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Model Templates
Model templates generated by Enterprise Architect are designed to assist in the creation of projects and models for both new and experienced users.
The templates are provided through the Model Wizard, for a wide range of model types available under the technologies integrated with or imported into Enterprise Architect; for example, Basic UML 2, Core Extensions, BPMN, SysML, ArcGIS, NIEM 3 and Database Engineering.
Each template provides a framework of Packages, diagrams, representative elements and connectors on which to build a model appropriate to your purpose. These can include overview diagrams that provide an introduction to the terminology and icons used in the model templates, and a quick guide to the concepts important to the templates and how they are applied in Enterprise Architect. This information can be provided either in Note elements or via hyperlinks to the Enterprise Architect Help and Sparx Systems or external resources.
In this illustration, the 'Dashboard: Issue Elements & Defects' template has been selected from the Core Modeling technology. It generates a skeleton model in the Project Browser and a set of charts for reporting on Issues and Defects in the model, ready to key into your project structure.
Template Groups
Templates are available for a number of model types and to support various project activities. In the Model Wizard they are grouped according to type or activity under the technology that provides them. This table describes some of the technologies and groups from which you can select one or more templates; to be listed in the Model Wizard, the technology must be enabled in the 'Extensions | MDG Technologies' dialog.
Technology |
Grouping and Templates |
See also |
|---|---|---|
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Core Modeling |
Provides templates for the core UML models, for extensions of these models, and for the alternative Views of the model structures. As examples, these groups contain templates for:
There is some overlap between the types, allowing you to address similar modeling concepts in a different type of structure. |
Views UML Models |
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BPMN |
Provides a set of BPMN model templates for whichever version of BPMN you have loaded. For example, for BPMN 2.0 the templates are:
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BPEL Models BPMN Models |
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SysML |
Provides a set of SysML model templates for whichever version of SysML you have loaded. For example, for SysML 1.4 the templates are:
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Systems Modeling Language (SysML) |
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Business |
Can hold several groups of templates, depending on which business modeling technologies you are using. Provides templates for:
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ArchiMate UML Profile for Core Components Strategic Models Analysis Models Web Stereotypes Business Engineering |
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Database |
Holds templates for all the supported DBMSs that you might want to create a data model for. It also provides an Entity Relationship Diagram template. |
Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) Create a Data Model from a Model Pattern |
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Software |
Holds templates for modeling user/software interfaces, such as for Win 32 UI, SPEM and Wireframing. |
Wireframe Modeling SPEM Win32 UI Technology |
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Services |
Provides templates for SoaML and SOMF. |
SOMF 2.1 SoaML |
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Geospatial |
Provides templates for ArcGIS and GML. |
MDG Technology For GML ArcGIS UML Profile |
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Frameworks |
Holds templates for the range of frameworks and standards that can be integrated with Enterprise Architect, such as:
This technology also provides templates for the MDG Technology Builder, which you can use to create your own technologies. |
NIEM 3.0 NIEM MDG Technology for ODM UPCC Schema Guide The Zachman Framework TOGAF |
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Others |
Currently holds templates for technologies that have not been grouped with the previously-listed sets, such as UPDM 2.0 and UBL. |
Using UPDM Available Frameworks |
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