Preparing the Workbench, Workspace Launcher

In this first section, you will:

Explore and become familiar with the Workbench.

Customize the Workbench to hide multiplicity and roles from UML diagrams.

Install the MDSD plug-in to support model-driven systems development.

Preparing the Workbench

In this task you are customizing the environment so that multiplicity and role information is not displayed on the diagrams:

Launch Rational Systems Developer3 by selecting Start → IBM Rational Systems Developer.

Create a new workspace by typing C:\Workspaces\MDSD into the Workspace field (replacing anything that might already be there) (Figure 6-17).

If it appears that RSD is hung, look for the Workspace Launcher dialog behind the RSD window.

When the Workbench starts up, close the Welcome window if it is displayed (Figure 6-18).

3This example assumes Rational Systems Developer Version 7