Use this procedure to create projects in IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® Developer, IBM Rational Rhapsody Designer for Systems Engineers,
and IBM Rational Rhapsody Architect for Systems Engineers.
Rational Rhapsody Developer
has different target languages and this product is typically used
for software development. While as the names imply, IBM Rational Rhapsody Designer for Systems Engineers and Rational Rhapsody Architect for Systems Engineers focus
on systems engineering. These editions create C++ projects that have
a specialized project structure suited for systems engineers.
For IBM Rational Rhapsody Architect for Software,
see Creating projects in Rational Rhapsody Architect for Software.
About this task
When you create a project
in IBM Rational Rhapsody,
a folder that contains the project files is automatically created
in the location that you specify. In the browser, the project name
is displayed at the top of the project hierarchy; the name also becomes
part of names of the project files and folders. To start working on
a project, you can use several default elements, such as the default
component and configuration.
Procedure
- In the applicable product, select to
open the New Project window.
- Enter a name for your project.
- Click Browse to navigate
to an existing directory, or you can manually enter a directory path
in the In folder field.
- Select a project type (also known as a profile). For more information, see Profiles in Rational Rhapsody. The default provides you with the standard
features of your product. Each project type listed in the menu provides
a predefined, coherent set of tags, stereotypes, and constraints.
- Select a project setting. You
can select the default setting for the standard project settings.
Or you can select a code-centric or MISRA setting. For example, if
you are using IBM Rational Rhapsody Designer for Systems Engineers and IBM Rational Rhapsody Architect for Systems Engineers,
you might want to use a code-centric setting if your intent is that
the code generated for your project is to serve as the blueprint for
the software and you want to use the visual modeling capabilities
of the product primarily to visualize the code. For more information
about settings, see Project settings.
- Click OK.
- When prompted, click Yes to
create the project directory if it does not yet exist.
Results
The product creates a project in the <your
project name> subdirectory and opens the new project.
The project name in that directory is <your project
name>.rpy.
What to do next
- Use the browser to see the project features provided. See Examining your browser contents for
more information.
- Configure toolbar display settings by right-clicking on any of
the panels and selecting the toolbars you want to use for your project.
When you restart the product, these settings are restored.