Relationship Diagram 74 Process Data Flow Diagram 72 Relationship Entity Relationship Diagram 74 SoaML 85 SPEM 89 Synchronize Stereotypes With Profile 8 SysML Activity 100 SysML Block Definition 95 SysML Interaction 102 SysML Internal Block 97 SysML Model 94 SysML Parametric 98 SysML Requirement 105 SysML State Machine 103 SysML Use Case 104 Templates And Profiles 4 Enable Archimate 34 Data Flow Diagrams 72 Entity Relationship Diagram 74 Eriksson Penker MDG Technology 76 Gang Of Four Pattern Technology 79 GoF Pattern Technology 79 ICONIX 80 MDG Technologies 32 Mind Mapping 83 SoaML 85 SPEM 87 End Event BPEL Create 44 Model 44 Types 44 Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox MDG Technology Groups 30 Entity Element Entity Relationship Diagram 74 Entity Relationship Diagram Concepts 74 Connector 74 Elements 74 Example Diagram 74 MDG Technology 74 Relationship 74 Tagged Values 74 Toolbox Page 74 ERDs 74 Eriksson Penker Concept 76 Diagram 76 Disable 76 Elements 76 Enable 76 Extensions 76 MDG Technology 76 Relationships 76 Toolbox Page 76 Example Diagram Entity Relationship Diagram 74 Exclusive Gateway Data Based 51 Event Based 51 Extending UML And MDG Technologies 2
19. Double click on the element to display the diagram and use further elements from the BPMN 1 1 Core page of the Toolbox to model the process specifically Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 41 4 4 2 1 Start Event 414 End Event 44 Intermediate Event 474 Gateway 515 Activity 534 Pool 58 Note On the BPMN 1 1 Core page the following elements are not mappable to BPEL Pool Lane Data Object Group Text Annotation See Also Create a BPEL Modell 384 Model a Sequence Flow Connector 59 Create Assignments 6 Generate BPEL 634 Create a BPEL Web Service 64 BPEL Model Validation 657 Model Start Event A Start Event indicates where a particular Process begins Every Process in Enterprise Architect must begin with a Start Event A Process can start in several ways depending on the Trigger Type The OMG BPMN 1 1 Specification defines six types of Trigger None Message Timer Conditional Signal Multiple In Enterprise Architect four of these Trigger types can be mapped to BPEL as per the OMG BPMN 1 1 Specification Message Timer Conditional Multiple To create a new Start Event in your model follow the steps below 1 2 3 Open a BPEL diagram created under a BPEL Process 404 Drag the Start Event element from the BPMN 1 1 Core page of the Toolbox onto the diagram A prompt displays to select either an edge mounted event on an elem
20. Input Output The interaction between this Web Service and the BPEL Process will be modeled as a BPEL PartnerLink Give this interaction a Name Role 2 You can create a Web Service e From scratch select the Create New option in the Web Service field or e By importing an existing WSDL into a for example SupportingElements package and then selecting the Create from existing WSDL option in the Web Service field Once you enter all the required values the Web Service is created under the SupportingElements package LoanApproval Loandpproval E SupportingElements Oo Assignments Customer S Customer E a Participants CustomerCB_Participant WebService CustomerCB_WS amp Message loanResponseMessage gy Property accept LoanApproval_Process E m LoanServicesOrg G BPELProcess Loan4pproval_Process E Pools Customer E Pools LoanServicesOrg See Also e BPEL 37 e Create a BPEL Modell 38 e Create Assignments 61 e Model a BPEL Process 4 A Web Service package is created with the same name as that of the Pool under the SupportingElements package Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 65 e Generate BPEL 634 e BPEL Model Validation 65 4 4 7 BPEL Model Validation You can use the Enterprise Architect Model Validation facility to check the validity of the BPEL model You can validate an entire BPEL Process
21. SPEM_ProcessPattem SPEM_ProcessPlanning Template Status SPEM_RoleUse SPEM Ta Definition Ta boas Modified SPEM_TeamProfi Keywords SPEM_WorkProductUse GUID DT_OutcomeActivity a Advanced FC_Process J Abstract Muttiplict Is Root ls Leaf Element stereotype 3 Select the browse other stereotypes option in the drop down list to use the Stereotype Selector 17 dialog 2 2 Stereotype Selector The Stereotype Selector dialog enables you to apply one or more stereotypes 1 7 to a UML construct from multiple stereotype sources such as Profiles or the Custom Stereotypes list The appearance of the stereotype is influenced by the stereotype visibility 184 settings on the Diagram Properties dialog Select Stereotypes to Apply Remove 1 On the element or connector Properties dialog click on the button near the Stereotype field The Stereotype for lt object type gt dialog displays 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 18 UML Stereotypes Stereotype Selector Stereotypes Profile Stereotypes a Apply to F allocated lt all gt controlOperator activity T effbd activity non Streaming activity T RequirementRelated lt all gt E streaming activity T testCase activity New OK Hep 2 Click on the Profile drop down arrow and choose the required stereotype source 3 Inthe Stereotypes list enable or disable the required stereotype by select
22. Toolbox pages override any parallel Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox pages For example the ICONIX Class pages would override the Enterprise Architect Class pages You create Technology specific diagrams and populate them with elements and connectors in the same way as for standard Enterprise Architect diagrams See UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies Work with MDG Technologies 31 The Resources Window Note The method of importing MDG Technologies into the Resources window is available but not recommended If you use this method the MDG Technology Toolbox pages Tasks Pane Project Browser icons and model templates are not available It is now recommended that you download technologies into the Enterprise Architect installation directory from either the Sparx Systems website 28 or remote file locations and web sites 33 However you might previously have imported Technologies into the Resources window and these are still available until you specifically delete them right click on the Technology and select the Delete Technology context menu option The Resources window View Other Element Tools Resources displays a tree structure containing nodes such as imported MDG Technologies Templates Documents Stylesheets Matrix profiles and UML Profiles Resources GgResources Project Browser 3 Tagged Values G
23. With Enterprise Architect 2 With UML Patterns In Enterprise Architect 2 With UML Profiles In Enterprise Architect 2 With UML Stereotypes In Enterprise Architect 2 Extension SysML Requirement 105 External Element Data Flow Diagram 72 Ge Gang Of Four Pattern Concepts 79 Download 22 25 MDG Technology 79 Toolbox Page 79 Gateway Create 51 Exclusive XOR 51 Inclusive OR 51 Model In BPEL 51 Parallel AND 51 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 110 Index Gateway Toolbox Groups 30 Types 51 MDG Technology Integrated Generate Archimate 34 BPEL 63 BPEL 37 GoF Pattern BPMN 67 Concepts 79 Download 22 25 MDG Technology 79 Toolbox Page 79 Guillemets 19 ICONIX Disable 80 Elements 80 Enable 80 Layout 80 MDG Technology 80 Relationships 80 Roadmap 80 UML Toolbox Pages 80 Import MDG Technologies 28 Pattern 25 UML Pattern 25 UML Profiles 6 Intermediate Event BPEL Create 47 Model 47 Types 47 Layout ICONIX 80 Manage MDG Technologies 32 MDG Technology Access Remote From Enterprise Architect Activate 32 And Resources Window 30 Disable 32 Enable 32 Import 28 Introduction 28 Link for Downloads 28 Manage 32 33 Data Flow Diagram 72 Entity Relationship Diagram 74 Eriksson Penker 76 Gang Of Four Pattern 79 GoF Pattern 79 ICONIX 80 Mind Mapping 83 SoaML 85 SPEM 87 SysML 93 Migrate BPMN 1 0 Model To 1 1 71 MigrateTOBPMN1 1 Function 71 Mind Mapping Con
24. an Association in the diagram To get you started some Profiles are supplied on the Sparx Systems website at www sparxsystems com uml_profiles htm You can download these and import them into Enterprise Architect Over time Sparx Systems intend to expand the range of Profiles the content of each Profile and the degree of customization possible in each Profile You can also create your own Profiles to describe modeling scenarios specific to your development environment For more information see SDK for Enterprise Architect 1 1 Use Profiles This topic describes the use of Profiles for UML modeling including the following tasks e How to import a UML Profile 64 for use in a model e How to add Profile Objects and Features to a diagram 741 e Use of Tagged Values in Profiles 841 e How to synchronize stereotyped Tagged Values and constraints 841 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 6 UML Profiles Use Profiles A Technology Developer might create a new Profile which they can save export to disk for future UML models The processes of creating and exporting a new UML Profile are described in SDK for Enterprise Architect 1 1 1 Import a UML Profile Note This topic describes importing a stand alone Profile You can also embed Profiles in an MDG Technology and import the Technology file into the Enterprise Architect installation directory To import a Profile you must have a suitable Profile XML file such as t
25. and provides a list of values to assign to each one Some Tagged Values directly affect the appearance of the elements they apply to as described in the following examples e Events to change the decoration of a Start Event or Intermediate Event set the Trigger Tagged Value to change the decoration of an End Event set the Result Tagged Value For example to create a BPMN off page connector set the Trigger or Result Tagged Value to Link to depict flow onto the diagram into a branch diagram or off the diagram for the Start Intermediate and End events respectively e Gateways to create the different varieties of Gateway set the GatewayType Tagged Value other display options are available for XOR gateways you can set the XORType Tagged Value to create Event based or Data based XOR gateways and for Data based XOR gateways you can set the MarkerVisible Tagged Value to false to hide the decoration e Activities there is a wide variety of appearance options for Activities e The ActivityType Tagged Value can be set to Task or Sub Process the latter option displays the plus in a box decoration on the bottom edge of the shape e An Ad hoc Activity is shown by setting the AdHoc Tagged Value to true this displays the tilde decoration on the bottom edge of the shape e A Compensation Activity is shown by setting the sCompensation Tagged Value to true this displays the rewind icon on the bottom edge of the shape e A Multipl
26. as a notation and took an object oriented approach To accommodate UML 2 the SPEM specification was upgraded to 2 0 in April 2008 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 88 MDG Technologies SPEM For more information on the concepts of SPEM please refer to the full specification at http www omg org spec SPEM 2 0 PDF SPEM in Enterprise Architect SPEM 2 0 focuses on providing the additional information structures that you require for processes modeled with UML 2 Activities or BPMN BPDM to describe an actual development process Enterprise Architect enables you to develop SPEM diagrams quickly and simply through use of an MDG Technology integrated with the Enterprise Architect installer The SPEM facilities are provided in the form of e ASPEM diagram type accessed through the New Diagram dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool e A set of SPEM pages 891 in the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox providing SPEM elements stereotyped UML elements e SPEM element and relationship entries in the UML Toolbox Shortcut Menu and Quick Linker see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Disable SPEM If you prefer not to use SPEM in Enterprise Architect you can disable it and subsequently re enable it using the MDG Technologies 3 dialog Settings MDG Technologies Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies SPEM 89 4 13 1 SPEM Toolbox Page
27. can be modeled as a e Sub Process a compound Activity that is defined as a flow of other BPMN elements or e Task 551 an atomic Activity that cannot be broken down into a smaller unit Activities both Tasks and Sub Processes can also act as Looping constructs The OMG BPMN 1 1 Specification defines two types of Looping construct e Standard Loops while or until e Multi Instance Loops for each A Standard Loop has a boolean Condition that is evaluated after each cycle of the loop If the evaluation is True then the loop continues If Test Time is set to After the loop is equivalent to a while loop If Test Time is set to Before the loop is equivalent to an until loop A Multi Instance Loop is equivalent to a for each loop and has a numeric expression as a Condition that is evaluated only once before the Activity is performed The result of the evaluation specifies the number of times the loop is repeated Sub Process The BPMN Specification defines three types of Sub Process e Embedded e References e Reusable In Enterprise Architect two of these Sub Process types can be mapped to BPEL e Embedded e References To create a new Sub Process Activity in your model follow the steps below 1 Open a BPEL diagram created under a BPEL Process 40 2 Drag the Activity element from the BPMN 1 1 Core page of the Toolbox onto the diagram The BPEL Properties dialog displays 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 54 MD
28. cannot be mapped to BPEL MVR820001 error EndEventl EndEvent Cannot have any outgoing SequenceFlow MVR820001 error EndEventl EndEvent None Link Cancel Signal trigger cannot be mapped to BPEL MVR820001 error Activity2 Activity No outgoing SequenceFlow Validation complete 4 error s 0 warning s M 4 gt gt System Script BPEL Progress Model Validation See Also e BPEL 37 e Create a BPEL Modell 384 e Create Assignments 61 e Model a BPEL Process 40 e Generate BPEL 63 e Create a BPEL Web Service 64 Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPMN 67 4 5 BPMN The following text is derived from the Business Process Modeling Notation entry in the online Wikipedia The Business Process Modeling Notation BPMN is a standardized graphical notation for drawing business processes in a workflow BPMN was developed by Business Process Management Initiative BPMI and is now being maintained by the Object Management Group since the two organizations merged in 2005 The primary goal of BPMN is to provide a standard notation that is readily understandable by all business stakeholders These business stakeholders include the business analysts who create and refine the processes the technical developers responsible for implementing the processes and the business managers who monitor and manage the processes Consequently BPMN is intended to serve as common language t
29. click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser and select the BPEL BPEL Properties context menu option Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 55 Task The OMG BPMN 1 1 Specification defines eight types of Task e Service e User e Receive e Send e Script e Manual e Reference e None In Enterprise Architect six of these Task types can be mapped to BPEL as per the OMG BPMN 1 1 Specification e Service e User e Receive e Send e Reference e None To create a new Task Activity in your model follow the steps below 1 Open a BPEL diagram generated under a BPEL Process 40 2 Drag the Activity element from the BPMN 1 1 Core page of the Toolbox onto the diagram The BPEL Properties dialog displays Name Activity1 7 Type Task 7 Task Type None 4 Details Assignments Loop Details No further details apply Con ox _ cancel _Help 3 Inthe Name field type a name for the Activity 4 Inthe Type field click on the drop down arrow and select the Task option 5 Inthe Task Type field click on the drop down arrow and select the Task type Depending on the Task type you select further details might be required If you select None 6 No further details are required Go to step 11 If you select Reference 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 56 MDG Technologies BPEL 6 T
30. current profile stereotype to have the default tags and constraints Stereotype Type Bement Help Element Name Tag or Constraint Added 4 Click on the OK button to proceed The Actions list is populated with the items that have been modified and the changes that were made 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 10 UML Profiles Profile References 1 2 Profile References UML Profile XML File Format Information Enterprise Architect provides a facility to import pre defined elements operations attributes and connectors as a source of re useable components that meet common modeling requirements such as profiles for XML schema and for business process modeling This topic provides a quick list of the types of data that can be pre defined and the characteristics of each type This topic gives you a reference to e Supported Types 10 of stereotype with Tagged Values and or constraints e Profile Structure 414 e Supported Attributes 1A e Example of the XML file that constitutes a Profile 13 1 2 1 Supported Types A UML profile is made up of one or more stereotypes that might have Tagged Values and constraints The table below and the Supported Attributes 12 table define what can be stereotyped and what information must be supplied List of All Supported Types in AppliesTo Apply Node a CC fave fewmen free free ives Extending UML With Enterprise Architect UML Profiles Profile Re
31. ee Topic1 N X SubTopicP SubTopic3 As the elements can represent any concept object or relationship you can use the full range of element properties and features to expand on what the element represents including adding Note elements However to preserve the simplicity and readability of the diagram itself you cannot display the element compartments on the diagram Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies Mind Mapping 85 Disable Mind Mapping If you prefer not to use Mind Mapping in Enterprise Architect you can disable it and subsequently re enable it using the MDG Technologies 321 dialog Settings MDG Technologies 4 12 SoaML Note Service Oriented Architecture Modeling Language SoaML is supported in the Corporate Systems Engineering Business and Software Engineering and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect The following text is derived from Service oriented architecture Modeling Language SoaML Specification for the UML Profile and metamodel for Services UPMS OMG document ad 2008 1 1 01 pp 25 26 A service is an offer of value to another through a well defined interface and available to a community which may be the general public A service results in work provided to one by another Service Oriented Architecture SOA is a way of organizing and understanding representations of organizations communities and systems to maximize agility scale and interoper
32. field select Common BPEL Package Structure Notice the BPEL Process LoanApproval_Process itself and the supporting components SupportingElements and Participant Pools Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 39 B IE LoanApproval Z3 LoanApproval CJ SupportingElements Assignments Customer Loan pproval_Process E C LoanServicesOrg W BPELProcess LoanApproval_Process BPELProcess LoanApproval_Process D Activity ApproveLoan BPEL Process lt Activity AssessLoanRisk Activity Assignves Gateway CheckAmount StartEvent ReceiveRequest EndEvent ReplyResult N Gateways CheckAssessment pa tisinants E Poole Customer P ET Pnnls nanServiresOrg Web Services and other supporting elements like Assignments frase bpel getVsnsbleDsts nskAssessmentMessage evel gt low AssignYes ApproveLosn See Also Model a BPEL Process 40 Model a Sequence Flow Connector 591 Create Assignments 614 Generate BPEL 63 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 40 MDG Technologies BPEL e Create a BPEL Web Servicel 644 e BPEL Model Validation 65 4 4 2 Model a BPEL Process The BPEL Process in Enterprise Architect represents the top level container for the BPEL elements from which BPEL can be generated Conceptually it maps to the BPEL process element To create a BPEL Process in
33. flow Describe what flows in and out of interacting SysML Blocks Flow Specification Define a set of flow properties that correspond to individual pieces of a common interaction point SysML Block Item Flow Specify the items that flow across a connector in an interaction Relationships point Dependency Establish a traceable relationship describing how one element is dependant upon another Generalization Describe an element as a specialized descendant of another element containing additional properties and behavior Containment Graphically display ownership of one element within a parent element Association part Describe the characteristics of a connection between a SysML Block and its internal parts such as the multiplicity and type Association Describe the characteristics of a connection between separate reference SysML Blocks such as the multiplicity and type Association shared Describe the characteristics of a common connection between SysML Blocks such as the multiplicity and type Allocate Relate model elements together to formalize a refinement of behavior structure constraints or design expectations 4 14 3 SysML Internal Block You can access the SysML Internal Block Toolbox through the More tools SysML SysML Internal Block menu option These pages provide the SysML elements to design SysML block compositions within Internal Block Diagrams 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 98 MDG Technologies
34. for an expression value in the Expression field e Optional In the Ordering field type a numerical value for an Exclusive or Inclusive Gateway the order of outgoing flows is based on the value of this field Properties Condition Type Expression Expression lam Ordering Assignments 4 Optional In the Assignments panel click on the button and select one or more Assignment elements from the list of Assignments created 61 in the Supporting Elements package 38 gt Note Click on the UML button if you need to define further properties of the connector using the normal Control Flow connector Properties dialog see The UML Dictionary Alternatively right click on the connector and select the ControlFlow Properties context menu option 5 Click on the OK button to close the dialog To return to the BPEL Properties dialog for subsequent editing e Double click on the connector in the diagram or e Right click on the connector in the diagram and select the BPEL BPEL Properties context menu option 4 4 4 Create Assignments A BPMN Assignment element enables data to be copied between messages and new data to be inserted using expressions within a BPEL Process A BPMN Assignment element maps to a BPEL assign activity and copies the specified value from the source to the target In Enterprise Architect Assignment elements should be created in the Assignments pac
35. for WS BPEL Enterprise Architect uses BPMN version 1 1 as a graphical front end to capture BPEL 1 1 process descriptions The BPMN specification includes an informal and partial mapping from BPMN to BPEL 1 1 For further information on the concepts of BPEL refer to the Wikipedia item and its linked sources BPEL in Enterprise Architect Enterprise Architect currently supports generating BPEL from executable processes With the help of the BPMN version 1 1 Profile Enterprise Architect enables you to develop BPEL diagrams quickly and simply The BPEL facilities are provided in the form of e ABPEL Model Template in the Select Models dialog see UML Model Management e A BPEL diagram type accessed through the New Diagram dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool e A BPEL Process element in the BPMN 1 1 Core 67 Toolbox pages which acts as a container from which BPEL can be generated e Custom dialogs for BPMN elements highlighting the BPMN Tagged Values relevant to BPEL generation BPEL Example Generation The Enterprise Architect Example file EAExample EAP has a sample BPMN 1 1 model from which BPEL can be generated If you have installed Enterprise Architect at the default location open this file C Program Files Sparx Systems EA EAExample EAP The BPMN model package within EAExample EAP is in System Model gt Implementation Model PSM gt BPEL Example Modeling Restrictions e Use the element
36. further information on the concepts of SysML refer to the official OMG SysML website and its linked sources 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 94 MDG Technologies SysML SysML in Enterprise Architect Enterprise Architect enables you to develop SysML models quickly and simply through use of an MDG Technology integrated with the Enterprise Architect installer The SysML technology provides Each of the nine SysML diagram types accessed through the New Diagram dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool A collection of SysML pages in the Enterprise Architect Toolbox that contain each of the supported SysML elements and relationships SysML element and relationship entries in the UML Toolbox Shortcut Menu and Quick Linker see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Simulation of SysML Parametric diagrams which supports engineering analysis of critical system parameters including the evaluation of key metrics such as performance reliability and other physical characteristics SysML Toolboxes You can access the SysML pages of the Toolbox through the More tools SysML menu option You can also enable SysML as the active technology to access the Toolbox pages directly The following sets of Toolbox pages are available SysML 1 1 Model Elements SysML 1 1 Block Definition SysML 1 1 Internal Block SysML 1 1 Parametrics SysML 1 1 Activity SysML 1 1 Interaction SysML 1 1 Stat
37. longer operates PF Fork Join Simultaneously branch join a set of Transitions SysML State Transition Establish a life cycle path between one State and another Relationships based on its operational conditions 4 14 8 SysML Use Case You can access the SysML Use Case Toolbox through the More tools SysML SysML Use Case menu option These pages provide the SysML elements to build SysML Use Case models SysML Use Cases Actor Use Case Boundary SySML Use Case Relationships Communication Path Generalize i Include A Extend Pase fem fusee SysML Use Represent a user that interacts with one or more SysML Cases systems A Describe the expected functionality of a system as a UML Use Case Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies SysML 105 rage tem ust Cid Boundary Of Graphically bound elements in a diagram with a border SysML Use Communication Path Declare which Actors perform in the Use Case Case Relationships Generalize Describe an element as a specialized descendant of another element containing additional properties and behavior finctude O Describe one Use Case as a subset of another Oo Bte Describe one Use Case as an extension of another 4 14 9 SysML Requirements You can access the SysML Requirements Toolbox through the More tools SysML SysML Requirements menu option These pages provide the SysML elements to build SysML Requirements
38. models SysML Requirements Requirement C Test Case SysML Requirement Relationships Containment Trace Copy Derive Verify Refine Satisfy SysML Requirement Extensions Extended Requirement Functional Requirement Interface Requirement Performance Requirement Physical Requirement Design Constraint Page tem ust Cid SysML Requirement Specify the capabilities of the system or the conditions that it Requirements should satisfy Test Case Describe the verification of a Requirement through methods of inspection analysis demonstration or testing SysML Containment Graphically display ownership of one element within a parent Requirement element Relationships 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 106 MDG Technologies SysML Page ftom ft Trace Declare a trace relationship between a SysML Requirement and another SysML element Oooo feopy O Declare a copy of one SysML Requirement by another Oo Derive O Derive a SysML Requirement from another Verify Declare a verification of a SysML Requirement by another SysML element Declare a refinement of a SysML Requirement by another SysML element Satisfy Declare that the SysML Requirement is satisfied by another SysML element SysML Extended Requirement Extend a SysML Requirement with additional Tag properties Requirement Extensions Functional Declare a SysML Requirement that describes the operation or Requirement behav
39. ne eal evs dese ee 105 Index 107 Extending UML With Enterprise Architect Foreword 1 Foreword This user guide explains how to use Enterprise Architect to extend the scope of UML in developing models 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd Extending Models L Enterprise Architect enables you to create models using UML However it also enables you to go much further extending the scope both of your modeling and of the UML components you use as outlined below Requirements Management Gathering requirements is typically the first step in developing a solution be it for developing a software application or for detailing a business process Requirements are essentially what the system must do The requirements management built into Enterprise Architect provides full support for defining organizing and managing the requirements that drive the project For further information see Requirements Management UML Stereotypes Stereotypes are an inbuilt mechanism for logically extending or altering the meaning display and syntax of a model element Different model elements have different standard stereotypes associated with them You can also define your own stereotypes For further information on stereotypes see the UML Stereotypesl 15 topic UML Profiles UML Profiles are a means of extending UML which enables you to build models in particular domains A Profile is a collection of additional
40. or a single BPMN element Note that Enterprise Architect checks for both the UML and the BPEL rules by default To enable only BPEL rule validation select only the BPEL Rules checkbox in the Model Validation Configuration dialog For further information on Model Validation see UML Model Management Enabled Validation Rules Element Composition E Element Property Validity Element OCL Conformance Relationship Well Formedness Relationship Property Validity DEA 0 Feature Property Validity Feature OCL Conformance Diagram Well Formedness Requirements Management MDG Technology for DoDAF MODAF Rules Example Model Violation The following model shows several basic BPEL violations 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 66 MDG Technologies BPEL BPEL BPELProcess1 StertEvent1 EndEvent1 StartEvent1 has its trigger set to None which cannot be mapped to BPEL EndEventt has its trigger set to Cancel which cannot be mapped to BPEL EndEvent1 cannot have any outgoing SequenceFlows as it represents the end of a process Activity2 has no outgoing SequenceFlows Enterprise Architect expects only an EndEvent to represent the end of a process If you run Model Validation on this diagram Enterprise Architect lists the violations in the Output window as shown BOI Output x MVR820001 error StartEventl StartEvent None Link Signal trigger
41. page JSP page servlet script library server page client page form frameset target javascript object clientscript object g input element y select element text area element link targeted link frame content submit builds redirect IIOP RMI E H UML Profile for x50 Schema Items in the Profile represent stereotypes These can be applied to UML elements in the following ways e Stereotypes that apply to elements such as Classes and interfaces can be dragged directly from the Resources window to the current diagram automatically creating a stereotyped element Alternatively they can be dragged onto existing elements automatically applying them to the element e Stereotypes that apply to attributes can be drag and dropped onto a host element such as a Class a stereotyped attribute is automatically added to the element s feature list e Stereotypes that apply to operations are like those that apply to attributes drag and drop onto a host element to add the stereotyped operation e Stereotypes that apply to connectors such as associations generalizations messages and dependencies are added by selecting them in the Project Browser then clicking on the start element in a diagram and dragging to the end element in the same manner as adding normal connectors A stereotyped connector is added e Stereotypes that apply to association ends can be added by dragging the connector end element over the end of
42. then select 347 the MDG Technology for use Later if you have no further use for the MDG Technology you can removel 34 it from the list of identified MDG Technologies Note If you add or remove remote MDG Technologies you must restart Enterprise Architect to show them on or remove them from the list on the MDG Technologies dialog Identify Remote MDG Technology To specify the location of the MDG Technology to access follow the steps below 1 Select the Settings MDG Technologies menu option The MDG Technologies 32 dialog displays 2 Click on the Advanced button The MDG Technologies Advanced dialog displays 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 34 MDG Technologies Work with MDG Technologies Specify MDG Technology paths amp URLS Path 3 Click on the Add button A short context menu displays offering the options e Add Path e Add URL 4 To specify an MDG Technology in a directory folder select the Add Path option The Browse for Folder dialog displays Browse for the MDG Technology folder click on it and click on the OK button Go to step 6 5 To specify an MDG Technology on a web site select the Add URL option The Input dialog displays Enter Value ok J Cancel In the Enter Value field type or copy and paste the MDG Technology URL Click on the OK button 6 The folder path or URL for the MDG Technology displays in the Path panel Use Remote M
43. your BPEL model follow the steps below Open or create a BPEL diagram 2 Open the BPMN 1 1 pages of the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox More tools BPMN 1 1 3 Drag a BPEL Process element from the Toolbox onto the diagram The BPEL Properties dialog displays Name BPELProcess2 Type BPEL Process Details Query Language XPath 1 0 Process Type Private Ad Hoc False m Lok cancel nep 4 Inthe Name field type a name for the BPEL Process 5 The Query Language field defaults to XPath 1 0 The Process Type field is pre set to Private Enterprise Architect can generate BPEL from private processes only and the Ad Hoc field is pre set to False Note Click on the UML button if you need to define further properties of the BPEL Process using the normal element Properties dialog and Behavior tab see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool 6 Click on the OK button to close the dialog To return to the BPEL Properties dialog for subsequent editing e Double click on the element in the Project Browser the Shows Properties option must be selected in the Double click on browser panel of the Options dialog see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool or e Right click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser and select the BPEL BPEL Properties context menu option The BPEL Process element is a stereotyped Activity that when created has a child diagram
44. 1 1 Specification defines ten types of Intermediate Event or Trigger These are e None e Message e Timer e Error e Cancel e Compensation e Conditional e Link e Signal e Multiple In Enterprise Architect six of these Trigger types can be mapped to BPEL e Message e Timer e Error e Compensation e Conditional e Link but not if the Intermediate Event is edge mounted on an Activity To create a new Intermediate Event in your model follow the steps below 1 Open a BPEL diagram created under a BPEL Process 40 2 Drag the Intermediate Event element from the BPMN 1 1 Core page of the Toolbox onto the diagram A 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 48 MDG Technologies BPEL prompt displays to select either an edge mounted event on an element border or a standalone event Note When an Intermediate Event is created as a standalone event it must have one incoming and one outgoing SequenceFlow except for a Link 504 Intermediate Event which can have either incoming or outgoing SequenceFlows but not both 3 Click on either option The BPEL Properties dialog displays ane Type Intermediate Event moore Pe Detais Implementation Web Service Web Service Ga Message am m ox cance Hep l 4 Inthe Name field type a name for the Event 5 Click on the drop down arrow in the Trigger Type field and select the required type Depending on the trigger t
45. 7 To the right of the Events field click on the button and select further events from the list of events in this process that might terminate the process 8 Goto step 10 Resume the procedure 10 Click on the Assignmenis tab Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 47 Details Assignments 11 Optional To the right of the field click on the button and select one or more Assignment elements from the list of Assignments _created 61 in the Supporting Elements package 38 Note Click on the UML button if you need to define further properties of the End Event using the normal element Properties dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Alternatively right click on the element and select the Properties context menu option 12 Click on the OK button to close the dialog To return to the BPEL Properties dialog for subsequent editing e Double click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser the Shows Properties option must be selected in the Double click on browser panel of the Options dialog see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool or e Right click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser and select the BPEL BPEL Properties context menu option 4 4 2 3 Model Intermediate Event An Intermediate Event indicates where an event occurs somewhere between the start and end of a process The OMG BPMN
46. Below is a list of standard element stereotypes as provided in the EABase eap base model each enclosed by guillemets 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 20 UML Stereotypes Standard Stereotypes 2 5 Stereotypes with Alternative Images You can alter the appearance of elements using stereotypes This does not apply to elements that include Lifelines such as those in Sequence diagrams If the stereotype has an associated metafile when the stereotype is applied to a Class or other element that supports alternative graphical format Enterprise Architect then draws the alternative image instead of the standard one Extending UML With Enterprise Architect UML Stereotypes Stereotypes with Alternative Images 21 atower Database Server Production Server PC Server E 1 Order Info gt TCP IP pda Palm Pilot pnnters Line Printer Metafiles let you specify physical diagrams in recognisable images use the Reference Stereotype dialog to associate metafiles with stereotypes 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 22 UML Patterns 3 UML Patterns What is a Pattern Patterns are parameterized collaborations that is they are a group of collaborating Objects Classes that can be abstracted from a general set of modeling scenarios Patterns are an excellent means of achieving re use and building in robustness As patt
47. DG Technology To access a remote MDG Technology listed in the MDG Technologies Advanced dialog double click on the folder path or URL Remove Listed MDG Technology To remove an MDG Technology listed in the MDG Technologies Advanced dialog click on the folder path or URL and click on the Remove button The path or URL is deleted 4 3 Archimate Archimate is an open standard enterprise architecture language from The Open Group based on the IEEE 1471 standard It offers a common language for describing the construction and operation of business processes organizational structures information flows IT systems and technical infrastructure enabling Enterprise Architects to describe analyse and visualize the relationships among business domains in an unambiguous way Archimate in Enterprise Architect Enterprise Architect enables you to develop Archimate diagrams quickly and simply through use of an Archimate MDG Technology integrated with the Enterprise Architect installer The Archimate facilities are provided in the form of e An Archimate diagram type accessed through the New Diagram dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies Archimate 35 e A set of Archimate pages in the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox e Archimate element and relationship entries in the UML Toolbox Shortcut Menu and Quick Linker see Using Enterprise
48. G Technologies BPEL eae Activity1 F Type Sub Process SubProcess Type Embedded Z Details Assignments Loop Details No further details apply Co E es Ge 3 Inthe Name field type a name for the Activity 4 Inthe Type field click on the drop down arrow and select the Sub Process option 5 Inthe Task Type field click on the drop down arrow and select the Sub Process type Embedded or References 6 If you select Embedded you do not have to set any other properties 7 If you select References the Details tab displays as follows Detaiis Assignments Loop Details SubProcess Ga 8 To the right of the SubProcess field click on the button and select a Sub Process from the list of all Sub Processes in the BPEL process Note Click on the UML button if you need to define further properties of the Activity using the normal element Properties dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Alternatively right click on the element and select the Properties context menu option 9 Click on the OK button to close the dialog To return to the BPEL Properties dialog for subsequent editing e Double click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser the Shows Properties option must be selected in the Double click on browser panel of the Options dialog see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool or e Right
49. Generate BPEL context menu option The Generate BPEL dialog displays BPEL Process SampleBPELProcess File Name E Documents and Settings vkumar Desktop BPE is Namespace Details Pool Namespace Prefix DefaultPool SampleB http exampleURI com bpel bp Tema e cone ice 2 The Namespace Details panel shows all of the Pools participants involved in the BPEL process Note that DefaultPool refers to the BPEL Process itself Ensure that the Namespace and Prefix columns have values for all of the Pools if not double click on an entry to bring up the Namespace Details dialog for that entry 3 Complete the Namespace and Prefix fields as required See Also e BPEL SA e Create Assignments 61 e Create a BPEL Modell 384 e Model a BPEL Process 40 e Create a BPEL Web Service 64 e BPEL Model Validation 65 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 64 MDG Technologies BPEL 4 4 6 Create a BPEL Web Service Enterprise Architect enables you to create for BPEL Process and Pool elements Web Services that support either synchronous request response or asynchronous one way interactions To create a web service follow the steps below 1 Right click on the BPEL Process or Pool element and select the BPEL Create Web Service context menu option The Create Web Service dialog displays z Synchronous Partnership Details Web Service
50. If you prefer not to use the GoF Patterns technology in Enterprise Architect you can disable it and subsequently re enable it using the MDG Technologies 324 dialog Settings MDG Technologies 4 10 ICONIX The following text is derived from the ICONIX entry in the online Wikipedia The ICONIX Process is a minimalist streamlined approach to Use Case driven UML modeling that uses a core subset of UML diagrams and techniques to provide thorough coverage of object oriented analysis and design Its main activity is robustness analysis a method for bridging the gap between analysis and design Robustness analysis reduces the ambiguity in use case descriptions by ensuring that they are written in the context of an accompanying domain model This process makes the use cases much easier to design test and estimate Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies ICONIX 81 The ICONIX Process was developed by Doug Rosenberg For more information on ICONIX see the ICONIX Software Engineering Inc website http www iconixsw com ICONIX in Enterprise Architect Enterprise Architect enables you to develop models under ICONIX quickly and simply through use of an MDG Technology integrated with the Enterprise Architect installer The ICONIX facilities are provided in the form of e Aset of ICONIX pages in the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox e ICONIX element and relationship entries in the UML Toolbox Shortcut Menu and Qui
51. L Toolbox To import a UML Pattern you have previously saved follow the steps outlined below Select the Resources window Right click on the UML Patterns node The context menu displays Select the Import UML Pattern menu option The Select UML Pattern Import Filename dialog displays Locate the XML file to import 5 Click on the Open button to import the Pattern The imported Pattern is placed in the appropriate category as defined in the XML file If the category does not already exist under UML Patterns a new one is created ges GaN Gang of Four patterns are integrated with Enterprise Architect in the EABase eap file However if you create your model in a DBMS repository or you inadvertently delete the patterns from your model eap file you can use the above procedure to download examples of the Gang of Four patterns from the GoF Patterns zip file on the Sparx Systems website 3 3 Use a Pattern Using a Pattern enables you to use items defined in the Pattern with the UML model Using Patterns enables you to rapidly create template solutions for code structures that perform the same type of task in other situations To use a Pattern that you have previously imported 25 into the model follow the steps below Open the diagram into which to add the UML Pattern Select the Resources window Expand the UML Pattern folder and find the Pattern to add Either e Right click on the Pattern and select the Add Pattern to Diagram con
52. ProjectInterface proj MigrateTOBPMN11 sGUID BPMN refresh the model If IngPackagelD lt gt 0 Then Repository RefreshModelView IngPackagelD End If End Sub Sub MigrateSelectedltem Dim selType Dim selElement as EA Element Dim selPackage as EA Package selType GetTreeSelecteditemType If selType 4 Then means Element set selElement GetTreeSelectedObject MigrateElement selElement ElementGUID selElement PackagelD MsgBox Complete 0 BPMN 1 1 Migration Elself selType 5 Then means Package set selPackage GetTreeSelectedObject MigrateElement selPackage PackageGUID selPackage PackagelD MsgBox Complete 0 BPMN 1 1 Migration Else 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 72 MDG Technologies BPMN MsgBox Select a Package or Element in the Project Browser to initiate migration 0 BPMN 1 1 Migration End If End Sub Sub Main MigrateSelectedltem End Sub Main 4 6 Data Flow Diagrams The following text is derived from the Data Flow Diagram entry in the online Wikipedia A data flow diagram DFD is a graphical representation of the flow of data through an information system A data flow diagram can also be used for the visualization of data processing structured design It is common practice for a designer to draw a context level DFD first which shows the interaction between the system and outside entities This context level DFD is then exploded to show more detail of the system being model
53. Resources a MDG Technologies f wo Templates E Web Style Templates oe QB Trial HTML B E Document Templates H System H Model g 5 Linked Document Templates a Code Engineering E Legacy Templates 2 Classifiers ow E Use Cases D 3 Documents H RTF Documents BB Matrix Profiles i Pandemon Favorites E Class H A Object H QD UseCase E Stylesheets B UML Profiles BPMN BPMN Core UML Patterns 5 Basic Patterns Go GoF Behavioral Patterns 5 GoF Creational Patterns EJ GoF Structural Patterns E E 6 6 0 MDG Technologies can bundle the functionality provided by UML Profiles UML Patterns Code Templates and Model Types 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 32 MDG Technologies Work with MDG Technologies Profiles contained in MDG Technologies are applied to e Elements such as Classes and Interfaces which are dragged directly from the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox or the Resources window to the current diagram e Attributes which are dragged over a host element such as a Class to be automatically added to the element feature list e Operations which like Attributes are dragged over a host element to add the operation e Connectors such as Association Generalization and Dependency which are added by selecting them in the Toolbox or Resources window then clicking on the source element in a diagram and dragg
54. SysML SysML Block Internal Part Connector Part Distributed Part Flow Part Participant Part Signal Port Port flow Flow Specification SysML Block Internal Relationships C CHHEAHAD Dependency Item Flow Y Binding Connector SysML Block Describe the decomposition of a SysML Block subsystem in Internal the context of its whole using instances of reusable SysML Blocks O eree oson C oarn foso a O em ps Define a SysML message containing attributes exchanged between system blocks in an interaction Describe a structural interaction point of a SysML Block which in turn connects between interacting parts of a block a Port flow Describe what flows in and out of interacting SysML Blocks Flow Specification Define a set of flow properties that correspond to individual pieces of a common interaction point SysML Block Dependency Establish a traceable relationship describing how one element Internal is dependant upon another Relationships Item Flow Specify the items that flow across a connector in an interaction point Binding Connector Establish a connection between two parts in a system decomposition 4 14 4 SysML Parametrics You can access the SysML Parametrics Toolbox through the More tools SysML SysML Parametrics menu option These pages provide the SysML elements to construct SysML Parametric Diagrams using constraint blocks Extending UML With Enterprise
55. View Of Patterns 22 Result End Event BPEL 44 Roadmap ICONIX 80 Cu Save Diagram As UML Pattern 22 UML Pattern 22 Select Stereotypes 17 Sequence Flow Create 59 Model In BPEL 59 Service Oriented Architecture Modeling Language 85 Set Element Classifier 25 Show Element Stereotype 18 Feature Stereotype 18 SOA Modeling Language 85 SoaML Concept 85 Diagrams 85 Disable 85 Elements 85 Enable 85 MDG Technology 85 Toolbox Pages 85 Software and Systems Process Engineering Meta model SPEM 87 SPEM Base Plug In 87 Concept 87 Diagram 89 Disable 87 Elements 89 Enable 87 MDG Technology 87 Method Content 87 Package 87 Process 87 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 112 Index SPEM Requirement Relationships Toolbox Page 105 Software and Systems Process Engineering State Machine Elements Toolbox Page 103 Meta model 87 Stereotype Presentation 89 Toolbox Page 89 Standard Element Stereotypes Start Event BPEL Create 41 Model 41 Types 41 Stereotype And Metafiles Definition 15 Selector 17 SPEM Presentation 89 Standard Element 19 Synchronize Element With Profile 8 UML Description 15 Visibility 18 19 15 With Alternative Images 20 Supported Attribute By XML Element Node 12 In UML Profiles 12 Supported Tags In UML Profiles 10 Synchronize By Dragging Element From Toolbox 8 Elements With Profile 8 Stereotypes From Profile 8 Tagged Values And Constraints 8 Tagged Values Fr
56. ability The SOA approach is simple people organizations and systems provide services to each other These services allow us to get something done without doing it ourselves or even without knowing how to do it enabling us to be more efficient and agile Services also enable us to offer our capabilities to others in exchange for some value thus establishing a community process or marketplace The SOA paradigm works equally well for integrating existing capabilities as for creating and integrating new capabilities SOA is an architectural paradigm for defining how people organizations and systems provide and use services to achieve results SoaML provides a standard way to architect and model SOA solutions using the Unified Modeling Language UML The profile uses the built in extension mechanisms of UML to define SOA concepts in terms of existing UML concepts the highest leverage of employing SOA comes from understanding a community process or enterprise as a set of interrelated services and supporting that service oriented enterprise with service enabled systems SoaML enables business oriented and systems oriented services architectures to mutually and collaboratively support the enterprise mission SoaML depends on Model Driven Architecture MDA to help map business and systems architectures the design of the enterprise to the technologies that support SOA like web services and CORBA For further information
57. able from Release 7 5 of Enterprise Architect Enterprise Architect enables you to migrate a BPMN 1 0 model or part of a model to BPMN 1 1 using the Automation Interface function MigrateToBPMN11 see SDK for Enterprise Architect This function updates the Tagged Values and if required stereotypes to BPMN 1 1 for all elements attributes connectors and diagrams under the selected package or element Warning In BPMN 1 0 various tags have free text direct entry value fields and you can provide additional information on these tags in the Tagged Value Note dialog for display at the bottom of the Tagged Values window In BPMN 1 1 some of these tags such as the Categories tag on a BusinessProcess stereotyped element have been changed to memo type and you use the Tagged Value Note dialog to enter the value therefore you cannot have additional notes for these tags all information must be within the tag s value For such tags when migrating from BPMN 1 0 to BPMN 1 1 the BPMN 1 0 tag value is moved into the BPMN 1 1 tag notes field and the BPMN 1 0 tag notes are discarded If you want to preserve the tag notes text take a copy of the BPMN 1 0 model before migration to enable you to copy the tag notes text into the tag value after migration The following VB script calls the MigrateToBPMN1 1 function to migrate the Tagged Values to BPMN 1 1 Sub MigrateElement SsGUID IngPackagelD Dim proj as EA Project set proj Repository Get
58. an change the way Enterprise Architect windows are displayed and override the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox pages with pages specific to that Technology To set an MDG Technology as the default interface click on it in the Technology panel and click on the Set Active button This displays an asterisk against the MDG Technology name in the Technology panel and selects the MDG Technology in the profile field of the Default Tools toolbar If the MDG Technology has not been enabled this also enables it You can also enable one or more of the MDG Technologies and likely make one of them the default and then deselect the Basic UML 2 Technology checkbox to work exclusively in the selected technologies only The UML and Extended toolbox pages diagram types and quicklinks are excluded from the Toolbox More tools menu diagrams and New Diagram dialog in the user interface MDG Technologies Outside Enterprise Architect The MDG Technologies dialog lists technologies that have been loaded into the Enterprise Architect install directory You can also add MDG Technologies in folders and websites remote from Enterprise Architect To do this click on the Advanced button See the Access Remote MDG Technologies 33 topic 4 2 1 1 Access Remote MDG Technologies You can access MDG Technologies in folders and websites remote from Enterprise Architect If you have not already identified the location of the MDG Technology you must first do this You can
59. apping diagram type accessed through the New Diagram dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool e A Mind Mapping page in the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox e Mind Mapping element and relationship entries in the UML Toolbox Shortcut Menu and Quick Linker see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Mind Mapping Toolbox Page You can access the Mind Mapping page of the Toolbox through the More tools Mind Mapping menu option The following icons are available Central Topic Main Topic Topic Sub Topic N ow Relationship e Central Topic is the main theme of the Mind Map you would normally have one or two of these on the diagram but can add as many as are necessary e Main Topic represents the immediate concepts generated by the Central Topic e Topic represents the larger divisions of a Main Topic e Sub Topic represents the finer divisions of a Topic or Main Topic you could also have Subtopics of Subtopics to represent increasingly finer distinctions e Relationship represents the connection between any two elements you can have several Relationships per element Each relationship has three anchor points so you can curve the lines to develop the flow of concepts more easily When dragged onto a Mind Mapping diagram the elements and relationship have the following appearances MsinTopicH ia CentralTopici Topics MainTopic7 i MainTopic1 Ee SubTopicT SubTopic12 SS
60. both within complexTypes values element attribute both default both gt lt Tag name roleMapping description Prefix associated with namespace gt lt Tag name memberNames description Schema version gt lt TaggedValues gt lt Constraints gt lt Constraint name lt Constraints gt type notes gt 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 12 UML Profiles Profile References lt Stereotype gt Note the specification of Stereotype name and notes Also note the use of Tagged Values to set properties for the Profile element The Tagged Values can have a default value can be empty and can specify enableable values Tagged Values are edited in the Properties window of an element method attribute or connector You can also specify the default size default comment and Metafile for drawing an element see the fragment below lt Stereotype name Router cx 130 cy 100 notes In the above example the metafile shape for this element is specified as router emf when you load this Profile the emf file must be in the same directory as the Profile otherwise the load fails metafile router emf gt Also note how to specify a default comment for an element All white space between lines is ignored To force a line break use the n character To force tabs use t lt Comment gt Some text here about how this works n t with comments being imported from the XML description in one long row
61. cept 83 Diagram 83 Disable 83 Elements 83 Enable 83 MDG Technology 83 Relationship 83 Toolbox Page 83 Model Activity BPEL 53 BPEL Process 40 BPEL Create 38 Gateway BPEL 51 Pool BPEL 58 Sequence Flow BPEL 59 Model Validation BPEL Violations 65 Of BPEL 65 N N Ary Element Entity Relationship Diagram 74 P Package Structure BPEL 38 Pattern Action Modify 25 Actions 22 Extending UML With Enterprise Architect Index 111 Pattern Create From Diagram 22 Default Change 25 Design 22 Gang of Four 22 GoF 22 GoF Download 25 Import Into Model 25 In Resources View 22 Save 22 Save From Diagram 22 Pool BPEL Create 58 Model 58 Process BPEL Properties 40 Element Data Flow Diagram 72 Profile Add Attribute To Diagram 7 Add Connector To Diagram 7 Add Element To Diagram 7 Add Operation To Diagram 7 And Element Templates 4 Example File 13 Import 6 Import From XML 4 References 10 Stereotypes 4 Use 5 Profile Connector Add To Diagram 7 Profile Element Add To Diagram 7 R Relationship Archimate 34 BPMN 67 Data Flow 72 Element Entity Relationship Diagram 74 Entity Relationship Diagram 74 Eriksson Penker 76 Mind Mapping 83 SysML Activity 100 SysML Block Definition 95 SysML Interaction 102 SysML Internal Block 97 SysML Model 94 SysML Parametric 98 SysML Requirement 105 SysML State Machine 103 SysML Use Case 104 Resources Window And MDG Technologies 30 Resources
62. chitect also enables you to migrate a BPMN 1 0 model or part of a model to BPMN 1 1 71 BPMN in Enterprise Architect The BPMN notation is specifically targeted at the business modeling community and has a relatively direct mapping to UML through BPMN Profiles integrated with the Enterprise Architect installer Through use of these profiles Enterprise Architect enables you to develop BPMN diagrams quickly and simply The BPMN facilities are provided in the form of e A BPMN diagram type accessed through the New Diagram dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool e BPMN pages in the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox e BPMN element and relationship entries in the UML Toolbox Shortcut Menu and Quick Linker see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool BPMN Toolbox Pages You can access the BPMN pages of the Toolbox through the More tools BPMN 1 0 and BPMN 1 1 menu options These pages provide the graphical Core and non graphical Types BPMN elements for use on business process diagrams Specifications of these elements and relationships are defined by Tagged Values for example to define the Message Timer and Default Path symbols in the diagram below For further information on BPMN and Tagged Values see the Change BPMN Element Appearance 7 topic 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd MDG Technologies BPMN 68 PSSCOCSOOSUU MEH A E PURO m m m o Jo0o
63. chnologies SPEM 93 SPEM Define Owner Requirements SPEM_Guideline Bj Guidance1 SPEM_TaskDefinition Define Owner Requirements SPEM_Step Designer Revise work process amp Re quirementGuideline performers class definitions Parsmeter2 AnslyseModel SPEM_Step Revise user interface outputs models AnslyseModel performer SPEM_Step Resiize improve Parsmeter3 SpftwareArchitectureDocuments prototype SystemAnslyst output SoftwsareArchitecture Documents 4 14 SysML Note Systems Modeling Language SysML is supported in the Systems Engineering and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect The following text is derived from the official OMG SysML site of the Object Management Group The OMG systems Modeling Language OMG SysML is a general purpose graphical modeling language for specifying analyzing designing and verifying complex systems that may include hardware software information personnel procedures and facilities The language provides graphical representations with a semantic foundation for modeling system requirements behavior structure and parametrics which is used to integrate with other engineering analysis models SysML was developed in response to requirements developed jointly by the OMG and the International Council on Systems Engineering INCOSE by the diverse group of tool vendors end users academia and government representatives For
64. ck constraint DataType ValueType Enumeration Interface Signal Unit Dimension Part Port Port flow Flow Specification SysML Block Relationships Item Flow Cc POOH h o M He i ul Dependeny Generalization Containment Association part Association reference Association shared SiN Ne No Ni sig Allocate Pase ftom ust SysML Block Define a composite system entity in SysML Definition Represent a user that interacts with one or more SysML systems Block constraint Define a composite constraint as a system of parametric equations Ld DataType Define a SysML data type ValueType Define a SysML quantity expressed as a measurable dimension with specific units Enumeration Define a data type as a set of symbols or values Define an element that describes a specification of an interaction point with properties and methods Define a SysML message containing attributes exchanged between system blocks in an interaction a e o Represent a standard unit of measure in SysML Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies SysML 97 rage tem ust Cid Dimension O Identify a measurable quantity in SysML Describe the decomposition of a SysML Block subsystem in the context of its whole using instances of reusable SysML Blocks Describe a structural interaction point of a SysML Block which in turn connects between interacting parts of a block iF Port
65. ck Linker see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool To further help you develop and manage a project under ICONIX Enterprise Architect also provides a white paper on the ICONIX Roadmap In addition Enterprise Architect has an alternative visual layout 824 specific to ICONIX ICONIX Toolbox Pages Within the Toolbox Enterprise Architect provides ICONIX versions of the pages for UML Analysis Use Case Class Interaction Sequence Activity and Custom diagrams which often form the basis for Robustness diagrams see the UML Dictionary Compared to the standard Enterprise Architect Toolbox pages these have slightly different element and relationship sets You can access them by either e Selecting the More tools ICONIX lt Diagram Type gt menu option for a specific Toolbox page or e Selecting the ICONIX option in the drop down field of the Default Tools toolbar which adds all six pages to the Toolbox The first page and the Common page are expanded and the others are closed up 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 82 MDG Technologies ICONIX JEE a HE ICONIX Layout The ICONIX layout re organizes the Enterprise Architect work area opening the e Toolbox on the right hand side of the screen follow the instructions above to display the ICONIX pages e The Tasks Pane window auto hidden in the top right of the screen e Project Browser window in the top left of the screen
66. e Instance Activity is shown by setting the LoopType Tagged Value to Multilnstance this displays the pause icon on the bottom edge of the shape e A Loop Activity is shown by setting the LoopType Tagged Value to either Standard or Multilnstance this displays the loop icon on the bottom edge of the shape e Transactions to denote a Transaction with a double lined border set the IsATransaction Tagged Value to true e Sequence Flows to put a diagonal slash across the line at the source end set the ConditionType Tagged Value to Default to put an unfilled diamond shaped decoration at the source end set the Tagged Value to Expression Version Differences Some BPMN elements have changed in appearance between BPMN version 1 0 and BPMN version 1 1 Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPMN 71 In Enterprise Architect releases later than 7 1 if you work on a model created in an earlier release using BPMN 1 0 existing elements default to their version 1 0 appearance New elements assume the BPMN version 1 1 appearance and automatically have a Tagged Value BPMNVersion set to 1 1 If you want a new element to revert to the BPMN version 1 0 appearance set the Tagged Value to 1 0 Conversely if you want an older element to assume the BPMN version 1 1 appearance assign the BPMNVersion Tagged Value to it with the value 1 1 4 5 2 Migrate BPMN 1 0 Model to BPMN 1 1 Note This facility is avail
67. e Machine SysML 1 1 Use Case SysML1 1 Requirements Model Elements 94 contains the constructs needed to build SysML models package structures and views Block Definition 95 contains the constructs needed to design SysML blocks constraint blocks data and value types Internal Block 97 contains the constructs needed to design SysML block compositions within Internal Block Diagrams Parametrics 9 contains the constructs needed to construct SysML Parametric Diagrams using constraint blocks Activityl10b contains the constructs needed to construct SysML Activity models Interaction 102 contains the constructs needed to construct SysML interactions and Sequence diagrams State Machinel103 contains the constructs needed to build SysML State Machines Use Caselio contains the constructs needed to build SysML Use Case models Requirements 103 contains the constructs needed to build SysML Requirements models Disable SysML If you prefer not to use SysML in Enterprise Architect you can disable it and subsequently re enable it using the MDG Technologies 327 dialog Settings MDG Technologies 4 14 1 SysML Model Elements You can access the SysML Model Elements Toolbox through the More tools SysML SysML Model Elements menu option These pages provide the SysML elements to build SysML models package structures and views Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies SysML 95 SysML M
68. e and use of the file lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt UMLProfile gt lt Documentation id EAExample name UML Profile for Example version 1 notes An example set of stereotypes and tagged values gt lt The profile content gt lt Content gt lt List of stereotypes used in this profile gt lt Stereotypes gt lt A profile is a list of stereotypes that apply to elements connectors and features in a UML model Stereotypes can have set tagged values constraints Valid targets default dimensions The examples below are a good starting point gt lt Stereotype name SimpleStereotype notes Place notes about stereotype here metafile router emf gt lt Place a list of types that this will apply to valid types are any UML element class interface component aggregation generalization association transition operation and attribute Make sure you use lowercase names XML is case sensitive gt lt AppliesTo gt lt Apply type class gt lt Apply type interface gt lt Apply type node gt lt AppliesTo gt lt Add one or more tagged values for this stereotype These are automatically added to the target element when created Note that you can specify a default value using default and a pick list of values for example true false note the use of a to separate values gt lt TaggedValues gt lt Tag name hasNamespace description Indicates element is bound t
69. e for each attribute dbmsDataType Defines the customized DBMS data type for each attribute Note You must define the customized type first through the Settings Database Datatypes menu option Also set the commonDataType tag to na to activate the dbmsDataType tag N ary isRecursive If true the N ary Association represents the many to many Association recursive relationship For one to many and one to one recursive relationships we suggest using the normal Relationship connector Relationship If true the Relationship is a weak relationship Disjoin Participation Two options partial and total Overlapping Diagram A typical Entity Relationship Diagram is represented below 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 76 MDG Technologies Entity Relationship Diagrams ERDs OAS CD gt Deccrippn lt gt a has LY Branch 1 ia Net of Kh CD i Sometimes you might want to limit the stretch of the diamond shape Relationship connectors Simply pick a Relationship connector right click to display the context menu and select the Bend Line at Cursor option 1 d Tip Disable Entity Relationship Diagrams If you prefer not to use Entity Relationship Diagrams in Enterprise Architect you can disable it and subsequently re enable it using the MDG Technologies 32 gt dialog Settings MDG Technologies 4 8 Eriksson Penker Extensions Eriksson Penker extensions developed b
70. ed Data flow diagrams were invented by Larry Constantine based on Martin and Estrin s data flow graph model of computation They are one of the three essential perspectives of Structured Systems Analysis and Design Method SSADM The sponsor of a project and the end users will need to be briefed and consulted throughout all stages of a system s evolution With a dataflow diagram users are able to visualize how the system will operate what the system will accomplish and how the system will be implemented The old system s dataflow diagrams can be drawn up and compared with the new system s dataflow diagrams to draw comparisons to implement a more efficient system Developing a DFD helps in identifying the transaction data in the data model For further information on the concepts of Data Flow Diagrams refer to the Wikipedia item and its linked sources Data Flow Diagrams in Enterprise Architect Enterprise Architect enables you to develop Data Flow diagrams quickly and simply through use of an MDG Technology integrated with the Enterprise Architect installer The Data Flow diagram facilities are provided in the form of e A Data Flow diagram type accessed through the New Diagram dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool e A Data Flow Diagram page in the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox e Data Flow element and relationship entries in the UML Toolbox Shortcut Menu and Quick Linker see Using Enterprise
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73. ens passes through its Activity parameters at the start of the Activity s execution 4 14 6 SysML Interaction You can access the SysML Interaction Toolbox through the More tools SysML SysML Interaction menu option These pages provide the SysML elements to construct SysML interactions and Sequence diagrams SysML Interactions Interaction Sequence Fragment Endpoint o o H E Diagram Gate a State Continuation SysML Interaction Relationships Message Self Message Recursion Tuud Call from Recursion Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies SysML 103 Page item use SysML Define a SysML Block of executable behavior as a UML Interactions Interaction Sequence Reference an instance of a SysML Block as a Lifeline in the Interaction Fragment Declare a portion of an interaction as a group with specific behavior semantics Eo Create an exit point for the Interaction Diagram Gate Create an endpoint for the interaction which bridges between nested interactions State Continuation Constrain the Interaction with assertions of the state that the lifeline is expected to be in SysML Message Describe a message exchange between two lifelines in an Interactions Interaction Relationships Self Message Describe a message exchange between a lifeline and itself in an Interaction Describe a recursive message exchange between a lifeline and itself in an Interaction
74. ent Model 44 Generate 63 In Enterprise Architect 37 Intermediate Event Model 47 Looping Constructs 53 MDG Technology 37 Model A Process 40 Model Activity 53 Model Gateway 51 Model Pool 58 Model Sequence Flow Connector 59 Model Validation 65 Model Create 38 Modeling Restrictions 37 Package Structure 38 Process Properties 40 Start Event Model 41 Sub Process Types 53 Task Types 53 Validation Violations 65 Web Service Create 64 BPMN 1 0 67 1 1 67 Change Element Appearance 70 Concepts 67 Connectors 67 Core Toolbox Page 67 Diagram 67 Disable 67 Element Appearance Change 70 Elements 67 MDG Technology 67 Migrate 1 0 Model To 1 1 71 Relationships 67 Types Toolbox Page 67 Update Version Via Toolbox Element 70 Version Differences In Appearance 70 BPMN 1 1 Activity Types 53 BPEL Sequence Flow 59 Elements Not Mappable to BPEL 40 End Event Types 44 Gateway Types 51 Intermediate Event Types 47 Pool 58 Start Event Types 41 Sub Process Types 53 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 108 Index BPMN 1 1 Task Types 53 Business Process Execution Language BPEL 37 Business Process Modeling Notation BPMN zO a Change BPMN Element Appearance 70 Concept Archimate 34 BPEL 37 BPMN 67 Eriksson Penker MDG Technology 76 Mind Mapping 83 SoaML 85 SPEM 87 SysML 93 Connector BPMN 67 Data Flow 72 Entity Relationship Diagram 74 SysML Activity 100 SysML Block Definition 95 S
75. ent border or a standalone event Click on either option The BPEL Properties dialog displays 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 42 MDG Technologies BPEL Name StartEvent1 Type Start Event Trigger Type None Z None Trigger Type cannot be mapped to BPEL 4 Inthe Name field type a name for the Event 5 Click on the drop down arrow in the Trigger Type field and select the required type Depending on the trigger type you select further details might be required If you select Timer 6 The Details tab changes as below Detais Assignments Time Cyde 1 Time Date 5 02 2009 7 Inthe Time Cycle field type the value of the time cycle 8 The Time Date field defaults to today s date If it is necessary to change the date click on the checkbox and the drop down arrow and select a new date from the calendar Note The Time Cycle and Time Date fields are mutually exclusive so you can only set one of them 9 Goto step 10 If you select Message 6 The Details tab changes as below Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 43 7 To the right of the Web Service field click on the button and select a BPEL web service 64 from the list ee a 8 To the right of the Message field click on the button and select a message from the list of all messages in the selected web s
76. erns and GoF Structural Patterns pages in the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox e Gang of Four pattern entries in the UML Toolbox Shortcut Menu see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool GoF Toolbox Pages You can access the GoF Pattern pages of the Toolbox through the More tools GoF Patterns menu option The following icons are available 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 80 MDG Technologies GoF Patterns i GoF Behavioral Patterns y Chain of Responsibility y Command y4 Interpreter y4 Iterator y Mediator y4 Memento y Observer 9 State y3 Strategy y4 Template Method y Visitor GOF Creational Patterns y Abstract Factory 3 Builder y4 Factory Method y Prototype y4 Singleton GoF Structural Patterns yf Adapter y3 Bridge y4 Composite y Decorator y4 Facade 3 Flyweight 3 Proxy When you drag one of the pattern elements onto a new diagram the Add Pattern GoF lt pattern group gt lt pattern type gt 25 dialog displays If necessary modify the action and or default for the component elements then click on the OK button to create a diagram based on the pattern The GoF patterns are drawn from the Resources window If you delete a pattern in the Resources window the equivalent Toolbox item cannot work Therefore if you cannot drop a pattern element from the Toolbox check that it is still available in the Resources window Disable GoF Patterns
77. erns are discovered in any new project the basic pattern template from previous engagements can be re used with the appropriate variable names modified for the current project Patterns generally describe how to solve an abstract problem and it is the task of the pattern user to modify the pattern elements to meet the demands of the current engagement Before using a pattern it must first be created 2 as a standard UML diagram and then saved as an XML pattern file This XML file can then be imported 25 as a UML resource that can be used 25 in any model Sparx Created GoF Patterns To get you started with design patterns in Enterprise Architect Sparx Systems provides you with an MDG technology 79 for the patterns described in the book Design Patterns Elements of Reusable Object Oriented Software by Gamma et al referred to as the Gang of Four or GoF These patterns are made available through a set of Toolbox pages The pattern elements are drawn from the EABase eap file through the Resources window hierarchy Therefore if you are developing your model in a DBMS repository or you inadvertently delete the GoF patterns from your eap file you can download them as a zip file from www sparxsystems com uml_patterns html Because the patterns are drawn from the Resources window if you delete a pattern in the Resources window the equivalent Toolbox item cannot work Therefore if you cannot drop a pattern element from the Toolb
78. errides the package level default for naming complexType definitions gt lt TaggedValues gt When you create an element from the XSDComplexType stereotype by dragging from the Profile Elements page of the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox onto a diagram the Tagged Values are added automatically aXSDcomplexType Catalog tags memberNames mixed false modelGroup sequence Tagged Values that have default values are automatically set and displayed in the element tags section if applicable When you select the element the Tagged Values window displays all the associated tags including ones that have no value set Also note that Tagged Values in the Profile that have a Values section for example values element attribute both default both enable you to select the non default values from a drop down list See the enum Tagged Value Type in the Predefined Structured Types topic in SDK for Enterprise Architect Where no Value list exists the tag accepts free text 1 1 4 Synchronize Tagged Values and Constraints When you create an element attribute operation or link from a UML Profile item you add the Tagged Values and constraints from the Profile Over time you might modify the constraints or the notes and tags of the Tagged Values of a particular profiled item so the items already created might be missing additional Tagged Value tags and notes or constraints Similarly you might have manually set the stereotype o
79. ervice 9 Goto step 10 If you select Conditional 6 The Details tab changes as below Detais Assignments Condition Ga 7 To the right of the Condition field click on the button and select a Condition element from the list of Condition elements created in the Supporting Elements packagel 38 8 Goto step 10 If you select Multiple 6 The Details tab changes as below Details Assignments Events 7 To the right of the Events field click on the button and select further Start Events from the list of events in this process that might trigger the process 8 Goto step 10 Resume the procedure 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 44 MDG Technologies BPEL 10 Click on the Assignments tab Details Assignments 11 Optional To the right of the field click on the button and select one or more Assignment elements from the list of Assignments created 61 in the Supporting Elements package 38 Note Click on the UML button if you need to define further properties of the Start Event using the normal element Properties dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Alternatively right click on the element and select the Properties context menu option 12 Click on the OK button to close the dialog To return to the BPEL Properties dialog for subsequent editing Double click on the element in t
80. eway Type Gateway Gateway Exclusive x Details Exdusive Type Data In the Name field type a name for the Gateway Click on the drop down arrow in the Gateway field and select the required type If you have selected Inclusive or Parallel no further details are required If you have selected Exclusive in the Exclusive Type field click on the drop down arrow and select the sub type Data or Event oa Pw N If you have selected the sub type Event in the Instantiate field click on the drop down arrow and select Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 53 either True or False Note Click on the UML button if you need to define further properties of the Gateway using the normal element Properties dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Alternatively right click on the element and select the Properties context menu option 8 Click on the OK button to close the dialog To return to the BPEL Properties dialog for subsequent editing e Double click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser the Shows Properties option must be selected in the Double click on browser panel of the Options dialog or e Right click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser and select the BPEL BPEL Properties context menu option 4 4 2 5 Model Activity An Activity represents work that is performed within a Process An Activity
81. ferences 11 m om f fe onic e a a e Pemra Soomes vee e Prenton O fomes vee e eson feren fe e O 1 2 2 Profile Structure UML Profiles for Enterprise Architect are distributed in XML format The file has the following format General Header Details lt xml version 1 0 encoding utf 8 gt lt UMLProfile profiletype uml2 gt lt Profile name version number and general notes gt lt Documentation id XSDSchema name UML Profile for XSD Schema version 1 0 notes Defines a set of stereotypes and tagged values for XSD Schemas gt lt The profile content gt lt Content gt lt List of stereotypes used in this profile Can also include tagged values constraints metafile and descriptive comments gt lt Stereotypes gt Stereotype Definitions The header is followed by one or more Stereotype definitions for example lt XSDComplexType gt lt Stereotype name XSDComplexType notes ComplexType definition generated in XML Schema gt lt AppliesTo gt lt Apply type class gt lt AppliesTo gt lt TaggedValues gt lt Tag name mixed description URI to unique target namespace gt lt Tag name modelGroup description Default model group used when generating complexType definitions for this Schema values all sequence choice default choice gt lt Tag name attributeMapping description Default for generating UML attributes as elements attributes or
82. he Condition field type the condition to be evaluated boolean for a Standard loop numeric expression for a Multilnstance loop 16 In the Min Value field type the minimum value for the evaluation 17 Standard loop In the Max Value field type the maximum value for the evaluation 18 Standard loop In the Test Time field click on the drop down arrow and select After to define a while loop or Before to define an until loop Note Click on the UML button if you need to define further properties of the Activity using the normal element Properties dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Alternatively right click on the element and select the Properties context menu option 19 Click on the OK button to close the dialog To return to the BPEL Properties dialog for subsequent editing e Double click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser the Shows Properties option must be selected in the Double click on browser panel of the Options dialog see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool or e Right click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser and select the BPEL BPEL Properties context menu option 4 4 2 6 Model Pool A Pool represents a Participant 384 in a Process and does not map to any specific BPEL element Enterprise Architect uses Pools to represent external Participants with which the BPEL Process communicates These are black box pools that is they are abstrac
83. he Details tab changes as below Details Assignments Loop Details Activity GC 7 To the right of the Activity field click on the button and select an Activity from the list of all Tasks in the process 8 Goto step 11 If you select Send 6 The Details tab changes as below Details Assignments Loop Details Implementation Web Service Web Service G2 Message ns To the right of the Web Service field click on the button and select a BPEL web service 64 from the list 8 To the right of the Message field click on the button and select a message from the list of all messages in the selected web service 9 Goto step 11 If you select Receive 6 The Details tab changes as below Details Assignments Loop Details Implementation Web Service Web Service Message uss Instantiate False 7 To the right of the Web Service field click on the button and select a BPEL web service 64 from the list E 8 To the right of the Message field click on the button and select a message from the list of all messages in the selected web service 9 In the Instantiate field click on the drop down arrow and select True if this is the first Activity after the Start Event 415 otherwise select False Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 57 10 Go to step 11 If you select Service or User
84. he Profiles supplied on the Sparx Systems website at www sparxsystems com uml_profiles htm If the Profile includes references to any metafiles they should be in the same directory as the Profile XML file Import a Profile To import a Profile follow the steps below 1 Open the Resources window View Other Project Tools Resources 2 Right click on the UML Profiles tree node and select the Import Profile context menu option The Import UML Profile dialog displays Import V Element Size V Color and Appearance V Code Templates J Altemate Image Overwrite Existing Templates Vew impot Cancel __Help 3 Locate the XML Profile file to import using the Browse button 4 Set the required import option checkboxes for all stereotypes defined in the Profile you can select e Element Size to import the element size attributes e Color and Appearance to import the color background border and font and appearance border thickness attributes e Alternate Image to import the metafile image e Code Templates to import the code templates if they exist e Overwrite Existing Templates to overwrite any existing code templates defined in the current project 5 Click on the Import button The Profile is added to the UML Profiles folder Extending UML With Enterprise Architect UML Profiles Use Profiles 7 Resources S oy Resources oy MDG Technologies 4 Templates Docu
85. he diagram or Project Browser the Shows Properties option must be selected in the Double click on browser panel of the Options dialog see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool or Right click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser and select the BPEL BPEL Properties context menu option 4 4 2 2 Model End Event An End Event indicates where a particular Process ends A Process can start in many ways depending on the Trigger Type but every Process in Enterprise Architect must terminate with an End Event The OMG BPMN 1 1 Specification defines eight types of End Event or Result which determine the consequence of reaching the End Event These are None Message Error Cancel Compensation Signal Terminate Multiple In Enterprise Architect five of these Result types can be mapped to BPEL as per the OMG BPMN 1 1 Specification Message Error Compensation Terminate Multiple To create a new End Event in your model follow the steps below Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 45 1 Open a BPEL diagram created under a BPEL Process 40 2 Drag the End Event element from the BPMN 1 1 Core page of the Toolbox onto the diagram A prompt displays to select either an edge mounted event on an element border or a standalone event 3 Click on either option The BPEL Properties dialog displays Name Type Result Type Details Assignments N
86. iagram A Context diagram is a top level Data Flow diagram that has just one Process element representing the system being modeled showing its relationship to external systems Disable Data Flow Diagrams If you prefer not to use Data Flow Diagramming in Enterprise Architect you can disable it and subsequently re enable it using the MDG Technologies 324 dialog Settings MDG Technologies 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 74 MDG Technologies Entity Relationship Diagrams ERDs 4 7 Entity Relationship Diagrams ERDs Note Entity Relationship Diagrams are supported in the Corporate Business and Software Engineering Systems Engineering and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect The following text is derived from the Entity Relationship Model entry in the online Wikipedia An entity relationship model ERM is an abstract and conceptual representation of data Entity relationship modeling is a database modeling method used to produce a type of conceptual schema or semantic data model of a system often a relational database and its requirements in a top down fashion Diagrams created by this process are called Entity Relationship Diagrams ER Diagrams or ERDs For further information on the concepts of Entity Relationship Diagrams refer to the Wikipedia item and its linked sources Entity Relationship Diagrams in Enterprise Architect Entity Relationship Diagrams in Enterprise Architect are based
87. iation ERD Relationships Connector lt Relationship 4A Disjoint YA Overlapping e Entity is an object or concept that is uniquely identifiable The property of Multiplicity in the SourceRole and TargetRole definitions for the Relationship connector below can be used to define the cardinality of an Entity that participates in this relationship e Attribute is a property of an entity or a relationship type e N ary Association represents unary many to many recursive or ternary relationships and can also be used to represent relationships that have attributes among the entities Note that the N ary Association element should always be at the target end of a connector Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies Entity Relationship Diagrams ERDs 75 e Connector is a connector between an Entity and an Attribute and between two Attributes e Relationship is a diamond shape connector representing the meaningful association among entities e Disjoint and Overlapping represent the relationships between the super class Entity and the sub class Entity Tagged Values Some of the Entity Relationship diagram components can be modified by Tagged Values as indicated below Entity isWeakEntity If true this entity is a weak entity attributeType Four options e normal Attribute e primary key attribute e multi valued Attribute e derived Attribute commonDataType Defines the common data typ
88. ing or deselecting the checkbox against it 4 Click on the OK button to apply the selection You can also define a new stereotype to apply to the required construct by clicking on the New button and entering the name of the new stereotype when prompted 2 3 Stereotype Visibility You control the visibility of applied stereotypes using three options in the diagram Properties dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Select e The Show Element Stereotypes checkbox to show or hide all element stereotypes in the current diagram e The Show Feature Stereotypes checkbox to show or hide all attribute and operation stereotypes in the current diagram e The Use Stereotype Icons checkbox to display icons instead of strings for those stereotypes that have icons defined The example below shows how a Class would appear having multiple stereotypes applied to it Use Stereotype Icons disabled displays all the applied stereotypes in a comma separated string within gullimets server page target metaclass thread processors AutomotiveDomain Class1 Use Stereotype Icons enabled displays icons for those stereotypes with icons defined Stereotypes without icons defined are still displayed in the comma separated string Extending UML With Enterprise Architect UML Stereotypes Stereotype Visibility 19 ametscisss thresd processors AutomotiveDomain Class1 2 4 Standard Stereotypes
89. ing to the target element in the same way as adding normal connectors the connector is added with the new stereotype and Tagged Value information e Association Ends which are added by dragging the connector end element over the end of an Association in the diagram Patterns contained in MDG Technologies are used to e Enable reuse in a model e Build in robustness Code Templates are used to e Specify the transformation from UML elements into various parts of a given programming language Model Types are used to e Define the data types for the model 4 2 1 Manage MDG Technologies You use the MDG Technologies dialog to manage the MDG Technologies available and accessible to Enterprise Architect users To display this dialog select the Settings MDG Technologies menu option b Technology BPMN 1 1 Version 1 5 3 an Location BPMN 1 1 Technology xml Ada 2005 Archimate Gal BPMN 1 0 sea BPMN 1 1 BRM Business Rule Model ori Data Flow Diagrams Fir Entity Relationship Diagram gt Eriksson Penker Extensions m MDG Technology for BPMN v3 Gang of Four Patterns axx ICONIX MDG Technology for DoDAF MO MDG Technology for Zachman Fr I11909099 9099999 94 g The MDG Technologies dialog lists the technologies held in the Enterprise Architect Install directory in alphabetical order Enable and Disable MDG Technologies All MDG Technologies listed can be made available
90. ior that the system must perform Interface Requirement Declare a SysML Requirement that describes how the system connects or interfaces with other systems Performance Declare a SysML Requirement that describes how the system Requirement performs against defined capabilities or conditions Physical Requirement Declare a SysML Requirement that describes the physical characteristics or physical constraints of the system Design Requirement Declare a SysML Requirement that specifies a constraint on the implementation of the system Extending UML With Enterprise Architect Index 107 Index A Access MDG Technologies Remote From Enterprise Architect 33 Activate MDG Technologies 32 Activity BPEL Create 53 Loop 53 Model 53 Sub Process 53 Task 53 Types 53 Add Pattern To Diagram 25 Profile Attribute To Diagram 7 Profile Connector To Diagram 7 Profile Element To Diagram 7 Profile Operation To Diagram 7 UML Pattern To Diagram 25 Alternative Image Stereotype 20 Apply Stereotype To Element 16 Stereotype To UML Construct 16 Archimate Concept 34 Diagram 34 Disable 34 Elements 34 Enable 34 MDG Technology 34 Relationships 34 Toolbox Pages 34 Assignments BPEL Create 61 Attribute Supported By XML Element Node 12 Supported In UML Profile 12 B BPEL Assignments Create 61 BPMN Elements Not Mapable 40 Concepts 37 Create Assignments 61 Create Model 38 Diagram 37 Disable 37 End Ev
91. ise Architect you can disable it and subsequently re enable it using the MDG Technologies 3 dialog Settings MDG Technologies Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 37 4 4 BPEL Note Business Process Execution Language BPEL is supported in the Business and Software Engineering and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect The following text is derived from the BPEL entry in the online Wikipedia Business Process Execution Language BPEL short for Web Services Business Process Execution Language WS BPEL is an executable language for specifying interactions with Web Services Processes in Business Process Execution Language export and import information by using Web Service interfaces exclusively Web service interactions can be described in two ways 1 Executable business processes which model the actual behavior of a participant in a business interaction 2 Abstract business processes which are partially specified processes that are not intended to be executed An Abstract Process may hide some of the required concrete operational details BPEL is an Orchestration language serialized in XML which specifies an executable process that involves message exchanges with other systems This messaging facility depends on the use of the Web Services Description Language WSDL 1 1 to describe outgoing and incoming messages Although there is no standard graphical notation
92. items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea It is used to generate visualize structure and classify ideas and as an aid in study organization problem solving decision making and writing A Mind Map is an image centered diagram that represents semantic or other connections between portions of information By presenting these connections in a radial non linear graphical manner it encourages a brainstorming approach to any given organizational task eliminating the hurdle of initially establishing an intrinsically appropriate or relevant conceptual framework to work within The elements are arranged intuitively according to the importance of the concepts and are organized into groupings branches or areas The uniform graphic formulation of the semantic structure of information on the method of gathering knowledge may aid recall of existing memories The use of the term Mind Maps is trademarked in the UK and the USA by The Buzan Organization Ltd For further information on the concepts of Mind Mapping refer to the Wikipedia item and its linked sources Mind Mapping in Enterprise Architect Enterprise Architect enables you to develop Mind Maps quickly and simply through use of an MDG Technology integrated with the Enterprise Architect installer The Mind Mapping facilities are provided in the 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 84 MDG Technologies Mind Mapping form of e A Mind M
93. iven Generation MDG Technologies enable you to access and use resources pertaining to a specific technology in Enterprise Architect You have various options for bringing MDG Technologies into use with Enterprise Architect e Sparx Systems already provide some in the Enterprise Architect Install directory such as Archimate 3 BPEL 3 BPMNI 67 Data Flow Diagrams 724 Entity Relationship Diagrams 747 ICONIX 805 Mind Mapping 83 and SPEM 87 you can see which technologies are available using the MDG Technologies 324 dialog these are available across Enterprise Architect e Sparx Systems provide other MDG Technologies for download from www sparxsystems com resources mdg tech which you can add to your Enterprise Architect Install directory these are available across Enterprise Architect e You can access and activate 3 MDG Technologies remote from Enterprise Architect in system folders or web sites these are available across Enterprise Architect e Technology Developers can create new MDG Technologies and deploy them to the project team as appropriate For more information see SDK for Enterprise Architect You can also import Technologies 28 into the Resources window for the current model only however this method is no longer recommended Having made the MDG Technologies available to Enterprise Architect you can manage 3 their availability to users and you can work 30 with them You also have the facility to turn off
94. ivity s execution path without terminating the Activity Region Group a subset of an Activity into a common execution context Declare a node of execution that happens outside the normal flow of execution of an Activity en Fork Join Simultaneously branch join a set of Control or Object Flows 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 102 MDG Technologies SysML pe e e S SES SysML Activity Control Flow Establish a flow of logic between two Activity nodes Relationships Control Flow Declare a continuous control flow Continuous Control Flow Declare a discrete control flow Discrete Control Flow Tag a control flow with a probability of the likelihood of the Probability flow s traversal Pl Object Flow Establish a flow of objects data between two Activity nodes Object Flow Declare a continuous object flow Continuous PF Object Flow Discrete Declare a discrete object flow Object Flow Tag an object flow with a probability of the likelihood of the Probability flow s traversal PF Interrupt Flow Declare a control flow that interrupts flow within a Region SysML Activity Enhanced Functional Declare an Activity used to contain an Enhanced Functional Extensions Flow Block Flow Block Diagram EFFBD Streaming Activity Declare an Activity where the flow of tokens passes through its parameters continuously throughout the Activity s execution Non Streaming Declare an Activity where the flow of tok
95. kage in SupportingElements 38 If they are created elsewhere they cannot be enacted correctly To create a new Assignment in your model follow the steps below 1 Navigate to and open or create if necessary the BPEL diagram under the Assignments package 2 Open the BPMN 1 1 Types page of the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox More tools BPMN 1 1 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 62 MDG Technologies BPEL 3 Drag an Assignment element from the Toolbox onto the diagram The BPEL Properties dialog displays Name EE Assign Time Start Copy From Type Literal 7 Literal Message Part Copy To us Part pum Loc cacet ete 4 Inthe Name field type a name for the Assignment 5 Inthe Assign Time field click on the drop down arrow and select either Start or End This determines whether the assignment occurs at the start or end of an Activity In the Copy From panel 6 Inthe Type field click on the drop down arrow and select either Literal Expression or Message 7 If you select Literal the Literal field is enabled and the Message and Part fields are disabled Type a value in the Literal field 8 If you select Expression or Message the Literal field is disabled and the Message and Part fields are enabled Note If you select Expression Enterprise Architect uses the getVariableData Xpath 1 0 function to create the expression from the selec
96. lay and syntax of a model element Different model elements have different standard stereotypes 19 associated with them For further definition of stereotypes see the OMG UML specification UML Superstructure Specification v2 1 1 section 18 3 8 pp 667 672 A stereotype is generally displayed as in the example below where myStereotype2 is the stereotype amyStereotype2 ColorTypes In some cases the stereotype causes the element to be drawn differently 20 as below These threee stereotyped objects represent the Model View Controller MVC pattern Boundary Control Entity A boundary often A controller is responsible An entity is a epeen a User for implementing business persistent Interface Screen logic between the user database object interface and the database A metafile can be associated with the applied stereotype as in the example below 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 16 UML Stereotypes tower Production Server PC Server E 2 Database Server TCP IP pda A Palm Pilot printers Line Printer Metafiles let you specify physical diagrams in recognisable images use the Reference Stereotype dialog to associate metafiles with stereotypes New or customized stereotypes can be created Stereotypes can also be associated with new shapes using either metafiles image files and colors or Shape Scripts t
97. lues by opening an appropriate diagram at the start 2 Right click on the element profile in the Toolbox for example the BPMN 1 1 Activity element The Toolbox context menu displays 3 Click on the Synchronize Stereotype menu option The Synch Profiled Elements dialog displays Synchronize all stereotyped elements with the current profile stereotype to have the default tags and constraints Stereotype m Type Bement Help Element Name Tag or Constraint Added 4 Click on the OK button to proceed The Actions list is populated with the items that have been modified and the changes that were made You can review any changes by displaying the element Properties dialog and by opening the Tagged Values window and clicking on an appropriate profiled element You can also quickly synchronize the tags and constraints of a single element in a diagram by dragging the updated profile element from the Toolbox page onto the element in the diagram Select the Apply stereotype context menu option Synchronize Items In Resources Window To synchronize elements created using a Profile in the Resources window follow the steps below 1 Locate the required UML Profile in the Resources window 2 Locate the stereotyped profile element 3 Right click on it to display the context menu and select the Synch Tagged Values and Constraints option The Synch Profiled Elements dialog displays Synchronize all stereotyped elements with the
98. ments BB Matrix Profiles Favorites iu Stylesheets UML Profiles 5 EH BPMN BPMN UML Patterns If the Profile already exists Enterprise Architect prompts you to overwrite the existing version and import the new one or cancel Once the import is complete the Profile is ready to usel 7 1 1 2 Add Profile Objects and Features to a Diagram After you have imported a Profile into the Resources window the profiled objects elements and connectors and features attributes and operations are available from the expanded Profile folder in the window and from the appropriate pages of the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox click on the More tools option at the top of the Toolbox see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Similarly when you import an MDG Technology 28 it adds the appropriate pages of profiled elements and connectors to the Toolbox To add a Profile based element to a diagram click on the element in the Toolbox page or the Resources window and drag it onto the diagram To add a Profile based connector to a diagram click on the connector in the Toolbox page or Resources window then click on the source element in the diagram and drag it to the target You can also drag the connector from the Resources window to the source which automatically displays the following list box Select a target element from the list to create the connector to that target Actor Actor10 Boundary
99. n a set of elements and now want them to receive the Tagged Values and constraints associated with that stereotype To make sure you have all the related Tagged Values and constraints use the Synch Tagged Values and Constraints function This operates in two ways e If the Profile was created in an MDG Technology File and is not held in the Resources window e lf the Profile is held in the Resources window Synchronize Items In MDG Technology File When an MDG Technology file is deployed in Enterprise Architect the Profile is accessed through the Toolbox pages also defined in the file The profiled elements in these Toolbox pages automatically trigger an additional context menu option Synchronize Stereotype The MDG Technology can be an in house customized Add In or an external technology such as those provided with Enterprise Architect for example BPMN 1 1 To synchronize elements created using the MDG Technology pages of the Toolbox follow the steps below 1 Open a diagram containing elements to be synchronized Ensure that the Toolbox displays pages containing the stereotyped profile elements from the MDG Technology Extending UML With Enterprise Architect UML Profiles Use Profiles 9 Note The diagram does not necessarily have to contain profiled elements The function operates from the Toolbox However you might prefer to see the immediate effect of the synchronization on element properties and Tagged Va
100. o Namespace default true values true false gt lt Tag name targetNamespacePrefix description Prefix associated with namespace gt lt TaggedValues gt lt Zero or more constraints to apply to element specify name type and notes gt lt Constraints gt lt Constraint name constraint1 type pre notes My Notes gt lt Constraints gt lt Stereotype gt lt End of stereotype When writing your own you can duplicate a stereotype selection as above and change it to start work on a new stereotype gt lt AnotherExample gt lt Stereotype name AnotherExample cx 130 cy 100 notes This element has a default height and width specified gt lt AppliesTo gt lt Apply type class gt lt Apply type operation gt lt Apply type attribute gt lt AppliesTo gt lt TaggedValues gt lt Tag name memberNames description Schema version gt lt TaggedValues gt lt Constraints gt lt Constraint name constraint1 type pre notes My Notes gt lt Constraints gt lt Stereotype gt lt Aggregation gt lt Stereotype name aggregationLink type weak notes gt lt AppliesTo gt lt Apply type aggregation gt lt AppliesTo gt 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 14 UML Profiles Profile References false default true gt gt Notes gt lt Stereotype gt lt Composition gt lt Stereotype name compositionLink
101. o apply non UML shapes to elements and connectors For further information on customizing stereotypes and applying Shape Scripts see SDK for Enterprise Architect 2 1 Apply Stereotypes Enterprise Architect enables you to apply one or more stereotypes to any UML construct including e Elements such as Classes and Objects e Relationships such as Dependencies and Associations e Association Ends e Attributes and Operations e Operation Parameters To apply a stereotype to any UML construct using the Properties dialog select any one of the following steps 1 Inthe Stereotype field type the stereotype s to apply as a comma separated list 2 Click on the drop down arrow and select the required stereotype from the list 3 Click on the button to use the Stereotype Selector 1 dialog Stereotype JINE 6 To apply a stereotype to an element using the Properties window select any of the following steps 1 Inthe Stereotype field type the stereotype s to apply as a comma separated list 2 Click on the drop down arrow and select the required stereotype from the list Extending UML With Enterprise Architect UML Stereotypes Apply Stereotypes 17 Activity Settings Name Activity3 Scope Public Type Activity Partition Complexity BPELProcess Vi DFD_Process ersion SPEM e Phase SPEM_CompositeRole Fil SPEM _lteration SPEM_Milestone Project SPEM_Phase g Package SPEM_Process idar
102. o bridge the communication gap that frequently occurs between business process design and implementation The adoption of BPMN standard notation will help unify the expression of basic business process concepts e g public and private processes choreographies as well as advanced modeling concepts e g exception handling transaction compensation BPMN supports only the concepts of modeling that are applicable to business processes other types of modeling done by organizations for non business purposes are out of scope for BPMN For example modeling the following is not a part of BPMN e Organizational structures e Functional breakdowns e Data models In addition while BPMN shows the flow of data messages and the association of data artifacts to activities it is not a data flow diagram For further information on the concepts of BPMN refer to the Wikipedia item and its linked sources Note The Enterprise Architect installer for releases later than 7 1 provides you with version 1 5 of MDG Technology for BPMN which supports BPMN version 1 1 and BPEL This enables you to create and maintain diagrams in the BPMN 1 1 and BPEL formats The installer also provides version 1 4 4 of MDG Technology for BPMN which supports BPMN 1 0 This enables you to maintain existing diagrams created in BPMN 1 0 format and to create new diagrams in BPMN 1 0 if you want to maintain consistency through your project Enterprise Ar
103. o have contributed suggestions examples bug Sparx Systems reports and assistance in the development of Enterprise Architect The task of developing and maintaining this tool has been greatly Manadin gi ditor enhanced by their contribution Geoffrey Sparks Technical Editors Brad Maxwell Simon McNeilly Neil Capey Nithiya Ugavina Vimal Kumar Sharon Xie Sam Mancarella Contents l Table of Contents Foreword 1 Extending Models 2 UME Profes a0 teat cae a a Naa al ed a ds eke teed 4 Use Protile iui saicaisncseseneseuisariccsssveaasaviarecsavwasudosuvavecevenduetnedsquandestsveibavevcroavudcadusdeasevuabiatuavdsevnsuelencbaaderdendsuvoedoutepes 5 Importa UML Profiles saci nunana e Aa na ad HEAR ae Ae 6 Add Profile Objects and Features to a DiaQraim eeecceseeceesseeeserceeeeseceeeseeseneseeeeaeseeseseaesneeeeseaeeneeeaees 7 Pagged Valuas in Prowl innin s aa a a ie EE i a Eda ia dehi 8 Synchronize Tagged Values and Constraints eeceesesceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeseeeaeeneeseesaeeeeeeneeeaeees 8 Profile Referenc csccsseresseenssesenenseerenteessenenteeseceeseneuseneeseeesseenenserseceesenerseneesseneneeesseorsaneessnerseneeseaeenens 10 Supported Types sa 2ccncsctacacaeeeeieteeliten aad e identi dei ariin 10 Profile Structuttenizacgcerntescte ne deerel enn N O aris a I eae reais 11 Attributes Supported in XML Profile ee eeeeeeseeeseeeeeeseeeseeeeecseesaeesaeeae
104. o the model recreating the original diagram with new GUIDs Change Pattern Element Default To change the default of the Pattern element follow the steps below 1 From the Add Pattern dialog select the individual element in the Pattern Element panel 2 Click on the button to display the Edit dialog The specific method for changing the element name is dependant upon the entry in the Action column of the Pattern Elements panel 3 If the Action entry is Create then in the Default field in the Edit dialog delete the existing value and type your own user defined value Click on the OK button The element default is updated on the Add Pattern dialog 4 Ifthe Action entry for the element is Merge in the Edit dialog click on the button to browse to an Extending UML With Enterprise Architect UML Patterns Use a Pattern 27 existing element classifier The Select lt ltem gt dialog displays Locate and select an existing element classifier You can restrict the number of choices by selecting the elements from a specific namespace to do this click on the In Namespace drop down arrow and select a namespace For more information regarding setting element classifiers see the Using Classifiers topic in UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 28 MDG Technologies 4 MDG Technologies Model Driven Generation y The Model Dr
105. o0oo0oo0o9 uma uA S Em m m m m o Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPMN 69 Check Ststus of Working Group Working Friday 6 PM Group Pacific Time Active Working Group Active Send Current Issue List page tem sete Cid Extend a composite Activity that defines a business process e process CS O COO em oreren O ners ant porene eae OOO COO fem pereeman oe Define a decision point in a business process If a condition is true then processing continues one way if not then another OOO Sc ega nee OOO e eee O pe e information used or produced by a system COO ee O penera o oono Coo ee a EE B communications in the process CO ean pae noraen aaao r e e S 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 70 MDG Technologies BPMN Page tem fuses es Message P Participant Define the properties Tagged Values of the Core BPMN 1 1 Oo signet O O elements such as Activities Events and Gates O pe es ee Disable BPMN If you prefer not to use BPMN in Enterprise Architect you can disable it and subsequently re enable it using the MDG Technologies 32 dialog Settings MDG Technologies 4 5 1 Change BPMN Element Appearance To define the specifications of BPMN elements and relationships open the Tagged Values window and select the required element or relationship in a diagram The Tagged Values window shows the appropriate Tagged Values
106. odel Fy Model E Package Fy View View Point SysML Model Relationships Conform Containment Dependency A Import 7 Realization Refine Pase ftom oee SysML Model Modei Create a Package containing a SysML Model Package Group model constructs together in a single unit of containment View Create a stereotyped Package that defines a SysML View of a system from the perspective of a SysML View Point View Point Create a stereotyped Class that defines a SysML View Point which specifies the rules and conventions for the construction and use of Views SysML Model Conform Establish a conformance dependency of a View to the defining Relationships View Point OoOO pe Graphically display ownership of one element within a parent one Dependency Establish a traceable relationship describing how one element is dependant upon another Represent a reuse of elements from one model package in another Realization Identify a design fulfillment of a specification between elements Refine Represent a refinement of one element by another 4 14 2 SysML Block Definition You can access the SysML Block Definition Toolbox through the More tools SysML SysML Block Definition menu option These pages provide the SysML elements to design SysML blocks constraint blocks data and value types 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 96 MDG Technologies SysML SysML Block Definition Block Actor Blo
107. om MDG Toolbox Pages 8 Tagged Values From Resources Window 8 UML Profile Tagged Values And Constraints 8 SysML Activity Elements Toolbox Page 100 Activity Relationships Toolbox Page 100 Block Definition Elements Toolbox Page Block Relationships Toolbox Page 95 Concepts 93 Diagrams 93 Disable 93 Interaction Elements Toolbox Page 102 Interaction Relationships Toolbox Page 102 Internal Block Elements Toolbox Page 97 Internal Block Relationships Toolbox Page MDG Technology 93 Model Elements Toolbox Page 94 Model Relationships Toolbox Page 94 Parametric Elements Toolbox Page 98 Parametric Relationships Toolbox Page Requirement Elements Toolbox Page Requirement Extensions Toolbox Page 95 97 98 105 105 State Machine Relationships Toolbox Page 103 Toolbox Pages 93 Use Case Elements Toolbox Page 104 Use Case Relationships Toolbox Page Systems Modelling Language SysML 93 a oe Tagged Value By Dragging Element From Toolbox 8 Entity Relationship Diagram 74 In UML Profiles 8 Supported For UML Profile Stereotypes Synchronize And Constraints 8 Synchronize From MDG Toolbox Pages 8 Synchronize From Resources Window 8 Template Element 4 Trigger Intermediate Event BPEL 47 Start Event BPEL 41 Ue UML Extending 2 Pattern 22 UML Pattern Actions 22 Add To Diagram 25 Create From Diagram In Resources View 22 Save 22 Save From Diagram UML Profile And Element Templates 4 Example File 13 Import 6 Impo
108. on accept event Declare a unit of execution that accepts an event raised by a timer time epoch FF Action send signal Declare a unit of execution that sends a signal as an event Create an Activity Partition to group execution elements together by the node responsible for their execution fF Control Operator Control the execution of an Activity Parameter O Provide access to input and output objects within the Activity Parameter optional Define a parameter whose contents are optional in the Activity s execution Parameter probability Tag a parameter with probability of the likelihood of the parameter s use in the Activity Object Node Declare a variable in the Activity typed by a ValueType DataType or Block Object Node no Declare an ObjectNode in an Activity which discards buffer unconsumed tokens Object Node Declare an ObjectNode in an Activity which overwrites tokens overwrite Central Buffer Node Declare an ObjectNode that stores tokens for consumption throughout the Activity Decision i O Create a branch of control in an Activity based on a decision P Merge O Merge two or more Activity control branches together Synch Establish a rendezvous point for two or more Activity flows in order to synchronize their execution in the Activity Sfmt O Declare the start of Activity s execution Final Declare the end of an Activity s execution and the termination of the Activity Flow Final Declare the end of an Act
109. on Chen s ERD building blocks entities are represented as rectangles attributes are represented as ellipses and relationships are represented as diamond shape connectors ERD technology in Enterprise Architect assists you in every stage from building conceptual data models to generating Data Definition Language DDL for the target DBMS Enterprise Architect enables you to develop Entity Relationship diagrams quickly and simply through use of an MDG Technology integrated with the Enterprise Architect installer The Entity Relationship diagram facilities are provided in the form of e An Entity Relationship diagram type accessed through the New Diagram dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool e An Entity Relationship Diagram page in the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool e Entity Relationship element and relationship entries in the UML Toolbox Shortcut Menu and Quick Linker see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Enterprise Architect also provides transformation templates to transform Entity Relationship Diagrams into Data Modeling Diagrams and vice versa see MDA Transformations Entity Relationship Diagram Toolbox Page You can access the Entity Relationship Diagram page of the Toolbox through the More tools Entity Relationship Diagrams menu option The following icons are available MERD 3 Entity Attribute lt gt N ar Assoc
110. on the concepts of SoaML see the specification document on the OMG website http Awww omg org docs ad 08 11 01 pdf SoaML in Enterprise Architect Enterprise Architect enables you to model services architectures quickly and simply through use of an MDG Technology integrated with the Enterprise Architect installer The SoaML facilities are provided in the form of Two SoaML diagram types SoaML Component Diagram and SoaML Sequence Diagram accessed through the New Diagram dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool SoaML pages in the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox SoaML element and relationship entries in the UML Toolbox Shortcut Menu and Quick Linker see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool SoaML Toolbox Pages You can access the SoaML pages of the Toolbox through the More tools Mind Mapping menu option There is a set of pages for each SoaML diagram type although the last six pages in each set are the same 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 86 MDG Technologies SoaML SoaML Component Diagram SoaML Sequence Diagram RooOs esaock Vocco RERTEL me amp Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies SoaML 87 Example SoaML Diagram r moe _ wat servicesArchitecture roe DealerNetworkArchitecture E iai rd f roe oR 7 5 P a collaboration ps PurchasingService l partici
111. one Result Type cannot be mapped to BPEL 4 Inthe Name field type a name for the Event 5 Click on the drop down arrow in the Result Type field and select the required type Depending on the result type you select further details might be required If you select Message 6 The Details tab changes as below Details Assignments Implementation Web Service Web Service G2 es Message m ox _ cancel nep 7 To the right of the Web Service field click on the button and select a BPEL web service 64 from the list eS ee 8 To the right of the Message field click on the button and select a message from the list of all messages in the selected web service 9 Goto step 10 If you select Error 6 The Details tab changes as below 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 46 MDG Technologies BPEL Error Code 7 Inthe Error Code field type the required error code 8 Goto step 10 If you select Compensation 6 The Details tab changes as below Details Assignments Activity GC 7 To the right of the Activity field click on the button and select an Activity from the list of all Activities in the process 8 Goto step 10 If you select Terminate 6 No action is required on the Details tab Go to step 10 If you select Multiple 6 The Details tab changes as below Details Assignments Events
112. ons are available 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 78 MDG Technologies Eriksson Penker Extensions D p EEEE OOO Uo So ae unae The following is an example of a simple Eriksson Penker diagram Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies Eriksson Penker Extensions 79 in formation resource Information Resource Actor Devt Business Process For further information on the MDG Technology for Eriksson Penker Extensions see The Business Process Model tutorial 4 9 GoF Patterns The following text is derived from the Design Patterns entry in the online Wikipedia Gang of Four GoF Patterns are 23 classic software design patterns providing recurring solutions to common problems in software design They were developed by Erich Gamma Richard Helm Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides often referred to as the Gang of Four The patterns are defined in the book Design Patterns Elements of Reusable Object Oriented Software Gamma et al ISBN 0 201 63361 2 For further information on the concepts of GoF Patterns refer to the Wikipedia item and its linked sources GoF Patterns in Enterprise Architect Enterprise Architect enables you to develop diagrams from GoF patterns quickly and simply through use of an MDG Technology integrated with the Enterprise Architect installer The GoF Patterns are provided in the form of e GoF Behavioral Patterns GoF Creational Patt
113. or more alternative paths but only one can be taken Therefore each path is mutually exclusive XOR Exclusive Gateways can be one of two types e Data Based e Event Based Data Based Exclusive Gateway This is the commonest type of Exclusive Gateway where the boolean expression set in the ConditionExpression Tagged Value of the outgoing Sequence Flow is evaluated to determine the flow path In Enterprise Architect e One of the outgoing Sequence Flows from the Gateway must have the ConditionType tag set to Default and the ConditionExpression tag set to empty e All other Sequence Flows must have the ConditionType tag set to Expression and the ConditionExpression tag set to a boolean expression The Default condition on an outgoing Sequence Flow ensures that at least this path is taken if all others evaluate to false Event Based Exclusive Gateway On this Gateway the branching is based on the events such as receiving a message that occur at that point in the Process rather than the evaluation of an expression As an example from the OMG BPMN 1 1 Specification when a company receives a response from a customer they perform one set of activities if the customer responds Yes and another set of activities if the customer responds No The customer s response determines which path is taken This Gateway maps to a BPEL Pick element When modeling this Gateway e The outgoing Sequence Flow must have its ConditionType tag set to None
114. ox check that it is still available in the Resources window 3 1 Create a Pattern To create a Pattern you first must model the Pattern as a standard UML diagram within Enterprise Architect The following diagram was created from an example in the GoF book Design Patterns Elements of Reusable Object Oriented Software by Gamma et al Extending UML With Enterprise Architect UML Patterns Create a Pattern 23 Operation component gt Operstion ConcreteDecoratorA ConcreteDecoratorB sddedStste AddedBehsvior Operation Decorstor Operstion AddedBehavior Notes e Inthe Corporate Business and Software Engineering System Engineering and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect if security is enabled you must have Manage Diagrams permission to save a diagram as a Pattern See User Security in UML Models e f your source diagram contains information flows the Information Items Conveyed and Information Flows Realized data is not copied into the Pattern Save a Diagram as a Pattern To save a diagram as a Pattern follow the steps below 1 Select the Diagram Save UML Pattern menu option The Save Diagram as UML Pattern dialog displays 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 24 UML Patterns Create a Pattern Pattem Name Communication Filename E Cobalt Project Pattem Files Basic Pattems Communication Comm mms Category Basic Pattems Version 1 0 Notes A
115. page ftom oew Process Package Create a physical container that contains different kinds of Process element Process Component Create a special Process Package that provides the mechanism of encapsulation Activity Define basic units of work within a Process as well as the Process itself Composite Role Represent an aggregation of Role Definition references for an Activity Milestone O Represent any significant events in a development project Create a special Activity that describes a structure for particular types of development project Role Use Represent a Role Definition in the context of one specific Activity Task Use Represent a Task Definition in the context of one specific Activity Ll Team Profile Define a nested hierarchy of teams and team members Work Product Use Represent a Work Product Definition in the context of one specific Activity In Enterprise Architect every SPEM stereotype can be presented in one of two ways e Iconic presentation or e Textual presentation The iconstyle tag is used for switching between these presentations For example in the SPEM diagram below if you want the SPEM_TaskDefinition to have iconic presentation you set the iconstyle Tagged Value to True and display the element as an icon To get the textual presentation for SPEM_TaskDefinition as an outline with a decoration in the top right corner set the Tagged Value to False Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Te
116. pant l dealer q lt lt Comment gt gt y The purpose of the dealer network architecture is to establish the financially related services between dealers and manufacturers such that any desler can do business with any manufacturer ee ee ee participant Dealer servicelnterfaces ServicePoint icelnterface Buyer Disable SoaML If you prefer not to use SoaML in Enterprise Architect you can disable it and subsequently re enable it using the MDG Technologies 3 dialog Settings MDG Technologies 4 13 SPEM According to the Object Management Group OMG Software amp Systems Process Engineering Meta Model Specification Version 2 0 April 01 2008 The Software and Systems Process Engineering Meta model SPEM is a process engineering meta model as well as conceptual framework which can provide the necessary concepts for modeling documenting presenting managing interchanging and enacting development methods and processes An implementation of this meta model would be targeted at process engineers project leads project and program managers who are responsible for maintaining and implementing processes for their development organizations or individual projects In 1999 the OMG placed a Request for Proposal concerning Software Process Engineering SPE In November 2002 the OMG released the Software Process Engineering Meta model Specification 1 0 SPEM was defined as a Profile of UML which used UML
117. rt From XML 4 Stereotypes 4 Structure 11 Synchronize Elements 8 Synchronize Stereotypes 8 Synchronize Tagged Values And Constraints 8 UML Resources Patterns 22 25 UML Toolbox Archimate Group 34 104 10 22 22 Extending UML With Enterprise Architect Index 113 UML Toolbox BPMN Group 67 Data Flow Diagram Group 72 Entity Relationship Diagram 74 Eriksson Penker Group 76 Gang Of Four Pattern Group 79 GoF Pattern Group 79 ICONIX Group 80 MDG Technology Groups 30 Mind Mapping Group 83 SoaML Pages 85 SPEM 89 SysML Groups 93 Use Pattern 25 Profiles 5 W Web Service Create In BPEL 64 Web Services Business Process Execution Language WS BPEL 37 What Is A Pattern 22 Working With MDG Technologies 30 WS BPEL 37 X XML Pattern File 22 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd Extending UML With Enterprise Architect www sparxsystems com
118. s You can access the SPEM pages of the Toolbox through the More tools SPEM menu option These pages provide the graphical SPEM elements for drawing the diagrams 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 90 MDG Technologies SPEM pP I P D mm wa P B m c u yee gl ge Eh E Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies SPEM 91 rage item ust Base Plug in Create a predefined special Activity representing a significant period in a project Group a set of nested Activities that are repeated more than once Typically Iteration is an Activity for which the default value of the isRepeatable attribute is True Represent a special Activity that describes a structure for particular types of development projects or parts of them Delivery Process Represent a special Process describing a complete and integrated approach for implementing a specific project type Process Pattern Represent a special Process to describe a reusable cluster of Activities in a general process area that provides a consistent development approach to common problems Process Planning Represent a special Process that is prepared for instantiation Template by a project planning tool Represent a Work Product Definition that provides a description and definition for tangible work product types Deliverable Represent a Work Product Definition that provides a description and definition for packaging o
119. s from the BPMN 1 1 Toolbox pages for BPEL modeling e Every BPEL Process and Sub Process should start with a StartEvent and end with an EndEvent e A StartEvent or an EndEvent should not be attached to the boundary of a Sub Process e SequenceFlow Looping is not supported only Activity looping is supported All SequenceFlows should flow downstream and not upstream e Mapping of an IntermediateEvent with multiple triggers to BPEL is not supported e Mapping of multi instance parallel While loops to BPEL is not supported e Mapping of Independent sub processes to BPEL is not supported 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 38 MDG Technologies BPEL See Also e Create a BPEL Modell 384 e Model a BPEL Process 404 e Model a Sequence Flow Connector 591 e Create Assignments 615 e Generate BPEL 634 e Create a BPEL Web Servicel 644 e BPEL Model Validation 65 4 4 1 Create a BPEL Model You can create a BPEL model from the Project Browser using the Select Model s Model Wizard dialog see UML Model Management To display the dialog use one of the following methods e Click on the New Model from Pattern icon in the Project Browser toolbar e Right click on a model root node and select the Add a New Model using Wizard context menu option e Right click on a package and select the Add Add a New Model using Wizard context menu option The BPEL model pattern is available in the Common catalog in the Select From
120. s listed in the MDG Technologies folder of the Resources 30 gt window and in the MDG Technologies 32 dialog 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 30 MDG Technologies Work with MDG Technologies 4 2 Work with MDG Technologies Any MDG Technology listed on the MDG Technologies 3A dialog can be enabled which makes their interface profiles and Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox pages 30 available for your use MDG Technology Toolbox Pages When you enable an MDG Technology any Technology specific diagram types are added to the New Diagram dialog lists and the Technology s UML Toolbox pages are added to those available through the More tools menus in the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox G Assembly Documentation N e ae DoDAF MODAF gt Nesting 4 Zachman Framework gt Package Meri iM a Package Impi ArchiMate P BPMN 1 0 Common BPMN 1 1 3 Note Data Flow Di Constraint ata Flow Diagrams A Text Element Sie Diagram Leg MindMapping Diagram Noti SOMF Hyperlink SPEM Document Strategic Modeling gt Artifact WebModeling Requirement SysML 1 1 1 Issue ADA i Change SystemC Constructs Boundary l o Dei Verilog Constructs Realize VHDL Constructs Trace Business Rule Model gt CM Information f SoaML b Note Link AStereotypeWithAnImage Shapes CodeTemplate lt default gt EA user admin Set Toolbox Visibility If you set the MDG Technology to Active its
121. seceeeseesaeeeeesaeesaeseeeeaeseaeseeesaeeeaeeaneeaeeanes 70 Migrate BPMN 1 0 Model to BPMN 1 1 cecessseeseeseeeteceseeseeeseeeeeseesaeceeecseeeaeeeaessesaeseaesseeeaeeeaseaeeeaeeaees 71 Data Flow Diagrams cccseesee 72 Entity Relationship Diagrams ERDs 74 Eriksson Penker Extensions csscsssssscsseeeseeeesseesseeeesneessneessneeseneesseescaeeesneesenesasnessaneesseessseeeseeeesensones 76 GOF Patterns ios sees E E cscs cased T E ATTE 79 ICONK rE a aA eaaa aae E aa E A E a aea aaea ea Sea A aeaa dauctayeuavsdevucdeceeedeetsevs 80 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd ll Contents Mind Mapping i ease eases aces en Sa detec nat ceces do enue secner soctestenstehee Uee arkat aaea EAV 83 SoaML 85 SPEM 87 SPEM Toolbox Pages dccsscvsrecreteereetcededeue nentercetevgran nda canada trad dete elneaeatanitas 89 SIr a EEEa ES ANETE ETENEE A ELES DE PIEL EATE EEN EENET ELE EEE PAE a 93 SYSMLE Model Elements riris e a a e A aE aie E waane 94 SysML Block Definition we 99 SYSML Internal BlocK sssini a vere a itda ae a a 97 SYSML Parametrics ci vira iia cetacean N S a a Geant N R ain 98 SYSML ACHIVILY 8 estes ioe Hie tee eee een ce oi ee tae ea teen 100 SYSME Interaction aia sis a RS in AW Sh Ae wn tad E aaa 102 SYSML State Machine 2125s 20a nreeeetee tt weteveuead dtaeenees panied elena 103 SYSML Use Case wnctavecteciateraiist ave dentine isis rea hie Mannie aac 104 SYSMLE Requirements 2 004 ee eid
122. stereotypes and Tagged Values applied to elements attributes methods and connectors which together describe some particular modeling problem and facilitate modeling constructs in that domain For further information on Profiles see the UML Profiles 4 topic UML Patterns Patterns are groups of collaborating Objects Classes that can be abstracted from a general set of modeling scenarios that is parameterized collaborations They generally describe how to solve an abstract problem and are an excellent means of achieving re use and building in robustness For more information on Patterns see the UML Patterns 22 topic MDG Technologies The Model Driven Generation MDG Technologies enable you to access and use the resources of a specific technology within Enterprise Architect Interfaces to some technologies such as BPMN and Iconix are integrated with Enterprise Architect whilst interfaces to others such as Eclipse and Visual Studio can be added separately You can also link to technologies that you have created yourself For more information on MDG Technologies see the MDG Technologies 28 topic Business Modeling Modeling the business process is an essential part of any software development process It enables you to establish the broad outline and procedures that govern what it is a business does As the Business Process Model typically has a broader range than just the software system being considered it also enables you to
123. t and do not expose any details they do not contain any BPMN elements inside them To create a new Pool in your model follow the steps below 1 Open a BPEL diagram created under a BPEL Process 404 2 Drag the Pool element from the BPMN 1 1 Core page of the Toolbox onto the diagram The BPEL Properties dialog displays Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 59 Name Type Poo Details No further details apply Com Co ees Ge 3 Inthe Name field type a name for the Pool element Note Click on the UML button if you need to define further properties of the Activity using the normal element Properties dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Alternatively right click on the element and select the Properties context menu option 4 Click on the OK button to close the dialog To return to the BPEL Properties dialog for subsequent editing e Double click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser the Shows Properties option must be selected in the Double click on browser panel of the Options dialog see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool or e Right click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser and select the BPEL BPEL Properties context menu option 4 4 3 Model Sequence Flow Connector A Sequence Flow connector shows the order in which the activities Tasks and Events are performed ina
124. ted Message and Part 9 To the right of the Message field click on the button and select a Message created under the SupportingElements 387 package Note Messages are created when you create a Web Service 641 10 Optional To the right of the Part field click on the button and select a Message Property In the Copy To panel 11 To the right of the Message field click on the button and select a Message created under the SupportingElements package 12 To the right of the Part field click on the button and select a Message Property This field is mandatory if you have entered a value in the Part field in the Copy From panel 13 Click on the OK button to close the dialog To return to the BPEL Properties dialog for subsequent editing e Double click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser the Shows Properties option must be selected in the Double click on browser panel of the Options dialog see Using Enterprise Architect UML Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 63 Modeling Tool or e Right click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser and select the BPEL BPEL Properties context menu option See Also e Model a BPEL Process 404 e Generate BPEL 634 e BPEL Model Validation 65 A 4 4 5 Generate BPEL To generate BPEL follow the steps below 1 Right click on the BPEL Process element and select the BPEL
125. text menu option or e Drag and drop the Pattern from the Resources window onto the diagram You can also view the Pattern details in read only mode by selecting the View Pattern Details context menu option PO Nos The Add Paitern dialog displays 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 26 UML Patterns Use a Pattern Pattem Basic Pattems Reg Package Diagram Ver 1 0 Preview Pattem Elements Element Notes Name Type Action Default Use Case 2 UseCase Create Use Case 2 Use Case 1 UseCase Create Use Case 1 Req Hement2 Requirement Create Reg Hement2 Object Create Preview Display a preview of the Pattern click on the Preview link to open a view of the Pattern and drag the sides into as large a picture as you require Pattern Access the individual elements contained in the Pattern Elements From here you can e select the action for the individual element Create Merge Instance or Type as applicable for each element by clicking on the drop down arrow or e modify 26 the default of the Pattern element or for a merged element choose the namespace by clicking on the button on the right of the Default entry Element Notes Display the comments that describe the element in the Pattern Highlight an element in the Pattern Elements panel to view the notes 5 Once the appropriate selections have been made click on the OK button to import the Pattern int
126. the calendar Note The Time Cycle and Time Date fields are mutually exclusive so you can only set one of them 9 Goto step 11 If you select Conditional 6 The Details tab changes as below 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 50 MDG Technologies BPEL Details Condition lJ 7 To the right of the Condition field click on the button and select an element from the list of Condition elements created in the Supporting Elements package 381 8 Goto step 11 If you select Link 6 The Details tab changes as below Details Connect the Event to an Activity to set its details Note A Link Intermediate Event can be used as either a GoTo or an Off page connector Therefore this Event can have either incoming or outgoing Sequence Flows but not both 7 Close the dialog and drag a Sequence Flow connector from the Toolbox to create a connector either from or to the appropriate Activity element 8 If you have created an outgoing Sequence Flow from the Event to an Activity no further details are required 9 If you have created an incoming Sequence Flow to the Event from an Activity right click on the Event and select the BPEL BPEL Properties context menu option The BPEL dialog redisplays as shown below Details j Link Event 10 To the right of the Link Event field click on the button and select the target Link Intermediate Event from the list Resume the proced
127. ther Work Products and that can be delivered to an internal or external party Represent a Work Product Definition that provides a description and definition for non tangible work products Method Content Category Categorize content based on the user s criteria Identify reference items such as Guidelines Templates Checklists Tool Mentors Estimates Supporting Materials Reports and Concepts Define a standard measurement for instances of Method Content elements Role Definition Define a set of related skills competencies and responsibilities Pf 8tep O Represent parts or subunits of a Task Definition Task Definition Describe an assignable unit of work Every Task Definition is assigned to specific Role Definitions A Task is associated with input and output Work Products Tool Definition Describe the tools that are recommended or necessary for completing a specific Task Work Product Define any forms of document report or outcome that are Definition consumed produced or modified by Tasks Package Method Content Create a physical container to organize the Method Content Package elements Method Library Create an overall physical container for all SPEM 2 0 elements Method Plugin Create a physical container for Method Content Package and Process Packages It can be used stand alone as well as extended to many other Method Plugins 1998 2010 Sparx Systems Pty Ltd 92 MDG Technologies SPEM
128. type the path and filename of the MDG Technology file to import or browse for it using the button Note When you enter the filename the MDG Technology name displays in the Technology field and the option checkboxes become available Any options that remain grayed out indicate that no examples of that type exist in the MDG Technology XML file 3 All option checkboxes default to selected Clear those against resources you do not want to import and leave selected the checkbox against each of the resources to import Leave selected e Patterns to import patterns if they exist e Images to import graphics e Profiles to import profiles if they exist e Element Size to import the element size attributes e Alternate Image to import the metafile image e Tagged Values to import Tagged Values e Color and Appearance to import the color background border and font and appearance border thickness attributes e Code Modules to import the various languages associated with the technology if they exist e Data Types to import the data types e Code Templates to import the code templates if they exist e Code Options to import the options that include items such as default file extensions and default file paths 4 Click on the Import button If the MDG Technology already exists Enterprise Architect displays a prompt to overwrite the existing version and import the new one Once the import is complete the MDG Technology i
129. ure Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 51 Note Click on the UML button if you have to define further properties of the Intermediate Event using the normal element Properties dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Alternatively right click on the element and select the Properties context menu option 11 Click on the OK button to close the dialog To return to the BPEL Properties dialog for subsequent editing e Double click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser the Shows Properties option must be selected in the Double click on browser panel of the Options dialog see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool or e Right click on the element in the diagram or Project Browser and select the BPEL BPEL Properties context menu option 4 4 2 4 Model Gateway Gateways control the way in which Sequence Flows 5 converge and diverge within a Process They provide a gating mechanism that either allows or blocks a Sequence Flow The OMG BPMN 1 1 Specification describes four types of Gateways e Exclusive XOR e Inclusive OR e Complex e Parallel AND In Enterprise Architect three of these Gateway types can be mapped to BPEL as per the OMG BPMN 1 1 Specification e Exclusive XOR e Inclusive OR e Parallel AND Exclusive Gateway An Exclusive Gateway represents a fork in the road that is there can be two
130. with an existing element enabling the existing element to take on the role of the selected Pattern element e Instance Creates the Pattern element as an instance of an existing element e Type Creates the Pattern element types as an existing element Notes e f your Pattern includes an Object element you would use Instance to set the classifier of the Object to one of the Classes in the diagram onto which you are dropping the Pattern e f your Pattern includes a Property Port or Part you would use Type to set the type of the Property to one of the Classes in the diagram onto which you are dropping the Pattern 7 To change the name of one of the elements double click on the element to display the Edit dialog From this dialog you can also add comments detailing the element s purpose Extending UML With Enterprise Architect UML Patterns Create a Pattern 25 Default m Note This class declares an interface for a type of product object r C ok _ cance Hee 8 Click on the OK button twice to save the Pattern Once saved you can load it 257 into Enterprise Architect as a Pattern in the Resources window see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool 3 2 Import a Pattern Before using a previously created Pattern 2A file in a UML model you must first import it into the current UML model it is then available from the Resources window and optionally from the Enterprise Architect UM
131. y H E Eriksson and M Penker provide a framework for UML business processing model extensions to which an enterprise architect can add stereotypes and properties appropriate to their business Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies Eriksson Penker Extensions 77 Eriksson Penker in Enterprise Architect Enterprise Architect provides through the integration of MDG Technologies with the installer two well respected and proven UML extensions that further enhance the capture of business activities processes objects and information flows One of these is Business Process Modeling Notation 671 BPMN The other is the Eriksson Penker profile which through a set of stereotypes provides a unique and powerful means of visualizing and communicating business processes and the necessary flow of information within an organization The Eriksson Penker extensions are provided in the form of e An Eriksson Penker diagram type accessed through the New Diagram dialog see UML Modeling With Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool e An Eriksson Penker page in the Enterprise Architect UML Toolbox e Eriksson Penker element and relationship entries in the UML Toolbox Shortcut Menu and Quick Linker see Using Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool Eriksson Penker Toolbox Page You can access the Eriksson Penker page of the Toolbox through the More tools Eriksson Penker Extensions menu option The following ic
132. ype you select further details might be required If you select Message 6 To the right of the Web Service field click on the button and select a BPEL web service 64 from the list ee ee 7 To the right of the Message field click on the button and select a message from the list of all messages in the selected web service 8 Goto step 11 If you select Error 6 The Details tab changes as below Error Code 7 Inthe Error Code field type the required error code 8 Goto step 11 Extending UML With Enterprise Architect MDG Technologies BPEL 49 If you select Compensation 6 The Details tab changes as below 4 Activity am 7 To the right of the Activity field click on the button and select an Activity from the list of all Activities in the process Note If the Compensation Intermediate Event is edge mounted on an Activity create a BPMN 1 1 Association connector from this Intermediate Event Activity to a Compensation Activity Ensure that the IsCompensation tag for the Activity is set to true 8 Goto step 11 If you select Timer 6 The Details tab changes as below Details Time Cycle Time Date 19 06 2009 v 7 Inthe Time Cycle field type the value of the time cycle 8 The Time Date field defaults to today s date If it is necessary to change the date click on the checkbox and the drop down arrow and select a new date from
133. ysML Interaction 102 SysML Internal Block 97 SysML Model 94 SysML Parametric 98 SysML Requirement 105 SysML State Machine 103 SysML Use Case 104 Constraint Synchronize And Tagged Values 8 Synchronize From MDG Toolbox Pages Synchronize From Resources Window Context Diagram 72 Context Menu Apply Stereotype Option 8 Create Activity BPEL 53 BPEL Assignments 61 BPEL Model 38 BPEL Web Service 64 End Event BPEL 44 Gateway BPEL 51 Intermediate Event BPEL 47 Pattern 22 Pool BPEL 58 Sequence Flow BPEL 59 Start Event BPEL 41 UML Pattern 22 8 D Data Flow Concepts 72 Connector 72 Context Diagram 72 Diagram 72 MDG Technology 72 Relationship 72 Toolbox Page 72 Data Store Element Data Flow Diagram 72 Design Patterns 22 Diagram Add Profile Feature 7 Add Profile Object 7 Archimate 34 BPEL 37 BPMN 67 Context 72 Data Flow 72 Entity Relationship 74 Eriksson Penker 76 Mind Mapping 83 Save As Pattern 22 SoaML 85 SPEM 89 SysML 93 Disable Archimate 34 BPEL 37 BPMN 67 Data Flow Diagrams 72 Entity Relationship Diagram 74 Eriksson Penker MDG Technology 76 Gang Of Four Pattern Technology 79 GoF Pattern Technology 79 ICONIX 80 MDG Technologies 32 Mind Mapping 83 SoaML 85 SPEM 87 SysML 93 Download Gang Of Four Patterns 25 GoF Patterns 25 Extending UML With Enterprise Architect Index 109 Py ae Edit Pattern Default 25 Element Archimate 34 BPMN 67 BPMN

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