Altova UModel Professional Features

Supported Diagram Types

• UML 2.4 Use case diagram.
• UML 2.4 Activity diagram.
• UML 2.4 Class diagram.
• UML 2.4 Communication diagram.
• UML 2.4 Component diagram.
• UML 2.4 Composite structure diagram.
• UML 2.4 Deployment diagram.
• UML 2.4 Interaction diagram.
• UML 2.4 Object diagram.
• UML 2.4 Package diagram.
• UML 2.4 Sequence diagram.
• UML 2.4 State machine diagram.
• UML 2.4 Timing diagram.
• UML 2.4 Profile diagram.
• XML Schema as UML diagram.
• UML diagrams for SQL databases.
• Business process model (BPMN 1.0 and 2.0) diagrams.
• SysML diagrams and SysML extensions to UML diagrams.

Visual Editing Features

• Diagram-specific toolbars.
• Syntax coloring within diagrams.
• Customizable styles and cascading style sheets.
• Entry Helpers for fast editing of elements, properties.
• Auto-completion for direct editing in diagrams.
• Valid / invalid highlighting while editing in diagram.
• Immediate report of syntax errors during diagram creation.
• Favorites folder for frequently used elements.
• Overview window for navigation of complex diagrams.
• Expand / collapse compartments.
• Show / hide element information.
• Create and name diagram layers.
• Assign element to specific diagram layer.
• Selectively hide or view diagram layers.

Teamwork Support

• Build main projects from multiple independent subprojects that may be edited simultaneously.
• Include subprojects by reference in editable or read-only modes.
• Optionally include subprojects by copy.
• Optionally include or exclude subprojects from main project generated documentation, or generate documentation for a subproject only.
• 3-way project merge to merge changes in project files that have been independently edited.

Model SQL Databases

• Display SQL databases in editable diagrams.
• Import existing databases to create UML database models.
• Export changes in database diagrams to directly update SQL databases, or to create a SQL database change script.

Program Code Engineering

• Java, C#, and Visual Basic code generation.
• Assign custom code generation templates by project.
• Reverse engineer Java, C#, and Visual Basic source code and binary files.
• Round-trip engineering – update UML diagrams from modified source code.
• Code generation from state machine diagrams in Java, C#, and Visual Basic.
• Code generation from sequence diagrams in Java, C#, and Visual Basic.

Interoperability

• Integration with source control systems.
• Export diagrams as .PNG or .EMF image files.
• Generate customizable project documentation in HTML, RTF, or Microsoft® Word formats.
• Optionally generate project documentation in HTML, RTF, Microsoft® Word, or PDF formats using SPS stylesheets.
• Import / Export UML models in XMI 2.1or XMI 2.4 file format.

Automation Support

• OLE support.
• ActiveX Control.
• Command-line interface.
• Integrated scripting environment with graphical script editor.
• API to allow external manipulation of application and projects.

Multi-purpose IDE Integration

• Visual Studio® integration.
• Eclipse integration.
• Automatic synchronization of changes to either code or model.