Modeling with Rational Rose

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Modeling with Rational Rose

• Huzefa Kagdi
• Software Development Laboratory ltSDMLgt
• Department of Computer Science
• Kent State University
• Kent Ohio, USA

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Visual Modeling

• Visual Process of graphically depicting the
  system (to be developed)
• Model Different view of the system from
  different perspective

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Rational Rose

• CASE (computer-assisted software engineering)
  tool
• Model-driven development with UML
• Round trip engineering
• Widely used

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Rose User Interface
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Rose Views

• Use Case
• Logical
• Component
• Deployment

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Use Case View

• Functional (usage) model
• Business Use-Case
• Model existing business model
• BPR
• Use-Case
• Requirement elicitation
• Diagrams
• Use Case
• Others

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Logical View

• Structural and Behavioral model
• Analysis and design phase
• Refined Use Case model
• Diagrams
• Class, state chart, sequence, collaboration
• Others

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Component View

• Software organization
• Diagrams
• Component

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Deployment View

• Mapping of processes (components, exe ) to
  hardware
• Diagram
• Deployment

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Round Trip Engineering

• Tightly integrated with the MS Visual Studio
  environment, Ada, XML and few others
• Generates code skeleton for classes and methods
• Update model with code changes
• Update code with model changes

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Limitations

• Loose constraints on views
• Poor navigation support
• Poor diagram Layout
• Reverse engineering does not update or create all
  diagrams

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Resources

• http//www.rational.com/products/rose/index.jsp
• Course webpage
• Books
• Visual Modeling with Rational Rose 2000 and UML
• Mastering UML with Rational Rose 2002

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Other Tools

• http//www.objectsbydesign.com/tools/umltools_byCo
  mpany.html
• http//www.softwaremag.com/L.cfm?Docarchive/2000o
  ct/Lab.html
• http//www.ics.uci.edu/irus/bart/flyers/99/presen
  tations/july99-jason/sld019.htm
• http//www.smartdraw.com/specials/umldesign.asp?id
  1089

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• Demo..