Custom UML profiles

In UML models, a custom UML profile is a package that contains stereotypes and constraints that adapt the UML metamodel for a particular domain. A custom profile extends UML without changing the base metamodel. UML 2.0 provides a standard set of profiles. You can create a custom UML profile, if the standard UML 2.0 profiles do not meet your requirements.

A custom UML profile is helpful in the following situations:

A custom UML profile is stored in a profile model. A profile model has the file name extension .epx and is displayed in the Model Explorer view. You can create a profile in an existing project or you can create a profile project that contains the EPX file. The version number of a profile increments when you save the profile.

Related tasks
Extending the UML metamodel by using custom UML profiles
Specifying stereotypes and constraints for custom UML profiles
Deploying custom UML profiles
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