What you always wanted to know about Modeling but never dared to ask ...
This 4-part series has recently been updated. Definitely worth reading !
Must-Reads
A set of entry points into the MDD wonderland !
UML Model Structure Guide: How to organize the content of your models ? How to structure the storage of these models ?
Compare and Merge Models: A 7-part series to deeply understand how to compare / merge your models
Redbooks
An everlasting source of technical information. I am sure you could build a bridge to the moon if you stacked every existing redbook. The only question is : How to find time to read them ?! Here is my personal selection ...
Asset Based Development: RSA provides the tools to produce reusable assets. RAM helps you in sharing those precious assets. Ready, steady, reuse !
MDD using RSA: This guy is becoming a bit old but it is still a reference ...
Experience J2EE: I partially wrote this one. So I must concede it is probably the best Redbook in the world ;-)
Tools Integrations
RSA can integrate with a whole set of products to extend its functions and build an integrated end-2-end platform. This includes Requirement Management, Business Process Modeling, Data Modeling, Process Implementation and Reusable Asset Management.
Integrating RSA with RDA: This article presents 3 RDA-RSA integration scenarios, and discusses the UML-to-LDM and the LDM-to-UML transformations.
Integrating WBM with RSA: Business services modeling can be linked to UML and component modeling.
This includes a mapping between entities created in both tools.
Integrating RSA with WID: Presents the UML-2-SOA transformations included in RSA 7.0.0.2. They can generate XSD, WSDL and SCDL modules that WID can directly open.
Integrating RAM with RSA: RAM provides a modular infrastructure to share assets across teams. RAM configuration can be imported-exported in a UML Model to edit it graphically.
Integrating Rose with RSA: RSA supersedes Rose. Rose users can migrate their existing models into RSA to take advantage of UML2 2.x and MDD.
Tools Extensions
Additional features can be integrated in IBM Eclipse-based tools to enhance their functions. You may decide to include them in your development platform whenever they make sense in your context.
SIP Modeling Toolkit: This toolkit allows you to model SIP interactions in RSA : call flow diagrams, deployment descriptors generation, .pcap files reverse engineering and
Traceability view: This article explains how to implement a dedicated Eclipse view that will allow you to trace developments from requirements to implementation classes.
Open up your Mind
There is a life outside of MDD, you know ! If you'd like to learn more about other funny things, follow these links ...
PureQuery: IBM promotes this emerging technology to efficiently connect your applications to various databases.