Overview of UML extensions
What is a UML extension?
UML extensions give you the possibility of tailoring the UML language for specific purposes,
such as different platforms (for example, J
Profiles are specially designed sets of stereotypes, tagged values, notes and metamodel references, used to extend and adapt UML to a given domain.
UML extensions and
Objecteering MDA Modeler is a graphic environment that supports the modeling of UML extensions. Once they have been defined, these extensions can immediately be applied (after compilation execution) to UML models, so as to tailor these models to specific objectives.
Building UML extensions
The following features involved in the development of UML extensions are described in the various sections of the current chapter of this user guide:
· the creation and management of metaclass references
· the graphic representation of stereotypes
· the creation of attributes