Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- For solution architects -- For project planners or project managers -- For those working on a project that uses model-driven development -- How this book is organized -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Part 1 Approach -- Chapter 1. Overview and concepts of model-driven development -- 1.1 Current business environment and drivers -- 1.2 A model-driven approach to software development -- 1.2.1 Models as sketches and blueprints -- 1.2.2 Precise models enable automation -- 1.2.3 The role of patterns in model-driven development -- 1.2.4 Not just code -- 1.3 Benefits of model-driven development -- 1.4 Model-driven development with IBM Rational Software Architect -- 1.4.1 Unified Modeling Language 2.0 editor -- 1.4.2 UML profile support -- 1.4.3 RSA patterns -- 1.4.4 RSA transformations -- 1.5 Summary -- Chapter 2. Scenario overview -- 2.1 Enterprise architecture -- 2.1.1 Suitability for model-driven development -- 2.1.2 Contra-indications for model-driven development -- 2.2 Integration architecture -- 2.2.1 ESB structure -- 2.3 Pattern definition -- 2.3.1 Interaction behavior patterns -- 2.3.2 Individual service patterns -- 2.3.3 Suitability for model-driven development -- 2.3.4 Contra-indications for model-driven development -- 2.4 Automation -- 2.4.1 Technical -- 2.4.2 Organizational -- 2.4.3 Managerial -- 2.5 Summary -- Chapter 3. Model-driven development approach -- 3.1 Abstraction -- 3.2 Precise modeling -- 3.3 Automation -- 3.4 Architectural style -- 3.5 The role of UML -- 3.6 Expertise capture -- 3.6.1 Logical architecture expertise -- 3.6.2 Technical architecture expertise -- 3.7 Patterns -- 3.8 Quality and consistency -- 3.9 Integration -- 3.10 Platform independence -- 3.11 Layered modeling.

3.12 Modeling of non-functional characteristics -- 3.13 Summary -- Chapter 4. Model-driven development project planning -- 4.1 The value and cost of model-driven development -- 4.2 Understanding the tasks for a model-driven development project -- 4.2.1 Descriptions of tasks -- 4.2.2 The model-driven development tool chain -- 4.3 Planning a model-driven development project -- 4.3.1 Using an iterative approach to model-driven development -- 4.3.2 Developing model-driven development skills -- 4.3.3 Thinking about reuse -- 4.4 Quality control for model-driven development tooling -- 4.5 Tracking a model-driven development project -- 4.6 At the end of the project -- 4.7 Summary -- Chapter 5. Model-driven development solution life cycle -- 5.1 Introduction to the solution life cycle -- 5.2 Model-driven development life cycle -- 5.2.1 Create the framework to generate the solution services -- 5.2.2 Generate, customize, and test the solution services -- 5.3 Model-driven development and versioning -- 5.3.1 Versioning and replacement policies -- 5.4 Model-driven development and artifact management -- 5.4.1 Reuse model artifacts -- 5.4.2 Integrity management services -- 5.4.3 Deployment support -- 5.5 Model-driven development and problem determination -- 5.5.1 Tooling versus instrumentation -- 5.6 Information mining -- 5.7 Testing -- 5.7.1 Modeling for testing -- 5.7.2 Applying test patterns -- 5.7.3 Modeling using the UML testing profile -- 5.8 Summary -- Chapter 6. Model-driven development in context -- 6.1 OMG and Model-Driven Architecture -- 6.2 MDA models -- 6.2.1 IBM and MDA -- 6.3 Software Factories and domain-specific languages -- 6.3.1 UML and DSLs -- 6.4 Asset-based development -- 6.5 Pattern-driven development and IBM Patterns for e-business -- 6.5.1 IBM Patterns for e-business -- 6.6 Business-driven development.

6.7 Model-driven development and On Demand Business -- 6.8 Model-driven development and middleware -- 6.9 Visualization -- 6.10 Executable UML -- 6.11 Summary -- Part 2 Implementation -- Chapter 7. Designing patterns for the scenario -- 7.1 Relationship to the project plan -- 7.2 Overview of pattern design -- 7.3 Architecture patterns -- 7.4 Contracts of behavior -- 7.4.1 Contract of behavior for synchronous updates -- 7.4.2 General requirements for synchronous update -- 7.5 Integration patterns -- 7.6 Applying a pattern to create a high-level model -- 7.6.1 The pattern -- 7.6.2 The model -- 7.7 Detailing the initial model with service patterns -- 7.7.1 Service patterns: Activity diagrams -- 7.7.2 Integration services -- 7.8 RSA transformation -- 7.8.1 Implementing the integration facade -- 7.8.2 Implementing the integration service -- 7.8.3 Implementing the provider facade -- 7.9 Use of the framework -- 7.9.1 Presentation of model information to users -- 7.9.2 Service creation -- 7.10 Summary -- Chapter 8. Applying model-driven development with Rational Software Architect -- 8.1 An overview of the Model-driven development process in RSA -- 8.1.1 Framework development -- 8.1.2 Application development -- 8.2 RSA model-driven development framework for SOI -- 8.3 Application development -- 8.3.1 Installing the framework -- 8.3.2 Creating a model and apply the profiles -- 8.3.3 Applying patterns -- 8.3.4 Applying transformations -- 8.3.5 Testing the generated code -- 8.3.6 Application development summary -- 8.4 Framework development -- 8.4.1 Developing the architectural style -- 8.4.2 Creating a UML profile -- 8.4.3 Implementing sample components -- 8.4.4 Developing patterns and transformations -- 8.5 Summary -- Chapter 9. Extending Rational Software Architect -- 9.1 Introduction to implementing patterns and transformations to RSA.

9.2 Setup: Enabling Eclipse Developer -- 9.3 Deploying UML profiles -- 9.3.1 Defining a path map -- 9.3.2 Releasing the profile -- 9.3.3 Adding the profile to a plug-in -- 9.3.4 Deploying the plug-in -- 9.4 Implementing patterns -- 9.4.1 Getting started -- 9.4.2 Defining a pattern -- 9.4.3 Pattern implementation -- 9.4.4 Testing the pattern -- 9.4.5 Publishing patterns -- 9.5 Implementing a transformation -- 9.5.1 Creating a new plug-in with a transformation -- 9.5.2 Transformation API -- 9.5.3 Implementing the root transformation -- 9.5.4 Implementing the transformation rules -- 9.5.5 Creating and modifying files in the RSA workspace -- 9.5.6 Testing the transformation -- 9.6 Launching a Run-time Workbench -- 9.7 Deploying plug-ins -- 9.8 Using a RAS repository -- 9.9 Summary -- Chapter 10. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Additional material -- Locating the Web material -- Using the Web material -- System requirements for downloading the Web material -- How to use the Web material -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other publications -- Online resources -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- Help from IBM -- Index -- Back cover.