Creating and applying new profiles to UPIA models

Before you can use customized shapes and elements in UPIA models, you must create a profile with the custom stereotypes that define the new icons and elements. You then deploy the new profile so that you can apply it to the UPIA model.

About this task

The following steps provide an overview of the process for creating and applying a UML profile.
  1. Extend the UML metamodel by defining a new UML profile. The profile specifies stereotypes that define custom icons and diagram elements.
  2. Deploy the custom profile so that you can apply it to a UPIA model.
  3. Apply the custom profile to a model so that its stereotypes are available for use with UPIA elements.

What to do next

For more information, including detailed procedures, see "Extending the UML metamodel" in the online help.

After you create and apply the new profile to a model, you can apply the stereotypes that it defines to UPIA elements.


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