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UML2 is an EMF-based implementation of the Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.x OMG metamodel for the Eclipse platform.

The objectives of the UML2 component are to provide

• a useable implementation of the UML metamodel to support the development of modeling tools
• a common XMI schema to facilitate interchange of semantic models
• test cases as a means of validating the specification
• validation rules as a means of defining and enforcing levels of compliance

Although MDT/UML2 provides the metamodel, it does not provide UML modelling tools themselves. One implementation is MDT/Papyrus. An older, no longer supported implementation is MDT-UML2Tools.

Frequently Asked Questions

• FAQ

For creating models with a visual editor see: Papyrus User Guide

Plans

• Kepler Project Plan

• Juno Project Plan

• Indigo Project Plan

• Helios Project Plan

• Galileo Project Plan

Archive

• 2.0 Project Plan
• 1.1 Project Plan

General Information

• New and Noteworthy features in the Kepler release, by milestone

Guides

• UML2 4.0 Migration Guide - Explains how to migrate from UML2 3.x to UML2 4.0.

• UML2 2.2 Migration Guide - Explains how to migrate from UML2 2.2.x to UML2 3.0.

• UML2 2.1 Migration Guide - Explains how to migrate from UML2 2.0.x to UML2 2.1.

• UML2 2.0 Migration Guide - Explains how to migrate from UML2 1.x to UML2 2.0.

Articles

• Getting Started With UML2 - Explains how to start creating UML2 models.
• Introduction to UML2 Profiles - Explains how to work with UML2 profiles.
• Customizing UML: Which Technique is Right for You - Explains how to customize UML to suit specific domains.
• Defining Generics with UML Templates - Explains how UML templates can be used to specify generics and how the UML representation maps to Ecore and Java.

Tutorials

• Creating Robust Scalable DSL's with UML: EclipseCon2008: Tutorial - Slides from "Creating Robust Scalable DSL's with UML" tutorial at EclipseCon 2008. (nb this is completely illegible on Firefox under linux)
  • To follow along with step-by-step examples, add the following URL to your Update Manager: http://archive.eclipse.org/modeling/mdt/updates/EclipseCon2008-UML-Tutorial/site.xml

Presentations

(None of these talks are viewable unless you have Internet Explorer)

• New Features of UML2: EclipseCon2008: Long Talk - Slides from "New Features of UML2" long talk at EclipseCon 2008.

• UML2 Long Talk - Slides from "What do YOU want UML to be?" long talk at EclipseCon 2007.

• UML2 2.0 Release Review - Slides from Eclipse Foundation of the UML2 2.0 release.

• UML2 Short Talk - Slides from "What's New in UML2?" short talk at EclipseCon 2006.

• UML2 1.1 Release Review - Slides from Eclipse Foundation of the UML2 1.1 release.

• EMF / UML2 Project Sprint - Slides from "EMF and UML2 Project Sprint" at EclipseCon 2005.

• Eclipse UML2 Project Technology Exchange - Slides from "EMF Technology in Practice" technology exchange at EclipseCon 2004.

• Eclipse UML2 Project Poster Session - Slides from "The Eclipse Tools UML2 Project" poster session at EclipseCon 2004.

OMG standards and related work

• UML specification RTF process: http://www.omgwiki.org/uml2-rtf/doku.php?id=start
• XMI interchange work: http://www.omgwiki.org/model-interchange/doku.php?id=start
• XMI validator: http://syseng.nist.gov/se-interop/sysml/validator

Javadoc

• Javadoc

Related Links

• UML™ Resource Page - The OMG's page of UML™ resources.

• UML™ 2.0 Superstructure and Infrastructure Revision Task Force Issues - The current list of open RTF issues.

• UML2 Project Dashboard - Provides a sense of how well the project is functioning.

• Modeling Project Category Wiki

For Developers

The UML2 component uses a custom code formatting profile. If you are contributing patches or anther code vehicles to UML2, please ensure that it is formatted using this profile:

• UML2 Code Formatter profile

Build Related Links

• Model Development Tools Category Wiki
• How to build Modeling sub-projects like UML2