Manual Argouml

ArgoUML User Manual
A tutorial and reference description

Alejandro Ramirez Philippe Vanpeperstraete Andreas Rueckert Kunle Odutola Jeremy Bennett Linus Tolke Michiel van der Wulp

ArgoUML User Manual : A tutorial and reference description
by Alejandro Ramirez, Philippe Vanpeperstraete, Andreas Rueckert, Kunle Odutola, Jeremy Bennett, Linus Tolke, and Michiel van der Wulp Copyright © 2004,2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Michiel van der Wulp Copyright © 2003 Linus Tolke Copyright © 2001, 2002 Jeremy Bennett Copyright © 2001 Kunle Odutola Copyright © 2000 Philippe Vanpeperstraete Copyright © 2000 Alejandro Ramirez Copyright © 2000 Andreas Rueckert

Abstract
This version of the manual is intended to describe the version 0.34 of ArgoUML.
This material may be distributedonly subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, v1.0 or later. The applied copy of this license is included in the section Open Publication License. The latest version is presently available at http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/ [http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/].

Table of Contents
1. Preface.............................................................................................................. xvii 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1. Origins and Overview of ArgoUML .................................................................. 1 1.1.1. Object Oriented Analysis and Design ...................................................... 1 1.1.2. TheDevelopment of ArgoUML ............................................................. 1 1.1.3. Finding Out More About the ArgoUML Project ........................................ 2 1.2. Scope of This User Manual ............................................................................. 2 1.2.1. Target Audience ................................................................................. 21.2.2. Scope ............................................................................................... 3 1.3. Overview of the User Manual .......................................................................... 3 1.3.1. Tutorial Manual Structure ..................................................................... 3 1.3.2. Reference Manual Structure.................................................................. 3 1.3.3. User Feedback ................................................................................... 4 1.4. Assumptions ................................................................................................ 4 1. Tutorial .................................................................................................................. 5 2. Introduction (beingwritten) ............................................................................... 6 3. UML Based OOA&D ....................................................................................... 7 3.1. Background to UML .............................................................................. 7 3.2. UML Based Processes for OOA&D .......................................................... 73.2.1. Types of Process ......................................................................... 8 3.2.2. A Development Process for This Tutorial ...................................... 11 3.3. Why ArgoUML is Different .................................................................. 12 3.3.1. Cognitive Psychology ................................................................ 13 3.3.2. OpenStandards ........................................................................ 14 3.3.3. 100% Pure Java ........................................................................ 15 3.3.4. Open Source ............................................................................ 15 3.4. ArgoUML Basics ................................................................................ 15 3.4.1....