Modeling XML Applications with UML: Practical e-Business Applications (Addison-wesley Object Technology Series) - Softcover

Carlson, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201709155 ISBN 13: 9780201709155

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional, 2001

Synopsis

XML is rapidly becoming the standard platform for delivering e-Business information and integrating e-Business systems. XML developers desperately need mature software development processes and tools for developing effective applications. David Carlson fills the gap, showing exactly how to leverage the worldwide UML standard for modeling complex systems in advanced XML development. In Modeling XML Applications with UML, he presents the first comprehensive framework for modeling communications in any B2B software system. Carlson presents in-depth coverage of UML-based analysis, design, and modeling of XML content within e-Business environments. The book includes detailed coverage of using UML to support the creation of new XML-based B2B vocabularies and industry portals that reflect the requirements of several key stakeholder communities, including consumers, business analysts, web application specialists, system integration specialists, and content developers. Carlson presents several B2B use cases, and then decomposes them into scenarios illustrated with class diagrams, sequence diagrams, and activity diagrams showing how XML fits into an overall e-Business solution. Each chapter concludes with "steps for success" that distill UML's general principles into specific recommendations for action.

About this title

About the Author

David Carlson, the CTO of Ontogenics Corporation, is an experienced researcher, developer, author, instructor, and e-business consultant. He is a frequent contributor to several technical journals, and has been a speaker at recent OOPSLA and XML conferences. In addition, he has taught graduate level courses in knowledge-based systems and computer architecture, and was a Sun-certified instructor for Java 1.0. During his 20-year career, Mr. Carlson's focus has been on creating practical applications of leading edge technology, including application modeling and XML vocabularies.

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From the Back Cover

eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and Unified Modeling Language (UML) are two of the most significant advances from the fields of Web application development and object-oriented modeling. Modeling XML Applications with UML reveals how to integrate these two technologies to create dynamic, interactive Web applications and achieve optimal business-to-business application integration.

This book focuses on the design and visual analysis of XML vocabularies. It explores the generation of DTD and Schema languages from those vocabularies, as well as the design of enterprise integration and portals--all using UML class diagrams and use case analysis. Also featured are extensive details on the deployment of XML vocabularies and portals, showing how to put these elements to work within distributed e-business systems. You will learn practical techniques that can be applied to both small and large system development projects using either formal or informal processes.

For those who may be new to XML and UML, the book includes a brief overview of these topics, although some background knowledge in these areas is recommended.

Topic coverage includes:

• An overview of XML vocabularies, HTML presentations, and XSLT stylesheets
• An overview of the UML diagrams and the Unified Process
• Defining business vocabulary and creating XML Schemas
• Designing and customizing e-business portals using XML
• Mapping UML to XML, including UML relationships to XML hyperlinks
• Generating XML Schemas from the UML class diagrams
• Transforming custom XML vocabularies into the RosettaNet XML standard
• Transforming XML vocabularies into HTML using XSLT
• Transforming XML documents into Portlets
• Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) as an XML-based messaging standard for business-to-business integration

A large-scale example runs throughout the book to illustrate important concepts and techniques. Each chapter also features "Steps for Success," a list of tips and issues to consider when planning for a more effective design effort.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0201709155
• ISBN 13: 9780201709155
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 358