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UML to Java Transformation: Update transformation to handle Map field with an implemented array.

The transformation of Map (java class object) field results in the array being converted which leads to compiler errors. Example: private final static Map<Integer, BIT[]> xyz = new HashMap<>(); Post UML-to-Java Transfromation: private ...

Upgrade UML to Java Transformation to handle Enum implementation of a parameterized interface

Enum implementation of a parameterized interface gets wrong super type name

Upgrade UML-to-Java Transformation to prevent Java Classes from generating 'default' methods from implementing Interface

Class generates 'default' methods from implementing Interface

Support for a more recent version of Eclipse

Rational Software Architect Designer (RSAD) should support a more recent version of Eclipse than 4.7.
over 1 year ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 1 Planned for future release

Please add ruler capability for sketches.

While viewing a .sketch file in the sketch editor w/in RSAD, the option to display rulers is visible but not active. No rulers can be displayed in the editor pane. This feature would allow users to identifiy where they are in the sketch and would ...

RSA support for Mac OS X 10.14

Need an RSA (version >= 9.7.0.2) that installs and works out of the box on OS X 10.14 (and OS X 10.15). RSA 9.7.0.x doesn't.
over 4 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 0 Future consideration

RSA support for Java 11

we currently use the RSA in version 9.7.1 on Windows. Unfortunately, this does not allow development with Java 11, at most Java 9. When does IBM plan to offer an RSA version with Java 11 support?
over 2 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 1 Not under consideration

RSA: Support for Compensation BPM Notation

The BPMN 2.0 Compensation specification is not supported in the BPM modeling feature of RSA. Reference: http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/2.0/, Section 10.6 (Compensation).
almost 12 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 2 Future consideration

Publish Page Not Showing "Extended" Class info

Web Publish to model: Name not showing up Created a simple model, and use the Generalization tool to extend one class from the other. When you do the Modeling > Publish > Web and look at the published model, there is no information about thi...
about 6 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 0 Future consideration

RSA: adding Error and Cancel Event to BPMN Notation

The BPMN specification knows more events than the actual implemented set of BPMN events in RSA.RSA is right now somewhere at the DESCRIPTIVE level according zo OMG (http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/2.0/PDF , page 2). Really useful would be the implemt...
almost 13 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 3 Planned for future release