An Introduction to UML Profiles
UML profiles, such as MARTE, are used to customize UML for a specific domain or purpose, something that is made possible by the relatively general scope of UML. Unfortunately, the mechanism underlying this important capability of UML is poorly documented and little understood. For example, relatively few UML users are aware that there are two fundamentally different types of profiles. Consequently, profiles are often misused or underutilized. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce readers to the basic design principles used in constructing UML profiles, so they can make effective use of MARTE and similar profiles. Thus, it explains clearly what a UML stereotype is and how it works, what it means to ...
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