Applying SysML with MagicDraw/Cameo Training Course

Introduction

• Ice-breaking introductions for the trainer and participants
• Foundations of system modeling
• Overview of SysML
• Introduction to MagicDraw and Cameo
• Defining the scope of the case study

Structural System Decomposition

• Notation for Package Diagrams
• Breaking down the system into manageable packages
• Modeling dependencies between packages
• Practical Exercise: Structuring the Package Model

Analyzing User Needs

• Notation for Use Case Diagrams
• Identification of actors
• Identification of use cases
• Defining relationships between use cases
• Practical Exercise: Modeling Use Cases

Defining System Requirements

• Deriving system requirements from use cases
• Notation for Requirements Diagrams
• Specifying requirement details
• Establishing the structure of requirements
• Validating requirements against test cases
• Mapping relationships between requirements
• Practical Exercise: Modeling Requirements

Defining Structural Blocks (Black Box View)

• Notation for Block Definition Diagrams
• Identifying structural blocks
• Modeling properties of blocks
• Defining connections between blocks
• Creating a system data dictionary
• Practical Exercise: Modeling the Black Box View of the System

Modeling Block Structure (White Box View)

• Internal Block Diagrams
• Visualizing internal components of blocks
• Connecting parts using connectors
• Defining ports
• Specifying item flows and interface blocks
• Practical Exercise: Modeling the White Box View of the System

Modeling System Constraints

• Creating constraint blocks
• Binding constraint properties to value properties
• Running parametric analyses
• Practical Exercise: Modeling Parametrics

Designing State-Based System Behavior

• Notation for State Machine Diagrams
• Identifying distinct states
• Defining events that trigger state transitions
• Specifying signals
• Defining effects
• Simulating state machines
• Practical Exercise: Modeling State Machines

Designing Control and Data Flows

• Activity Diagrams
• Defining activity flows
• Specifying parameters
• Defining actions
• Modeling control logic flows
• Modeling data movement flows
• Simulating activities
• Practical Exercise: Modeling Activities

Designing Communications

• Notation for Sequence Diagrams
• Modeling lifelines
• Modeling message exchanges
• Breaking down interactions using references
• Utilizing interaction fragments
• Defining timing constraints
• Practical Exercise: Modeling Interactions

Modeling Cross-Cutting Constructs

• Distinguishing logical and physical architectures
• Understanding allocation relationships
• Display options for allocations
• Identifying different types of allocations
• Creating an allocation matrix
• Practical Exercise: Building an Allocation Matrix

Conclusion

• Summary of key training points
• Open discussion for remaining queries