Chapter 6 Managing Models

Applying transformations on demand

Transformations can also be applied on demand in your model as a sort of design pattern. You can design a pattern using the transformation feature and "play" it in your model in order to modify objects.

For example, if you are working in an OOM, you can create a transformation that converts all analysis classes with the <<control>> stereotype into components in order to add an implementation layer to your model.

There are two methods for applying transformations on demand in a model:

• Add a transformation as a command in a main or contextual menu (see "Defining menus in a profile" in the "Managing Profiles" chapter in the Advanced User Documentation ).
• Use the Apply Transformations window available from the Tools menu.

To use the Apply Transformations window:

1. Add one or more extended model definitions containing post-generation transformations to your model
2. Select Tools→Apply Transformations to open the Apply Transformations window.
3. Select transformations profiles and transformations on the Transformations tab.
   
4. [optional] Click the Selection tab and deselect any objects that you want to exclude from the transformation.
5. Click OK to apply the transformations.

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