Mentor Graphics has just released a free version of their UML Editor which was a proprietary earlier. It was part of their BridgePoint™ executable Unified Modeling Language environment that supports model-based software development. Now other developers can freely download the open source front-end UML Editor from xtUML.org and use it to create dynamic executable model-based software solutions for business enterprises.
Capabilities and Uses of UML Editor:
Systems developers can use Mentor Graphics UML Editor to automate all the front-end activities in an organization. It can be used to develop:
Communication Systems:
A business enterprise requires automation of intranet and Internet communications like emails, chat rooms, instant messaging, video-conferencing, etc. Instant communication is essential for streamlining the internal work of the company as well as for good customer service. The open source UML Editor is now available to developers across the globe so that they can create customized solutions for businesses.
Integration of the System:
The UML Editor, being a model-based language, has the capabilities of integrating the software to suit a company’s specific requirements. The executable software thus created will support ongoing testing, refinement, validation, controls, automated design feedback, automated debugging, etc. so that the system as a whole works in a smooth and integrated manner.
Compatibility:
UML Editor front-end model-driven designs are independent of the platform but have a built-in capability to translate the data to suit specific back-end environments. The information generated by the front-end-input is automatically translated and the data is stored for easy retrieval.
Why is UML Editor Dynamic?
The basic principle of a model-based front-end software development language is to create an application that is compatible with any backend platform. UML Editor has Model Compilers act as communicators between the two platforms and facilitate compatibility. It should also be easy to implement and give the developer sufficient leverage to provide customized software solutions for different clients even while using the same editor.
Besides, the software developed with the editor must be easy to debug and refine so that it produces optimum output for a client organization. Automation of regular tasks, when designed into the system, smoothen the day-to-day operations of a business enterprise. And the UML Editor for front-end software development is more than a match for all these tasks.
A front-end software system has various components within one framework, like:
- Domain chart that shows the hierarchy and sub domains,
- The classes under each domain and inter-relations between different classes,
- A state chart that defines relations, states and events,
- The action chart that defines the various operations of different components of the model and defines data-flow.
The various tasks that are involved in software development and enterprise solutions are very well defined in the models of UML Editor. So the charts can be designed to suit the client organization’s current infrastructure and implemented without too many changes. The front-end Unified Modeling Language Editor can be used to computerize a company’s office procedures such that it is integrated into its present work structure and hierarchy. The models thus created are truly user-friendly.
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