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UML2ClearQuest for extend IBM Rational ClearQuest.

Transfer UML diagrams to ClearQuest Designer's state

machine

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AgendaAgenda

Rationale

DescriptionFeatures

Requirements and specifications

Demo
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RationaleRationale

In ClearQuest, a change requests lifecycle isdescribed via state machines, which is defined by thestate transition matrix. Programming these matrices isan administrative task, which is based on somespecification

The specification is written by an analyst, usuallyusing two types of charts that describe a process State-charts and Activity-charts. These charts arehanded over to the administrator, who plots them toClearQuest. This approach has several obvious

deficiencies:Theres an excessive link in the chain: the administrator

Errors can frequently occur when transferring the diagrams

Correcting the diagram entails manual reprogramming of theClearQuest state transition matrix
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DescriptionDescription

The purpose of this application is to ease theprocess of programming ClearQuest

Designer's state transitions matrix for change

requests

UML2ClearQuest can export UML state charts

to ClearQuest Designer, which makes for a

simple visual design process


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Description - 2Description - 2

UML2ClearQuest enables for automatic statechart transformations to ClearQuest

Designers state transition matrix for a certain

entity (change request) and is distributed in

two flavors, for different platforms:As a plug-in for IBM Rational Software Architect

As an external application, which takes UML diagrams

(in Visio & StarUML format), and converts them to

ClearQuests state machine.


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UML2ClearQuestUML2ClearQuest. Features. Features

Supports UML 2.1 and upAnalyze state chart syntax for ClearQuest

state machine compatibility

UML diagrams can be transferred to newentities in a ClearQuest schema, or existing

entities can be modified based on the UML

A ClearQuest-style preview of the transition

matrix is available for checking the end-results

Code style independency

Multilanguage support


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UML2ClearQuestUML2ClearQuest. Features - 2. Features - 2

Import and visualize state charts fromClearQuest reverse-engineering is employed

to correct an already existing lifecycle with the

visual convenience of UML

Programming ClearQuest transition matrices

based on activity diagrams, with required field

detection and access rights configuration

according to groups and role policydepending on the state and action.

There are no similar solutions on the market



Main idea: rMain idea: round-trip engineeringound-trip engineering

UMLUML

TranslateTranslate

ClearQuestClearQuest

DesignerDesigner

TranslateTranslate



UML2ClearQuest. UML to CQ DesignerUML2ClearQuest. UML to CQ Designer

Load page fromLoad page from

visiovisio

Check UMLCheck UML

SelectSelect

ClearQuestClearQuest

Change RequestChange Request

for modifyfor modify

Start ExportStart Export

Two optionsTwo options::

modify existingmodify existing

record type orrecord type or

create NEW!!!create NEW!!!



UML2ClearQuest. CQ Designer to UMLUML2ClearQuest. CQ Designer to UML

Select existing ClearQuest schemaSelect existing ClearQuest schema

Select configuration record type andSelect configuration record type and

save in UMLsave in UML



RequirementsIBM Rational ClearQuest Designer (ALL versions,

include 7.1)

IBM Rational ClearQuest (ALL versions, include 7.1)

For create state-chart UML diagramms

Microsoft Visio

Star UMLIBM Rational Software Architect (next version)



Demo



Step 1. Construct UML diagrammStep 1. Construct UML diagramm

A diagram is first constructed in Visio,

StarUML or RSA. The diagram's type should

be State chart



RSARSA



VisioVisio



StarUMLStarUML


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Step 2. Load UML diagram into UML2ClearQuestStep 2. Load UML diagram into UML2ClearQuest

UML2ClearQuest reads the Visio fileand locates all the State Chart diagrams

The basis of UML2ClearQuest is syntactic

analysis of UML diagrams for ClearQuest state

machine compliancy (since not all UML statecharts can be translated to ClearQuest)

A connection to ClearQuest must be available,

and at this stage you choose the entity towhich the export is being made. If the entity

does not yet exist, it will be created.


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Step 3. View result. ClearQuest DesignerStep 3. View result. ClearQuest Designer

The result of UML2ClearQuest is a configured

state transition matrix in ClearQuest Designer.

UML2ClearQuest automatically creates all thenecessary states and actions between them.

All that's left to do is define the fields'

behaviour and access policy


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Step 4 (optional). View UML in ClearQuest forStep 4 (optional). View UML in ClearQuest for

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