How to create / design completely new elements for EA?

[Shegit Brahm]

Hi,

in my understanding there is a vast variety of toolset available for EA.
OMG modeling like UML, SPEM, SoaML, BPMN and others like ICONIX, DatabaseModeling, Win32 User Interface, NIEM.
These come with there own element description the EA can work with.

I already configured UML profiles and created toolboxes, providing them via MDG Technology.

How to create something "new" that is not derived from existing models?

Own elements with there own shape and stuff.

The problem I want to solve?
Well there is an new interface description in research and I'd like to model with it.
Right now I would use an UML Profile which comes up with stereotypes and stuff, but it is not "right" as it is yet not based on the UML.

Thanks,
Shegit

[Geert Bellekens]

You always have to start from either a UML metatype, or one of the "extended" metatypes.

But except for maybe a theoretical argument, I don't think that should be a problem.
All the existing MDG's do it like that.

Geert

[Shegit Brahm]

Thanks for your hint.

Do I understand it correct that the EA uses the UML as base for any of the listed technologies?
At least XML is used to describe everything while exporting it.

Thanks,
Shegit

[Nabil]

Do I understand it correct that the EA uses the UML as base for any of the listed technologies?

Yes you are right. Take any extended element remove its stereotype you can identify its base type

At least XML is used to describe everything while exporting it.

Yes XML you generate contains all the information about technologies. toolbox,element,shapescript, tagged values and stereotypes and more

BR
Nabil