UML Rules

A Rules Check is provided for all UML diagrams. It can be run by selecting Unified Rules Check from the Reports menu on any of the UML diagrams. System Architect runs a rules check and places visual indications (circles enclosing the number of the error or warning) on the diagram where UML notation and semantic rules have been violated. The visual indicators can be removed by selecting Clear Errors on the Reports menu.

The rules check can be customized by the user, by editing the UFMRULES.BAS, UFMRULE1.BAS, and UFMRULE3.BAS files (UFM for Unified Method), located in the same directory as the System Architect executable (generally Program Files\System Architect). Customization of the rules check is for advanced users only.

Rule	Error or warning	Diagram, symbol, or line checked
R1	Error: No name.	Class Object Association State Event Process Inheritance Line Final State
R6	Error: Only one connection.	Association Dependency Inheritance
R7	Error: No connections.	Association Dependency Inheritance
R9	Error: No input flow.	State Final State
R10	Error: No output flow.	State Initial State
R19	Error: No definition.	Object Class Event State
R45	Warning: Class is not related to any other class.	Class
R73	Warning: Class has no attributes.	Class
R75	Warning: Class has no operations.	Class
R81	Error: Operation is both static and virtual.	Class
R83	Error: State has multiple exit transitions with the same name.	State
R84	Error: State diagram is not child of a class symbol.	State Diagram
R86	Error: State diagram's diagram property for 'Class Name' not symbol's name.	State Diagram
R90	Connection lines should be attached to Nodes at both ends.	Connection
R113	Error: State has no action attached.	State