In this interesting and novel tutorial trail you will learn how to translate technical texts into UML models, using Dr Darren's innovative UML Parsing Analysis recipe - adapted to MagicDraw UML. This very powerful and effective technique can be combined with all of your requirements analysis, systems analysis, software engineering and systems engineering work, as well as with analysis and modelling of other technical, scientific, and even artistic topics.
The UML Parsing Analysis leverages two main techniques explored in related tutorial trails that you should study first:
- HOWTO use UML Components as logical and graphical wrappers in MagicDraw UML
- HOWTO use editorial stereotypes in Comments
There is a limitation to the degree and flexibility of binding afforded by handles from UML Comments drawn to model elements, since Comment handles are not true relationships, they do not appear in the UML model (repository) proper, and they are not easily traced. We will therefore also be exploring how to parse text into (misappopriated and stereotyped) Components (and optionally Artifacts) as "relatable parsing containers", and how to use Dependencies for very powerful and flexible UML Parsing Analysis. The widely practised, age-old technique of just copying technical text into Comments and relating them loosely with handles does not meet the requirements for the UML Parsing Analysis recipe; only the "happily misappropriated" stereotyped Component meets Dr Darren's conditions, and it is a truly powerful relatable parsing container.
Plenty of examples are available both within this eSchool and other sites: please do complete this tutorial trail here before visiting these resources (and then do please come back) !
