Transforming a logical data model into a UML model

To transform a logical data model (LDM) into a UML model, select a logical data model in either the Data or the Modeling perspective and run an Logical Data Model to UML transformation configuration.
Before you begin
Prerequisites:
About this task

To transform a logical data model into a UML model:

  1. Open a logical data model in the Data Project Explorer. You can transform from any package in the model.

    If you have a Rational UML modeling tool installed in the same package group, you can also open a UML model that has been previously generated from this logical data model, to merge the logical data model changes.

  2. Click File > New > Transformation Configuration from the main menu.
  3. On the Name and Transformation page, select Logical Data Model to UML from the Data Model Transformations list, enter the name of the transformation, and click Next.
  4. On the Source and Target page, complete the following steps:
    1. Select a logical data model package or diagram in the Select a Source field.
    2. Select a project in the Select a Target field.

      If you have a Rational UML modeling tool installed in the same package group, you can also select a UML model that has been previously generated from this logical data model as the target, to merge the logical data model changes.

  5. Click Next.
  6. On the Transformation Options page, specify whether you want to apply the logical data model profile to the generated UML model, and click Next.
  7. Optional: On the Properties page, change the default options that are used during transformation.
    Generate Model Library
    Import Model Library
  8. On the Common page, specify whether you want to specify whether you want to generate a log for the transformation, and click Finish.
  9. Click Run Logical Data Model to UML from the toolbar.
Results
The UML model is created and displayed in the Models folder of your target project. The new UML model is named after your logical data model source package.

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