 | 25 Sep 2007 Asset-Based Development describes a process for managing reusable assets, producing reusable assets, and consuming reusable assets. The Asset-Based Development plug-in also provides tool mentors that support this process. Asset Governance establishes the policies, the organizations, enables the teams, establishes the tools, and determines what is to be measured for ABD.
System requirements
You must have IBM® Rational® Method Composer V7.2 installed to use these plug-ins.
Purpose
Asset-based development is developing software solutions (re-) using cohesive, documented software artifacts. It is organizing software development in a way that leverages previous investments, and influences the nature of future investments. It is speeding up development, and reducing cost and risk by reusing assets and artifacts to solve recurring problems.
The Asset-based Development (ABD) Process and Asset Governance Process are intended to provide insight, context, and background for managers, practitioners, and administrators. Asset Governance Process establishes the policies, the organizations, enables the teams, establishes the tools, and determines what is to be measured for ABD. Asset Management administers the policies in the repository, conducts the reviews, handles notification, and deals with repository configurations. The Asset-Based Development material contains method and process guidance for projects that are interested in producing and/or consuming reusable assets.
RUP base version
Standalone, but could be imported in the RUP V7.2 library
Supported
Yes, by IBM
Copyright and licensing info
Copyright © IBM Corporation, 1987, 2007
Last modified
August 2007
Installation instructions
To download the plug-in and import it into a Rational Method Composer library, follow these instructions:
- Download the file
rmc_abd_3.0.abdgov_1.0_rmc7.2.zip.
- Extract the contents of the zip file.
- Start Rational Method Composer and open a Library based on
library.7.2 that was shipped with RMC 7.2 or create a new Method Library (File > New > Method Library) for a standalone ABD Library.
- Select File > Import to launch the Import Wizard.
- On the Select page in the Wizard, select Method Plug-ins and click Next.
- Browse to the location where you extracted the plug-in and select the directory with the plug-in zip file name, click OK and then Next.
- Choose the Import option: Ignore and remove unresolved references and click Next.
- Check the boxes next to the two plug-in names and click Finish.
- If you receive any warning messages about overwriting a current plug-in, accept the warning, click OK.
- If you do not have a backup copy of your current library, it is advisable to make a backup copy before importing the plug-in. Click Yes when asked to make a backup copy of your library.
- The plug-ins will be imported into your library and you will see them in the Library View.
Note: A number of errors will be displayed in the Problems View. The cause of this is the old Asset Based Development (ABD) configuration.
- In the Library View, go to the Configurations folder and delete the obsolete Asset Based Development (ABD) configuration. This should clear all the entries in the Problems View.
Publishing instructions
- Select Configuration > Publish.
- Choose
HTML format and click Next.
- Choose one of the ABD-related configurations and click Next.
- Choose Publish the entire configuration and click Next.
- Enter ABD in the Title field.
- Set the Feedback URL field to 'mailto:rupfeed@us.ibm.com?subject=ABD and ABD Governance' or to your local contact point.
- Locate the RUP Banner in your library here:
core.base_rup\guidances\supportingmaterials\resources\rup_banner.jpg
- Review and adjust as desired selections for the rest of the Publishing Options and click Next. Suggested items are as follows:
- Publish glossary and index
- Publish activity detail diagrams that have not been manually created
- Publish activity diagrams for unmodified activity extensions
- Show task descriptors in navigation trees
- Include method content in descriptor pages
- Include links to related descriptors in role, task and work product pages
- Default tab for the activity pages: Work Breakdown Structure
- Select a destination directory and website format and click Finish.
Download | Description | Name | Size | Download method |
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| RUP plug-in files | rmc_abd_3.0.abdgov_1.0_rmc7.2.zip | 10,753 KB | HTTP |
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