Contents

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

How this Manual is Organized

Online Help

Online Manuals

Related Documentation

File Names

Starting Rational Rose

Rose.ini Location

Introduction to Visual Modeling Using Rational Rose

Visual Modeling

Modeling with Rational Rose

Notations

Features

Extending Rational Rose

Getting Started with Rational Rose

The Application Window

Control-Menu Box

Title Bar

Minimize and Maximize Buttons

Menu Bar

Toolbar

Toolbox

Customizing the Toolbox

Browser

Documentation Window

Diagram Window

Overview Window

Specification Window

Printing Diagrams and Specifications

Print Preview

Zoom In and Zoom Out

Print

One Page and Two Page

Close

Apply Filter Dialog Box

Saving in Various Formats

Modifying the Rose.ini File

Deleting Model Elements

Shallow Delete

Deep Delete

The Browser

Overview

Viewing the Browser

Hiding and Displaying the Browser

Positioning the Browser

Docking and Undocking the Browser

Expanding and Collapsing the Browser Tree

Selecting Multiple Elements in the Browser

Navigating a Model

Creating and Editing Model Elements

Naming an Element in the Browser

Using Drag-and-Drop in the Browser

Browser to Browser Capabilities

Browser to Diagram Capabilities

Browser to Specification Capabilities

Sorting Packages in the Browser

Introduction to Diagrams

Overview

Diagram Windows

Viewing Diagrams

Displaying Multiple Diagrams

Creating, Linking, Displaying, Renaming, and Deleting Diagrams

Create a New Diagram

Linking a Diagram

Display a Diagram

Rename a Diagram

Delete a Diagram

Selecting Multiple Elements in the Diagram

Creating and Naming Model Elements

Create an Element on the Diagram

Create an Element in the Browser

Naming Model Elements

Naming an Element on the Diagram

Creating/Naming an Overloaded Element on the Diagram

Placing an Overloaded Element on the Diagram from the Browser

Fully Qualified Names

Renaming Model Elements

Reassigning Model Elements

Manipulating Icons

Deleting, Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Icons

Correlations

Creating Correlations Between Elements

Adorning the Diagrams

Manipulating Text

Understanding Model Workspaces

Differences between a Saved Model and a Model Workspace

Model Workspace Sample

Saving a Model Workspace

Loading a Model Workspace

Introduction to Specifications

Displaying Specifications

Custom Specifications

Editing Specifications

Common Specification Elements

Dialog Boxes

General Tab

Detail Tab

Files Tab

Tab Buttons

Navigating the Tabs

Adding and Deleting Entries

Editing Entries

Class Diagrams and Specifications

Class Diagram Overview

Creating and Displaying a Class Diagram

Class Diagram Toolbox

Assigning a Class to Another Logical Package

Adding and Hiding Classes, and Filtering Class Relationships

Class Specification

Class Specification--General Tab

Type

Parent

Stereotype

Export Control

Class Specification--Detail Tab

Cardinality

Space

Persistence

Concurrency

Abstract

Formal Arguments

Class Specification--Operations Tab

Show Inherited

Class Specification--Attributes Tab

Class Specification--Relations Tab

Class Specification--Component Tab

Class Specification--Nested Tab

Class Specification--Files Tab

Class Attribute Specification

Class Attribute--General Tab

Class

Show Classes

Type

Initial Value

Class Attribute--Detail Tab

Containment

Static

Derived

Operation Specification

Operation Specification--General Tab

Return Class

Operation Specification--Detail Tab

Arguments

Protocol

Qualifications

Exceptions

Size

Time

Concurrency

Operation Specification--Preconditions Tab

Preconditions

Interaction Diagram

Operation Specification--Semantics Tab

Semantics

Interaction Diagram

Operation Specification--Postconditions Tab

Postcondition

Interaction Diagram

Operation Specification--Files Tab

Parameter Specification

Defining a New Parameter

Parameter Specification--General Tab

Default

Owner

Type

Association Specification

Association Specification--General Tab

Parent

Stereotype

Role

Element

Association Specification--Detail Tab

Derived

Link Element

Name Direction

Constraints

Association Specification--Role B General Tab

Association Specification--Role A and B Detail Tab

Navigable

Aggregate

Static

Friend

Containment of

Keys/Qualifiers

Generalize Specification

Generalize Specification--General Tab

Friendship Required

Virtual Inheritance

Realize Specification

Realize Specification--General Tab

Dependency Specification

Dependency Specification--General Tab

Has Relationship (Booch Only)

Has Specification--General Tab

Has Specification--Detail Tab

Key/Qualifier Specification

Defining a New Key/Qualifier

Key/Qualifier Specification--General Tab

Owner

Use-Case Diagrams and Specifications

Use-Case Diagram Overview

Actors

Use Case

Flow of Events

Relationships

Association

Dependency

Extend Stereotype

Include Stereotype

Refine Stereotype

Generalization

Use-Case Diagram Toolbox

Use-Case Specification

Use-Case Specification--General Tab

Name

Package

Rank

Abstract

Use-Case Specification--Diagram Tab

Diagrams

Use-Case Specification--Relations Tab

Relations

Generalize Specification--General Tab

Stereotype

Friendship Required

Virtual Inheritance

Actor Specification

State Machine Diagrams and Specifications

Creating and Displaying a State Machine Diagram

State Machine Specification

State Machine Specification General Tab

Statechart Diagram Overview

Creating a Statechart Diagram

Automatic Transmission Example

Activity Diagram Overview

Using Activity Diagrams

Understanding Workflows

Creating an Activity Diagram

Workflow Modeling

Purposes of Workflow Modeling

Defining a Workflow

Modeling a Workflow with an Activity Diagram

Activity Diagram-Specific Model Elements

Activities

Swimlanes

Objects

Object Flow

Understanding Objects and Object Flows

Changing the State of an Object

Shared State Machine Diagram Model Elements

States

Start and End States

Transitions

Transition to Self

Decisions

Synchronizations

Swimlane Specification

Swimlane Specification General Tab

State and Activity Specifications

State and Activity Specification General Tab

State and Activity Specification Actions Tab

Type

Action Expression

State and Activity Specification Transitions Tab

State and Activity Specification Swimlanes Tab

Action Specification

Transition Specification

Transition Specification - General Tab

State Transition Specification Detail Tab

Guard Condition

Transition Between Substates

Decision Specification

Decision Specification General Tab

Decision Specification Transitions Tab

Decision Specification Swimlanes Tab

Synchronization Specification

Synchronization Specification General Tab

Synchronization Specification Transitions Tab

Object Specification (Activity Diagrams)

Object Specification General Tab

Object Specification Incoming Object Flows Tab

Object Specification Outgoing Object Flows Tab

Object Flow Specification

Object Flow Specification General Tab

Interaction Diagrams and Specifications

Interaction Diagram Overview

Creating and Displaying an Interaction Diagram

Collaboration Diagrams

Sequence Diagrams

Toolboxes

Collaboration Diagram Toolbox

Sequence Diagram Toolbox

Common Collaboration and Sequence Diagram Icons

Object

Messages

Message Numbering

Assigning an Operation to a Message

Collaboration Specific Toolbox Icons

Links

Sequence Numbering

Top-Level Numbering

Hierarchical Numbering

Scripts

Focus of Control

Displaying Focus of Control

Coloring Focus of Control

Moving the Focus of Control

Nested Focus of Control

Creating Alternative Diagrams

Toggling between Interaction Diagrams

Creating a Collaboration Diagram from a Sequence Diagram

Creating a Sequence Diagram from a Collaboration Diagram

Object Specification

Object Specification--General Tab

Name

Class

Persistence Field

Multiple Instances Check Box

Class Instance Specifications

Class Instance Specification--General Tab

Class

Link Specification

Link Specification--General Tab

Assoc

Supplier & Client Visibility

Shared

Role

Link Specification--Messages Tab

Icon

Sequence

Message Name

Receiver

Message Specification

Message Specification--General Tab

Class

Message Specification--Detail Tab

Synchronization

Frequency

Component Diagrams and Specifications

Component Diagram Overview

Creating and Displaying a Component Diagram

Component Diagram Toolbox

Assigning a Component to Another Package

Component Specifications

Component Specification--General Tab

Stereotype (Component)

Language

Component Specification--Detail Tab

Declarations

Component Specification--Realizes Tab

Show all Classes

Classes

Language

Component Specification--Files Tab

Package Specification

Package Specification--General Tab

Package

Package Specification--Detail Tab

Component Diagrams

Package Specification--Realizes Tab

Package Specification--Files Tab

Deployment Diagrams and Specifications

Deployment Diagram Overview

Creating and Displaying a Deployment Diagram

Deployment Diagram Toolbox

Processor Specification

Processor Specification--General Tab

Processor Specification--Detail Tab

Characteristics

Processes

Scheduling

Device Specification

Device Specification--General Tab

Device Specification--Detail Tab

Connection Specifications

Process Specification

Process Specification--General Tab

Processor

Priority

Stereotypes

Overview

Benefits to Using Stereotypes

User-Defined Stereotypes

Viewing Stereotypes

Diagram Tab

Browser Tab

Creating Stereotypes

Creating a New Stereotype for the Current Model

Creating a New Stereotype Configuration File

Creating a New Stereotype for All Rose Models

Creating Stereotype Icons

Creating a Diagram Icon

Creating Diagram Toolbox and List View Icons

Adding Stereotypes to the Diagram Toolbox

Subsystem Stereotype Package

Subsystem Stereotype Sample

Framework Wizard Add-In

Activating the Framework Wizard Add-In

Creating a New Model from a Framework

Creating and Deleting Frameworks

The Framework Library

Creating a New Framework

Changing or Deleting a Framework

Type Library Importer

What Is a Type Library?

Why Would I Want to Import Type Libraries into the Model?

What COM Components Can Be Imported into the Model?

How Is a Type Library Presented?

A Type Library in Rational Rose

A Type Library in the OLE Viewer in Visual Studio

A Type Library in the Object Browser in Visual Basic

Importing a Type Library Into the Model

Importing a New Version of an Existing Type Library

Hiding Type Library Items

Show Hidden Items Selected

Show Hidden Items Cleared

Using an Imported Type Library

Adding Class Members to a Quick Import Type Library

Customizing the Type Library Importer

Upgrading From a Previous Release

Upgrading from Rational Rose 3.0 or Later

Upgrading from Releases Prior to Rational Rose 3.0

Understanding Petal File Versions

Contacting Technical Support

When Contacting Rational Technical Support

How to Contact Rational Customer Support

Telephone and E-mail

Fax

Rational Web Site

Rational Technical Support Call Center Contact Information

North America

Europe

Asian Pacific

Index