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The Unified Modeling Language™ (UML™) is a widely used standard in the software industry for modeling software. It helps practitioners visualize, communicate, and implement their designs. UML 2.0 is the first major revision to the standard since its inception in 1997. The new specification is designed to support a number of model driven development paradigms, including Model Driven Architecture® (MDA®) as defined by the Object Management Group® (OMG). The UML is an integral component of IBM's ongoing commitment to supporting open standards in the software industry.
This section of the IBM Rational UML Resource Center is dedicated to keeping our customers informed on the status and developments surrounding UML 2.0. Visit this page for the latest news and other important information.
On November 18, 2003, IBM initiated a new open source project within Eclipse.org, focusing on implementing a meta model and a set of APIs for UML 2.0. This project, which is an Eclipse Tools sub-project, is an EMF-based implementation of the UML 2.0 meta model for the Eclipse platform.
The objectives of this project are to:
- Provide a useable implementation of the meta model
- Support the development of modeling tools
- Create a common XMI schema to facilitate interchange of semantic models
- Formulate test cases as a means of validating the specification
- Validation rules as a means of defining and enforcing levels of compliance
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