Rational Software Modeler
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 Rational Software Modeler with Design Model Diagram | |
| Developer(s) | IBM |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Linux |
| Type | Integrated development environment |
| License | IBM EULA |
| Website | http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/modeler/swmodeler/index.html |
IBM Rational Software Modeler, (RSM) made by IBM's Rational Software division, is a robust Unified Modeling Language UML™ 2.0-based visual modeling and design tool. Rational Software Modeler is built on the Eclipse open-source software framework and includes capabilities focused on visual modeling and model-driven development (MDD) with the UML for creating resilient, thought-out applications and web services.
Overview
Rational Software Modeler version 7 includes the following capabilities:
- Built on Eclipse version 3.2
- Supports UML version 2.1
- Supports model-to-model transformations
- Enables model management for parallel development and architectural re-factoring, e.g., split, combine, compare and merge models and model fragments.
- Allows you to apply included design patterns — and/or author your own — to ensure that conventions and best practices are followed.
It also has integrations with other Rational tools, such as ClearCase version control and ClearQuest configuration management.
All Rational software products, including Rational Software Modeler(RSM), are engineered as plugins that sit on top of the open-source Eclipse development platform. Installing Rational Software Architect gives the developer the option to either install RSA on top of an existing Eclipse v3.2 installation, or to io install a new Eclipse v3.2 instance.
Because RSM is Eclipse-based, it can take advantage of a vibrant market of third-party plugins for Eclipse, as well as plugins specifically for Rational tools.