This section describes the elements of the Agile Business Suite model. A model is a container for all the elements in the information system. The following elements are available in System Modeler:
Folder – is a container for all the elements in a model and is used to classify the model elements into logical groups. Folders are also used to group elements for deployment. The configuration properties of folders define deployment options for the deployable elements they contain. Folders have no effect on the generated system.
Dictionary – is a special kind of folder that contains a collection of element definitions. Elements in your model can inherit the properties of dictionary items, maintaining uniformity of related elements.
Objects – An object is the UML way of representing an entity. Agile Business Suite objects comprises of classes, instances (variables, attributes, and parameters), and methods.
Profile – is an index to your information. Using a profile, you get a functional view of your data—you only see records relevant to the function you are performing. For example, when you look at product information from a sales function, you need different information than you would from an inventory management function.
UML Diagram – Uses standard Unified Modeling Language notation to represent the relationships between model elements. Like folders, UML diagrams do not own their members—an element can be a member of more than one UML diagram.