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Support for Generalization Sets on class diagrams

Support for generalization sets on class diagrams, as defined in the Figure 7.40 of the UML 2.2 Superstructure specifications, should be included in IBM Rational Software Architect.
over 11 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 3 Future consideration

The project explorer menu entry "Visualize->Explore in Browse Diagram

The project explorer menu entry "Visualize->Explore in Browse Diagram" is not available for behavior classifiers such as Activities and Opaque Behavior. By starting the Browse Diagram from any other kind of classifier that has a relationship to...
over 11 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 2 Future consideration

Ability to document operations exceptions

Nearly all the elements on a method can be documented: the return value, the parameters and the method itself but there is no way to document the exception(s) of an operation. Currently there is no documentation field that would allow you to direc...
over 11 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 2 Future consideration

Visual indication that a property has a corresponding association

Currently when viewing the list of properties of a Class, for example, there is no visual way to tell which properties have corresponding associations
over 11 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 2 Future consideration

Ability to open external webpage in a separate web browser window

It should be possible to have the external webpage from a web published model opened in a separate web browser window.
over 11 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 3 Future consideration

Add ability to transform SoaML Models to SCA 1.1

Rational Application Developer 8.5 introduces development support for OASIS SCA (Service Component Architecture) 1.1.This support is missing from the UML to SCA Transform.
over 11 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 2 Future consideration

Add an option to the xmi importer to force creation of BaseProfile and UML Primitive Types

When importing an XMI file that represents a profile which does not contain a stereotype that makes use of the possibilities offered by the "ProfileBase" profile, "ProfileBase" isn't added to the list of its applies profiles. Similarly, when impor...
almost 12 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 2 Future consideration

Style of RichText tables should be configurable.

When creating a table in a RichText enabled field of RSA (for instance under the Documentation tab in the properties view), the table comes with a global border, and each single cell is also bordered. This gives the confusing impression that every...
almost 12 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 2 Future consideration

RSA DAP: Unit Installation State update on Realization link resolution

Scenario:1. A conceptual topology representing asset version x is represented in a physical topology as an imported topology2. A physical topology represents all Units being in an Installed state3. The designer imports an updated version of the co...
almost 12 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 2 Future consideration

RSA DPA: Model Dialogue Extream

There is no Deployment Planning domain defined for Dialogue Extream.http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/prodserv/software/eda/eda.html
almost 12 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 2 Future consideration