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IBM Modeling and Integration Tools for State Chart XML

Plug-ins for Rational Software Architect and Mozilla that generate and execute event-based application controllers expressed in SCXML and that are based on UML 2.0 state charts.

Date Posted: March 8, 2007

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Platform requirements

For the Rational® Software Architect plug-in:

For the Mozilla plug-in:

Installation instructions

Rational Software Architect plug-in:

T he Rational Software Architect plug-in is available as a zip file in the rsa-plugin directory of the download. Detailed installation instructions (with screenshots) are also available in the included "readme" file. Install as follows:

  1. Extract the zip file to your file system. It will be extracted into a directory called rsa-scxml-plugin.
  2. Click on Help > Software Updates > Find and Install.
  3. Select Search for new features to install.
  4. Click on Next.
  5. Click on New Local Site....
  6. Navigate to the rsa-scxml-plugin directory.
  7. Click on OK.
  8. Click on Finish.
  9. In the Search Results dialog box, check the SCXML Transformation 1.0.0 feature to be installed.
  10. You will be prompted to read and accept the license agreement.
  11. Click on Next.
  12. Click on Finish.
  13. You will be prompted to restart Rational Software Architect in order for the changes to take effect.
  14. After restarting, verify that the plug-in has been installed by clicking on Help > Software Updates > Manage Configuration and then expanding the tree node SDP70. The SCXML Transformation 1.0.0 should be listed.

For instructions on using the SCXML transformation plug-in, please see the "readme" file in the rsa-scxml-plugin directory. Examples are available in the examples directory.

Mozilla plug-in:

The Mozilla extension is available as an XPI file in the mozilla-plugin directory of the download. Detailed installation instructions (with screenshots) are also available in the included "readme" file. Install as follows:

  1. Click on File > Open.
  2. Navigate to the xpi file and open it. This action will install the extension.
  3. If desired, verify that the Mozilla SCXML extension is installed by clicking on Tools > Extensions.
  4. The extension uses the Commons SCXML run time environment from the Apache Jakarta project. At minimum, you must download Commons SCXML 0.6, Commons Digester 1.8, Commons BeanUtils 1.7, and Commons Logging 1.0.4 or above. Please see the Commons SCXML Web site for details. In order for the SCXML extension to access these JAR files, they should be placed in %AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\%ActiveProfile%\extensions\{6F95DE3D-5685-48e7-BD4A-7F2AC2B9BA4F}\lib, where %AppData% resolves to C:\Documents and Settings\%UserName%\Application Data on Windows XP. Alternately, the JAR files can also be placed in the %FirefoxInstall%\components\lib directory.

For instructions on using the SCXML extension, please see the "readme" file in the mozilla-plugin directory. Examples are available in the examples directory.


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