Using Enterprise Architect Elements
Creating an instance from a Class
UPDM has Classifier/Instance pairs where the classifier describes a class of elements and the instance represents a single member of that class. The Classifier/Instance pairs in UPDM are:
| · | MeasurementSet/ActualMeasurementSet |
| · | Organization/ActualOrganization |
| · | ProjectMilestoneType/ActualProjectMilestone |
| · | CapabilityConfiguration/FieldedCapability |
If you have an element that is the classifier part of one of the above Classifier/Instance pairs, you can choose between two main approaches for creating the instance:
| 1. | Set the classifier of an existing instance - Click on the instance element in a diagram and then either press Ctrl+L or right-click and select Advanced | Instance Classifier; the same command sets the type of a Port or Part.
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| 2. | Create an instance from an existing classifier - Press Ctrl while dragging the classifier element from the Project Browser onto a diagram. The Paste Element dialog displays; select the Paste as Instance of Element option. An anonymous instance is created with the appropriate stereotype; select the instance, press F2 and give it a name.
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Set the run state of an object
Where a classifier can own a set of attributes, an instance of that classifier can own a slot for each attribute. The set of assigned values for these slots is known as the run state. To set the run state of an object on a diagram, right-click on it and select Advanced | Set Run State or press Ctrl+Shift+R.
Some stereotypes are defined by UPDM as extending the Slot metaclass. Each run state attribute represents a Slot, but it is not possible to stereotype Slots in Enterprise Architect, so UPDM's slot-extending stereotypes are not available in Enterprise Architect's implementation. UPDM Stereotypes that extend Slot are:
| · | ActualMeasurement (ActualMeasurementSet) |
| · | ActualOrganizationRole (ActualOrganization) |
| · | MeasureOfPerformance (ActualMeasurementSet) |
| · | ProjectStatus (ActualProjectMilestone) |
Properties
Some stereotypes in UPDM are defined as extending the UML Property metaclass. This gives you the choice of a number of different representations for these elements in your model. If you drag one of the properties from the Toolbox onto a classifier element on a diagram, you are prompted to select to create an attribute, a Part, or a Port. These are all different representation of the UML Property metaclass; which one you choose depends on what rendering of the Property you want to see in your model.
Another representation of the UML Property metaclass is the Association End: to apply one of UPDM's Property stereotypes to an Association End:
| 1. | Double-click on the element to display the Properties dialog. |
| 3. | Click on the (...) button next to the appropriate Stereotype field. |
| 4. | On the Stereotype for Association dialog, select UPDM from the Profile field. |
| 5. | Select all stereotypes that apply.
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Stereotypes that extend Property are
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