COMET - Tool support for the COMET methodology

COMET features for Rational Software Modeler (RSM)

Description

The COMET methodology is supported by three Eclipse features implemented for Rational Software Modeler (RSM):

1. The COMET business modelling feature contains the UML profile and the model template for the business model.
2. The COMET requirements modelling feature contains the UML profile and the model template for the requirements model.
3. The COMET service architecture modelling feature contains the UML profile and the model template for the service architecture model.

Installation

To install the COMET features for RSM follow the following instructions:

• Select "Help->Software Update->Find and Install..." from RSM.
• Select "Search for new features to install".
• Add a "New Remote Site...".
• Enter "http://www.modelbased.net/comet/update".
• Select the COMET update site.

• Select the COMET features.

• Accept the terms in the license agreements and install the features.

• Select the install location, typically "C:\Program Files\IBM\Rational\SDP\6.0\rsm\eclipse" under Windows.

Atlas Transformation Language (ATL)

Description

The ATLAS Transformation Language (ATL) is the ATLAS research group answer to the OMG MOF QVT RFP. It is a model transformation language specified both as a metamodel and as a textual concrete syntax. ATL is made available as part of the ATL Development Tools (ADT). The current ADT distribution runs over the Eclipse platform, and is based on the Eclipse Modeling Framework
(EMF).

Installation

Follow the following instructions to install ADT in Rational Software Modeler:

• Installation guide
  • http://www.eclipse.org/gmt/atl/doc/ATL_Installation_Guide[v0.1].pdf
• NB! Download ADT for Eclipse 3.0 and not 3.1 (as RSM is not compatible with 3.1)
  • http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/technology/gmt/atl/binaries/ADT-20060113/adt-20060113(Eclipse_3.0).zip
  • Unzip adt-20060113(Eclipse_3.0).zip into {RSMInstallDir}\eclipse
    • e.g C:\Program Files\IBM\Rational\SDP\6.0\eclipse

You also need to download additional elements for ADT. These are external libraries not included as part of the standard ADT package:

• Download antlr-2.7.5.jar from
  • http://www.antlr.org/download.html
  • Rename file to antlr.jar
  • Copy antlr.jar into … {RSMInstallDir}\eclipse\plugins\org.atl.eclipse.engine_1.0.7\lib
• Download mdr-standalone.zip from
  • http://mdr.netbeans.org/download/
  • Unzip into {RSMInstallDir}\eclipse\plugins\org.atl.engine.repositories.mdr4atl_1.0.0\lib

The ADT is now installed. In Eclipse it adds two new perspectives:

• ATL perspective
• Debug perspective

MOFScript

Description

MOFScript is an Eclipse tool  to generate text from MOF-based models. It is developed within the MODELWARE project:

Installation

MOFScript can be installed as an Eclipse feature in Rational Software Modeler:

• It can be downloaded as an Eclipse feature at the update site http://www.modelbased.net/mofscript/update
• A user guide is available http://umt-qvt.sourceforge.net/mofscript/docs/MOFScript-User-Guide.pdf