Tools
UML (Unified Modeling Language) Modeler acts as a bridge that spans the gap between business users and IT professionals. With the UML Modeler, business users can export UML output (with business data) into rapid development IT tools such as Rational Rose and XDE.
This is accomplished by transforming repository and process data into UML formats. In contrast, object models created in an IT environment can be imported into the UML Modeler.
Various types of standard UML diagrams that can be created by the UML Modeler include:
Use Case: shows the interactions between business users and the application or among applications
Sequence: shows object interactions as a function of time
Collaboration: shows required object interactions
Class: shows the relationships among Classes
Activity: states the essential sequencing rules that should be followed
State: describes the possible states that a particular object can have and how state changes
Component: shows a set of components and the relationships among them
