UML Components development process

This course is aimed at the software architect who wants to use the UML Components process to develop enterprise components. The course also provides material for the project manager responsible for the development of a component architecture. UML Components is a software development process aimed specifically at creating component architectures, and enterprise components such as EJBs.

Duration: 4 days

objectives

follow the UML Components development process;
model the necessary UML business artefacts;
create enterprise component specifications;
design enterprise component implementations; and
design with adaptability as key motivator.

target audience

The course is suitable for analysts and designers, as well as project managers.

UML components software development process

Overview of UML Components — a model-based approach to developing enterprise components.

business modelling: concepts and tasks
system requirements models
responsibilities and collaborations
component-based design overview
components and interfaces
components and adaptability

UML artefacts

Introduction to those parts of UML used in the UML Components process.

static models
use-cases and tasks
business models
architecture of business process
context for software requirements
basis for component interface definition

system and component specifications

Specification of a software component, application, or complete system.

building a system specification
system context
defining system use-case goals

component design

This section covers the key design stages: assign responsibilities and collaborations; then decouple roles and components.

designing system operations with messages
decoupling, extensibility, reusability
dependencies and visibilities
translation to code [EJB examples]

component architectures

Artefacts of component architecture, and rules to guarantee flexibility.

component architecture
common models
common couplings
federated architectures
component repositories
what's in the repository
layering

component implementation

The final stage is to implement components and apply current component technology.

pluggable code and connector protocols
roles
synthesis of collaborations

enterprise components

Covers the available component standards.

enterprise infrastructure
J2EE, CORBA, DCOM
3 and n-tier
EJBs
defining interfaces in UML
distributed system building tools

process review

Summary of the main tasks and artefacts of the UML Components process.

business/conceptual modelling
specification/requirements modelling
architecture
design and implementation
integration and test
how to apply a management process: RUP, DSDM

timetable

Day 1	UML Components software development process UML artefacts
Day 2	system and component specifications component design
Day 3	component architectures component implementations
Day 4	enterprise components process review

course exercises

This is a pencil-and-paper course, with group exercises. We can demonstrate a variety of support tools (such as Rose, Select, or Rhapsody). However, we do not recommend using tools for the exercises, as the details of driving them distracts from the main issues of the process and techniques; and they do not promote team working in the class.

course instructor

The course is presented by one of our senior consultants, each of whom has at least ten years' experience in software development, and at least three years' experience as a trainer and consultant in a diverse range of application areas.