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Static Profile Definition: What is a profile?
•A profile is a lightweight extension mechanism for UML.
wDoes not specialize meta-types from UML, rather uses meta-class extensions.
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•It enables customization of UML for a specific domain to make modeling easier.
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•Primary extension construct is the Stereotype.
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•Stereotypes can be used to add:
wKeywords
wConstraints
wImages
wProperties
wBehavior