WPA:«snippet»

Webel Parsing Analysis (with strict traceability of all elicited model elements) can be used side-by-side with "freestyle" modelling with incremental benefit the more it is used.

The Webel Parsing Analysis recipe promotes a clearly scoped modelling workflow.

Even relatively informal elicitation of model elements using the SysML ElementGroup and a Parsing Analysis approach is extremely powerful.

Translating authoritative technical documents written in “natural” engineering language (snippet-by-snippet) into Webel Parsing Analysis diagrams creates consistent underlying systems models and can bridge easily to existing methodologies.

Humans work well with natural language: Many stakeholders – including those who are not necessarily familiar with UML or SysML modelling symbols and diagrams - benefit enormously from having plain text in diagrams side-by-side with graphics.

Webel Parsing Analysis: A Snippet (keyword «snippet») must have exactly one 'source' Document (keyword «document»).

Webel Parsing Analysis: A custom Document stereotype (keyword «document») extends the UML standard profile Document that extends Artifact (which is NOT in the UML4SysML intersection). Such a Document may act as the 'source' of a «snippet».

Webel Parsing Analysis: Create a top-level 'source' Package/Model SEPARATE from your project model. All source «document» elements and «snippet» comments and their related «pa» diagrams MUST be ultimately owned by that top-level Package/Model as ancestor!

Webel Parsing Analysis: If you are processing lots of text from one source «document» create a STUB «snippet» with that «document» set as 'source' and just make copies of it in the model browser as needed. Big time saver!

Customizing the ElementGroup extensions for the Webel Parsing Analysis recipe (simplified)

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Tutorial

TRAIL: Webel's ultimate guide to Systems Modeling Language with MagicDraw/Cameo

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18:01: Logical grouping with the ElementGroup comment

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UML Profile Diagram

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