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Using the IBM Constraint Patterns and Consistency Analysis extension

A step by step guide

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Level: Intermediate

Michael Wahler (wah@zurich.ibm.com), Researcher, IBM
Lee Ackerman (ackerman@ca.ibm.com), Sr. Product Manager, IBM 
Scott Schneider (scott.schneider@us.ibm.com), Senior Software Engineer, IBM

27 May 2008

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This tutorial shows you how to use the IBM® Constraint Patterns and Consistency Analysis extension to IBM® Rational® Software Architect, a tool for pattern-based, consistency-preserving refinement of UML class models. It shows you how you can use the IBM Constraint Patterns and Consistency Analysis tool to support users in elicitation, concise specification, consistency analysis, and code generation of constraints in class models. In this way, you are able to simplify how you can create more precise models, leveraging OCL and constraints in a proven best practice and automated approach.

Prerequisites

To get better value out of this tutorial series, it is recommended but not necessary that you be familiar with:

We highly recommend reading the overview article about this topic before reading this tutorial.


System requirements

In order to complete this tutorial, you should have the following installed (an online trial version is available):


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Duration

Under 2 hours


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