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UML
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diagrams
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provide
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a
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graphical
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representation
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of
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an
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application's
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structure
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and
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processing.
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These
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representations
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can
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be
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helpful
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in
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that
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they
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accelerate
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understanding
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of
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the
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application.
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This
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page
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provides
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information
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on
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various
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tools
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that
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can
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be
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used
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to
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generate
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UML
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diagrams
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that
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illustrate
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Magnolia
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CMS
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as
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well
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as
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recommendations
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for
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especially
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useful
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diagrams
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and
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generating
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the
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diagrams.
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UML introduction
As stated in the Introduction to UML, there are three types of UML diagrams: structure, behavior, and interaction. Useful structure diagrams for Magnolia CMS include class, object, component, composite structure, and package. Useful behavior diagrams include activity. Useful interaction diagrams include sequence and communication (or collaboration). The Wiki's UML article and the Kennesaw's UML Tutorial provide descriptions and examples of these and other UML diagrams.
UML tools
MyEclipse UML 2 is recommended for generating class diagrams of the Magnolia CMS code.
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After the initial evaluation, it was discovered that this plugin is an evaluation for a period of 30 days. |
The following tools were also evaluated but are not recommended due to not being an Eclipse plugin, low ratings, not free, or not performing as expected: Solution BluePrint, Javadoc as UML View, ModelGoon UML 4, Coffea, UML Lab, MagicDraw, AgileJ StructureViews, Slime UML, MaintainJ, EclipseUML, jSonde, Green, UModel, Rational, Visual Paradigm, eUML2.
Generation recommendation
To install MyEclipse UML 2:
- Add software site to http://downloads.myeclipseide.com/downloads/products/eworkbench/helios/enterprise-earlyaccess/
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- in
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- Eclipse.
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- Deselect
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- Maven
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- Support
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- for
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- MyEclipse
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- (this
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- conflicts
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- with
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- the
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- Maven
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- Support
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- needed
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- for
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- the
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- development
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- environment)
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- and
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- Spring
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- AJDT
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- Extension
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- during
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- installation.
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Note
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MyEclipse
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does
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not
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cleanly
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uninstall
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from
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Eclipse
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once
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it
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is
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installed.
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The
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MyEclipse
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perspective
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remains
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as
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well
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as
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the
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WTPJavaEE
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perspective.
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To
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- create
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- class
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- diagrams:
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- Click
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- New>Other>MyEclipse>UML>UML1
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- Model
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- .
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- Open
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- created
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- model.
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- Add
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- classes
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- to
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- model
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- by
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- doing
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- one
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- of
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- the
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- following:
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- Drag
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- class
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- from
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- Package
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- Explorer
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- to
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- model.
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- Click
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- UML>Reverse
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- Engineer
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- UML
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- from
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- Java
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- in
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- Eclipse.
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- A
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- class
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- can
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- be
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- added
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- to
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- the
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- class
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- diagram
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- created
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- this
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- way
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- by
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- dragging
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- the
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- class
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- from
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- Package
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- Explorer.
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A
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portion
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of
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the
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class
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diagram
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for
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info.magnolia.cms.core
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is
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shown
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here.
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