Use the MODAF profile to create a MODAF project.
About this task
To create an IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® for
MODAF project:
Procedure
- Launch Rational Rhapsody and
choose to open the New Project window.
- On the New Project window:
- Enter a project name.
- Specify a folder location.
- As the project type, select MODAF from the Project
Type list. You might also want to select one of the Project
Settings.
Note: The MODAF project type (or profile)
is provided by the Rational Rhapsody for
MODAF Add On in order to help you customize and extend the product
to support a Domain Specific Language (DSL), which lets you work with
MODAF terms, diagrams, and artifacts rather than UML terms, diagrams,
and artifacts.
- Click OK.
- If the folder you specified does not exist,
click Yes to create it. Rational Rhapsodycreates
the project and opens with the initial view.
- Add the primary Architecture Structure.
Highlight the top‑level project name (MODAF_Project in our example)
and choose File > Add to Model to open the Add to Model window.
- Browse to the Rational Rhapsody installation
folder and locate MODAF Pack.
- Accept the defaults and double‑click IBM Rational Rhapsody MODAF
Add-on and then locate MODAF_Setup_Pkg.
- Accept the defaults and double‑click MODAF_Setup_Pkg
and then change the files of type to Package (*.sbs).
- Accept the defaults and double‑click Architecture.sbs to
bring in the main viewpoints for your MODAF project. You now have
the basic project structure.
- To add views to a particular viewpoint,
right-click the viewpoint and select NameName
of View].
- Rational Rhapsody opens
the drawing area with the applicable Diagram Tools for the
view when appropriate.
- To add other elements for a particular viewpoint,
right‑click the view and select NameName of Element].