IBM Rational Software Modeler - Summary

by IBM Rational Software - Product Type: Application

Summary

IBM Rational Software Modeler by IBM Rational Software

Simplify your model-driven development experience. IBM® Rational Software Modeler is a robust UML 2.0-based visual modeling and design tool. It enables architects, systems analysts, designers and others to specify and communicate development project information from several perspectives and to various stakeholders. Modeling tools can automate repeatable activities and help improve the productivity and overall maturity of the development process. That’s why system architects, system analysts and system designers leverage the capabilities of the IBM Rational Software Modeler product to help visually model and design their systems.

IBM Rational Software Modeler includes the ability to apply patterns and transformations, enabling development teams to leverage team members’ work, apply best practices, develop a sound system architecture and increase productivity. Extended model search, analysis and validation capabilities, as well as powerful model exploration tools such as Browse diagrams, round out the productivity features.

Highlights:

Extends Eclipse 3.2 open software development environment

Is easy to install and use, with flexible installation options in a single product for Microsoft® Windows® and Linux®

Provides rich support for modeling with the UML 2.1

Enables flexible model management for parallel development and architectural re-factoring, e.g., split, combine, compare merge models/model fragments

Helps ease the transition between the architecture and the code with model-to-model and model-to-code transformations, including reverse transformations

Allows you to apply included design patterns — and/or author your own — to ensure that conventions and best practices are followed

Integrates with other facets of the lifecycle — including requirements, change management and process guidance; includes Rational ClearCase® LT

Operating systems supported: Linux, Windows

FeatureBenefit

UML 2 modeling support for analysis and design using use case, class, sequence, activity, composite structure, state machine, communication, component and deployment diagramsAllows you to capture and communicate all aspects of an application architecture using a standard notation that is recognized by many different stakeholders

Simplified diagramming using free-form diagrams, topic diagrams and browse diagramsSimplifies the usage of UML notation for design, documentation, communication and understanding design elements captured in UML models

Visual modeling with content assistanceGuides you with action bars, connection handles, context-sensitive content suggestions, task-specific modeling cheat sheets, extensive online help, samples and tutorials to help you create well-formed models

Pattern and transform authoring and applicationAllows organizations to capture and promote recipes that can be used to increase the predictability and repeatability of software development. The authoring and apply capabilities support teams in developing artifacts for reuse and developing artifacts with reuse

Asset browser for accessing reusable assetsSupports the OMG Reusable Asset Specification initiative and assists users who are browsing repositories that contain reusable assets. Repositories can be structured so that assets can be found easily

Traceability links established from the requirements stage through the design stageAssist users in querying design models for traceability relationships between the requirements (in the Rational RequisitePro application), the analysis/design elements in models, and the Java code

Drag-and-drop user interface components, point-and-click database connectivityEnables users to leverage existing skills and shorten the Java learning curve

Requirements perspective for browsing requirements in Rational RequisitePro software and creating links to model elementsSimplifies the creation of traceability links from the requirements stage through the design stage

Open application program interface (API) to support customizing and extending the modeling environment; UML profile creation and editing to customize the properties stored in UML modelsAllows organizations to develop plug-ins and customize the analysis and design tools for their environment and process. Supports the creation of an ecosystem allowing vendors to develop integrations

HTML, Portable Document Format (PDF) and XML reports generated from UML designsCreate reports and documentation that can be reviewed by team members or other stakeholders

Scripting support with Java languageCreates lightweight utilities/extensions to customize a user's development environment

Team support with multi-model support, compare merge and software configuration management (SCM) integrationsProvides all the capabilities required for distributed teams to design and develop applications

PartNumbers: PC-517625-159149 517625-159149 PC-517625-159179 517625-159179

Publisher PartNumbers: D54L4LL D54L7LL

PurchaseOptions: IBM Rational Software Modeler V7.0.0 1 Authorized User License + 12 Months Software Subscription and Support , IBM Rational Software Modeler V7.0.0 1 Floating User License + 12 Months Software Subscription and Support

Resources: Read the IBM Rational Software Modeler DataSheet, Read The Value of Modeling White Paper, Read the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) - English, Read the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) - French, Read the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) - German, Read the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) - Italian, Read the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) - Spanish, Read the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) - Japanese, Read the IBM Rational Software Modeler End User License Agreement, IBM Rational Software Modeler Evaluation (Installation Part 1 of 3) - Expires after 30 days, IBM Rational Software Modeler Evaluation (Installation Part 2 of 3) - Expires after 30 days, IBM Rational Software Modeler Evaluation (Installation Part 3 of 3) - Expires after 30 days

Operating System for Deployment: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.x, SUSE Linux 9.x

Architecture of Product: 32Bit

Product Type: Application

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