Gain the skills to effectively plan software applications and systems using the latest version of UML UML 2 represents a significant update to the UML specification, from providing more robust mechanisms for modeling workflow and actions to making the modeling language more executable. Now in its second edition, this bestselling book provides you with all the tools you'll need for effective modeling with UML 2. The authors get you up to speed by presenting an overview of UML and its main features. You'll then learn how to apply UML to produce effective diagrams as you progress through more advanced topics such as use-case diagrams, classes and their relationships, dynamic diagrams, system architecture, and extending UML. The authors take you through the process of modeling with UML so that you can successfully deliver a software product or information management system. With the help of numerous examples and an extensive case study, this book teaches you how to: * Organize, describe, assess, test, and realize use cases * Gain substantial information about a system by using classes * Utilize activity diagrams, state machines, and interaction diagrams to handle common issues * Extend UML features for specific environment or domains * Use UML as part of a Model Driven Architecture initiative * Apply an effective process for using UML The CD-ROM contains all of the UML models and Java?TM code for a complete application, Java?TM 2 Platform, Standard Edition, Version 1.4.1, and links to the Web sites for vendors of UML 2 tools.

With its clear introduction to the Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.0, this tutorial offers a solid understanding of each topic, covering foundational concepts of object-orientation and an introduction to each of the UML diagram types.

The acclaimed beginner's book on object technology now presents UML 2.0, Agile Modeling, and object development techniques.

Now updated and revised, this highly practical, hands-on text continues to present a contemporary, object-oriented approach using UML. Authors Alan Dennis, Barbara Haley Wixom, and David Tegarden equip readers with the basic skills they need to do systems analysis and design. Each chapter in the text describes one part of the SAD process, with clear explanations of what it is and how to implement it, along with detailed examples and exercises designed to help you practice what you've learned. · Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design· Introduction to Object-Oriented Systems Analysis & Design with Unified Modeling Language, Version 2.0· Project Initiation· Project Management · Requirements Determination· Functional Modeling· Structural Modeling· Behavioral Modeling· .Moving on to Design· Class and Method Design· Data Management Layering· Human Computer Interaction Design· Physical Architecture Layer Design· Construction· Installation and Operations

Discusses how the unified modeling language (UML) can be used during the implementation stage of the Java software development lifecycle. The book focuses on refactoring or cleaning up the design of existing code, and addresses the most common and significant decisions made during enterprise Java development. The author identifies initial analysis classes, introduces the UML sequence diagram, and demonstrates architectural modeling. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.