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Theory
Model Types
Modeltypes represent meaningful combinations of classes and relation classes as views to be used by the modeller to create models.
Meta Model of Meta Modelling Language: Modeltype
Definitions
Model type: A model type determines a subset of all instanciable classes and relations. Each model has a specific model type which can not be changed afterwards.
Model type group: Model type groups should be defined, if the application library consists of many different model types. This allows to group and structure the available model types.
Modus: A modus is a further restriction of a model type. It defines a subset of the assigned classes/relations and simplifies modeling by hiding not needed classes. The modus of a model can be changed any time unlike the model type.
GENERAL order-of-classes: OrderOfClasses
Defines if the sequence of the classes in the modeling tool should be taken from the meta model ( <OrderOfClasses>="default") or is specified for each model type explicitly ("custom").
METHOD graphrep: "attrName"
Introduces a method diagram.
GROUP "GroupName"
Defines a group of model types with the name <GroupName>.
graphrep: „attrName"
Defines a graphical representation for a method diagram. <attrName> specifies an attribute which contains the representation using the ADOxx GraphRep language.
Example: Definition of Model Types and Groups
In the following the implementation of a modelling stack with four model types, grouped into two model type groups is shown:
GENERAL order-of-classes:customMETHOD graphRep:"Method GraphRep"{ GROUP "Simulation" { MODELTYPE "My First Model Type" MODELTYPE "My Second Model Type" } GROUP "All modeltypes" { MODELTYPE "My First Model Type" MODELTYPE "My Second Model Type" MODELTYPE "My Third Model Type" MODELTYPE "My Forth Model Type" }}Additional Commands
MODELTYPE "modelTypeName" from MTSource
This command defines a model type <modelTypeName> and inherits all classes and relations from the source <MTSource> (all, none or a different model type).
plural: "modelTypePluralName"
Defines the plural name of a model type.
bitmap: "fileName"
Defines a graphical symbol for the selection list; <fileName> = path and file name; backslashes must be masked with an additional backslash ( i.e. "\\").
attrrep: "attrName"
Provides a Notebook (defined in the library as an attribute with the name <attrName>) with model attributes for a model type.
INCL / EXCL
Adds (except for all)/removes (except for none) classes and relations to the MODELTYPE.
pos / not-simulateable
Determines the position in list of model types / excludes the model type from simulation.
Example Model: Detailed Modeltype Definition
MODELTYPE "My First Model Type" from:none plural: "My First Model Types" pos:1
not-simulateable bitmap:"db:\\MyFirstModelType.bmp" attrrep:"Notebook for My First Model Type"INCL "My Class 1"INCL "My Class 2"INCL "My Class 3"INCL "has relationship 1"INCL "has relationship 2"Commands to Define Views on Model Types
MODE "modeName" from: "modeSource"
This command defines a view modus with the name <modeName>. A list of classes/relations must be specified (either absolute or relative as described above) together with this command. MODE can be extended using several parameters.
from: „modeSource"
Inherits all the classes and relations from the source <modeSource> (all, none or a different mode). "all" relates to the list from the model type (not the whole metamodel).
no-modeling
The defined mode is not applicable for modeling and will not be shown in the menu entry "Modi" of the modeling component.
no-documentation
The defined mode is not applicable for creating a documentation.
Example: Model Type View
MODELTYPE "My First Model Type" from:none plural:"My First Model Types"
pos:0 not-simulateable bitmap:"db:\\MyFirstModelType.bmp"
attrrep:"Notebook of My First ModelType" INCL "My Class 1" INCL "My Class 2" INCL "My Class 3" INCL "has relationship 1" INCL "has relationship 2"MODE "Standard" from:all EXCL "My Class 3" EXCL "has relationship 2"MODE "Documentation" from:Standard no-modeling INCL "My Class 3" INCL "has relationship 2" 
