Framework Wizard Add-In

The Framework Wizard Add-In provides a library of frameworks that can be used as templates when creating new models. If the Framework Wizard Add-In is active, the File > New command in Rational Rose displays a dialog box from which you can choose one of the available frameworks. By choosing an appropriate framework when you create a new model, the model is automatically initialized with a predefined architecture and a set of reusable model elements. This way, you can focus your modeling efforts on the parts that are unique to your system, instead of reinventing the wheel.

The Framework Wizard Add-In also provides a wizard to help you add additional frameworks. The Wizard is started by opening the Make New Framework framework.

Note: The Framework Wizard Add-In is only available on Windows and only in some Rational Rose editions. Also, in order to create models from frameworks and add new frameworks, the Framework Wizard Add-In must be active (refer to Activating the Framework Wizard Add-In on page 189).

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Activating the Framework Wizard Add-In

In order to create models from frameworks and add new frameworks, the Framework Wizard Add-In must be active. It is active if the File > New command in Rational Rose displays a Create New Model dialog box. If the File > New command just opens a new empty model, the Framework Wizard Add-In is not active.

To install the Framework Wizard Add-In:

1 Run the Rational Rose setup program.

2 Select a custom install, and select the Rose Framework Add-In feature. If the Framework Wizard Add-In feature is not present, the add-in is not available in your Rational Rose edition.

To activate the Framework Wizard Add-In:

1 Click Add-Ins > Add-In Manager in Rational Rose.

2 Select the Framework Wizard option and click OK. If the option is not present, the Framework Wizard Add-In is not installed.

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Creating a New Model from a Framework

To create a new model from a framework

1 Click File > New.

The Create New Model dialog box opens.

Figure 98 Create New Model Dialog Box

2 Open the framework that corresponds to the system you are going to develop.

A new model is created and initialized with the contents of the chosen framework. (If you don't want to use any of the frameworks, click Cancel. A new model with only the default contents is created.)

3 Save the new model and give it a name by clicking File > Save As.

Each package in a framework is stored as a controlled unit in a separate file. To access the contents of a package in a framework, you have to load the corresponding controlled unit. To load a unit, double-click the package in a diagram, or click File > Units > Load.

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Creating and Deleting Frameworks

Rational Rose provides you with a Framework Wizard that helps you create a new framework and add it to the framework library. To use the Framework Wizard, the Framework Wizard Add-In must be installed and activated (refer to Activating the Framework Wizard Add-In on page 189).