Analyzing UML models with static analysis tools

You can use static analysis tools to analyze UML models. For example, you can review UML models to detect errors so that you can correct them. You can collect information on UML models to determine whether your model follows best practices. You can also define new metrics and rules by using templates.

Reviewing UML models
You can run a UML Model Review analysis configuration on a UML model to detect several different types of problems in the model. For example, you can check your model for orphaned elements, interfaces with private operations, or cross-model dependencies. UML review rules are grouped into six categories: completeness, correctness, coupling, Java™ naming, style, and traceability.
Collecting metrics on UML models
You can run a UML Metrics analysis configuration on a UML model to collect several different types of numerical information about the model. For example, you can discover the number of attributes or operations in a classifier, the level of instability of a package, or the depth of a classifier in its inheritance hierarchy. UML metrics are grouped into four categories: coupling, diagrams, inheritance, and size. Metrics that express the number of occurrences for each namespace are summed and all other metrics are averaged. For each metric, you can optionally configure the severity, lower bound, and upper bound. Metrics that are out of the range of the lower and upper bounds are reported as problems and are displayed in red. To inspect metrics results, you expand the result tree starting at the root and read the results from the bottom up.
Defining custom metrics and rules for UML models by using templates
You can create custom UML metrics to collect on a UML model in addition to the metrics that are available by default. You can also create custom UML review rules to supplement the rules that are available by default. Two templates are available for creating custom UML metrics. Four templates are available for creating custom UML review rules. You can add custom rules and metrics to existing analysis configurations or to new analysis configurations.

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