UML is in most cases too general and not precise enough for modeling. No matter which domain your organization would like to model, you would benefit from a modeling language that is tailored to your domain, e.g. a domain-specific modeling language (DSML).

A domain-specific language will use domain-specific terminology, supports the information needed in the domain and will not allow any ohter concepts or information.

If you are responsible for modeling within your organization, MetaModelAgent lets you easily define your own preferred UML-based domain-specific modeling language using a rich built-in metamodel-notation in a few days.

MetaModelAgent together with your metamodel, and any already existing UML-profile can then be distributed as an adapted modeling tool environment to all your users. Tool customization has never been easier.

MetaModelAgent, provides the following UI additions to facilitate your modeling:

• DSML-specific wizards and diagram palettes to support efficient creation of models consistent with your DSML.
• An interactive Problem View displaying any violation against your DSML and providing quick fixes when applicable.
• A DSML-specific Property View focusing on significant element properties only with live validation and tooltips.
• A web-based Guidance View providing guidance from your DSML for any element, relationship, diagram, property or violation you select.
• A web-based Summary View that gives an comprehesive overview of the currently selected element, relationship or diagram with hyperlinks to guidance which will show up in Guidance View.
• An Activation View which gives an overview of models and corresponding DSML-definitions (e.g. metamodels) that are currently in use.

If your are using UML without any own-developed metamodel, MetaModelAgent will use a built-in metamodel for standard UML to enhance your modeling. When doing realtime modeling in RSARTE or HCL RTist, MetaModelAgent will use a built-in metamodel for UML RT.

• The Property Table View provides a spread-sheet overview of all significant properties for your own selection of elements, relationships and diagrams. Incorrect property values are highlighted and editing of single properties as well as bulk editing are available.
• The Trace Matrix View will display, based on your selection; direct, derived, and transitive relationships and other types of model references in an interactive matrix. You will be able to easily detect duplicates and invisible relationships and find unwanted and complex couplings between different parts of your models.
• The Trace Tree View lets you investigate chains of relationships and other types of model references. Relationships chains can be traced both forward and backward, supporting “what-if” analysis. Circularities and duplicate paths are highlighted and all potential paths from a specific start element to a specific end element can be displayed isolated.
• The Chart View provides different kind of interactive bar charts and scatter charts which gives you a management perspective, where you can drill down into underlying data. The chart view will also give an management overview of the compliance and violations to your DSML.

All analysis views are interactive. You can navigate between them in many different ways to perform complex model analysis. The content of the Property Table View and the Trace Matrix View can be exported for further usage in tools like MS Excel.

In comparison with traditional model web generators, the web generator in MetaModelAgent generates a large set of cross-references and summaries of your models. You may easily find any elements that refers a specific element or any diagram displaying a specific element. You may search for all elements having a specific value for one of their properties.

The web publisher is also adapted to the current DSML-definitions, the resulting web site is organized around the concepts in your DSML and only significant element properties are published.