The starting point for successful software development

Altova UModel

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• UModel available in two editions
  Enterprise and Professional Editions are now available.
• Integration with Visual Studio and Eclipse
  Enterprise Edition Only: enables the use of UModel functionality directly from within their favorite multi-purpose IDE and automatically synchronize their model with the underlying code, and vice versa.
• Support for VB.NET code generation and reverse engineering
  Now supports VB.NET code engineering in addition to Java and C#.
• Save diagrams as images
  Allows users to save all diagrams as images in one single step.
• Enhanced find and replace
• Sequence diagram enhancements

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Altova UModel 2007

Altova UModel 2007 is the starting point for successful software development. Visually design application models and generate Java or C# code, or reverse engineer existing programs into UML 2.1 diagrams then amend and fine tune your designs and complete the round trip by regenerating code. UModel 2007 takes the mystery out of software modeling, making visual software design practical for programmers and project managers. It is the simple, cost-effective way to draw on UML.

UML for Code-writing Developers
The Unified Modeling Language (UML) has become recognized as the 21st-century standard for exposing and analyzing development project requirements and for designing more efficient software solutions. Now Altova UModel 2007 offers software architects, project managers, and developers coming from code-writing backgrounds a UML tool that is easy to learn and use, and affordable enough to implement throughout their organizations.
UModel 2007 combines a rich visual interface with superior usability features to help level the UML learning curve, yet it also includes high-end functionality to empower users with the most powerful advantages of UML software development. UModel 2007 supports all 13 UML 2.1 diagram types and features these advanced model-based software development capabilities:

• Supports all 13 UML diagram types
• Hyperlinks to diagrams, documents, or Web pages
• Displays XML Schema as UML diagrams
• Reverse engineers existing Java or C# code
• Generates code in Java and C# languages
• Reverse engineers Java and C# binary files
• Round trip engineering - synchronizes model and code
• Shares subprojects for collaboration or reuse
• XMI 2.1 model interchange

UModel 2007 employs context sensitive entry helpers, syntax coloring, cascading styles, customizable design elements, multiple layout views, and unlimited undo/redo, coupled with premium modeling capabilities to allow developers, including those new to software modeling, to quickly leverage UML to enhance productivity and maximize their results. UModel 2007 is a cost-effective alternative to complement or replace much more expensive traditional UML development tools.

Diagrams for a Range of Demands
UML 2.1, the latest version of the UML specification maintained by the Object Management Group (OMG), spans hundreds of pages, defining 13 major diagram types and over 1,000 graphical and textual language elements, plus extension methods. Although most software projects don’t require every single diagram in the UML repertoire, UModel 2007 supports all 13 diagram types - giving you freedom to follow your development team’s individual needs and preferences.

• Use case diagram
• Activity diagram
• Class diagram
• Communication diagram
• Component diagram
• Composite structure diagram
• Deployment diagram
• Interaction overview
• Object diagram
• Package diagram
• Sequence diagram
• State machine diagram
• Timing diagram
• XML Schema as UML diagram

For instance, the use case diagrams illustrate how an actor the UML designation of any person or thing interacts with the system. Use case diagrams can be created in brainstorming sessions that include programmers, managers, and end-users of the proposed system to define and communicate system requirements. Drawing use case diagrams in UModel 2007 during your analysis phase helps you record pictorial documentation of requirements that is understandable by programmers and non-programmers alike.
Shared packages created in UModel 2007 can also increase your project team’s efficiency. Shared packages are subprojects you can employ to simplify reuse of successful design strategies or to integrate large models created in parts by different members of your programming team.

Generate Code from Models
As you proceed beyond use case analysis, you will start to design functional aspects of the system with class diagrams, object diagrams, component diagrams, and deployment diagrams. UModel 2007 can generate your choice of Java or C# code from these diagram types, immediately accelerating your project.
Some developers use generated code from a quick sketch UML diagram to transition from the analysis and design phase to finished implementation in handwritten code. Others further refine, expand, and add detail to their UML models, then employ a greater amount of generated code in their projects.
Whatever method you choose, you’ll appreciate that the Java or C# source code generated by UModel 2007 is compatible with Eclipse, Borland JBuilder, Microsoft Visual C# .NET, or Borland C#Builder and other popular development environments. UModel 2007 even includes a model syntax checker to detect drawing errors or inconsistencies before they are replicated downstream in code. The application source code created by UModel 2007 is defined in customizable templates you can modify to optimize for your compiler or target platform.

Create Models from Code
Altova UModel 2007 includes a powerful reverse engineering capability for use in analyzing and extending your existing software applications. You can import Java or C# code and automatically generate UML models to render a graphical view of your program, its data structures, and their relationships. You can also use this technique to import existing class libraries and create diagrams then apply the libraries in new, modeled projects. Or, you can reverse-engineer an entire application to quickly understand it before extending its functionality.
If you currently use Altova XMLSpy 2007 or Altova SchemaAgent 2007 to build XML-centric applications or if you use Altova MapForce 2007 to address data translation demands, Altova UModel 2007 is a natural extension of your development tools arsenal. As you’d expect, UModel 2007 imports the Java or C# code generated by XMLSpy 2007 or MapForce 2007 and creates UML diagrams so you can model your XML Schema or data transformations as part of larger development efforts.

Your Round-Trip Ticket to Project Completion
As your project evolves, you may choose to make revisions and enhancements either by modifying your UML models or by editing and extending your generated code. UModel 2007 allows you to synchronize your changes either way. You can round-trip reworked Java or C# code to update your UML diagrams, or you can re-generate code from the latest version of your model.

Diagram XML Schema in UML
In addition to all the standard UML diagram types, UModel 2007 introduces support for XML Schema diagrams. The UModel 2007 XML Schema diagram displays schema elements in a style similar to a UML class diagram.
What’s more, UModel 2007 supports code engineering of XML Schema files, with support for reverse engineering, code generation, and round-trip engineering. You can even create UModel projects combining XML Schema together with application source code. At any time you can export any diagram as a PNG image file to include in your project documentation. You can even run UModel 2007 from the command line to perform repetitive tasks such as updating to the most recent version of a shared subproject included in your current project.
You can also export UModel 2007 projects as industry-standard XMI 2.1 files and you can import XMI 2.1 files created by other applications, allowing you to exchange models with other UML tools.

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