Altova UModel Enterprise Edition

Altova UModel Enterprise Edition is a professional software program whose purpose is to help you design application models in UML and generate Java, C# or Visual Basic .NET code and project documentation. Reverse engineering tasks are also supported.

The utility works with BPMN 1.0 and 2.0 Business Process, BPMN 2.0 Choreography, and Collaboration diagrams. Plus, it is able to automatically update BPMN 1.0 diagrams to BPMN 2.0 notation.

Although it comes packed with a multitude of configuration settings, the GUI looks clean and provides a well-structured suite of parameters. You also get to access a thorough help manual that provides insightful information about the tool’s capabilities.

You may create use case, activity, class, communication, component, composite structure, deployment, interaction, object, package, sequence, state machine, timing, and profile diagrams. Plus, you can generate XML Schema as UML diagram, UML diagrams for SQL databases, Business process model (BPMN 1.0 and 2.0) diagrams, as well as SysML diagrams and SysML extensions to UML diagrams.

The utility enables you to insert all sorts of objects which can be altered in terms of size, position, color, line styles, alignment, and spacing attributes. You can drag and drop objects to the desired position, insert hyperlinks in any element in the UML diagram, work with multiple diagram layers, and undo/redo your actions.

You can view reports of syntax errors during diagram creation, store frequently used elements in favorites folder, show or hide element information, check out the Overview panel which shows a reduced view of the large diagram, and split projects into different subprojects so multiple people can work on a single model.

What’s more, you are allowed to export diagrams to PNG or EMF file format, generate customizable project documentation in HTML, RTF or DOC file format, and import/export models from/to XMI files.

Altova UModel Enterprise Edition comes packed with a built-in code generator that creates Java, C# or Visual Basic .NET code based on the classes in your UML model. You can work with a model syntax check developed to help you detect diagram errors.

Plus, it provides support for round-trip engineering in order to update UML diagrams from modified source code. Other important features worth being mentioned are OLE support, ActiveX control, command-line parameters, integrated scripting environment, API to allow external manipulation of program and projects, as well as Visual Studio/Eclipse integration, and automatic sync of changes to either code or model.

Altova UModel Enterprise Edition accommodates advanced features for helping you create business process diagrams. It is suitable for professionals who are interested in software modeling and application development.