SDE for Eclipse (SDE-EC) speeds the application development lifecycle by integrating the Eclipse platform within one-stop-shop solution. A visual bridge among architects, analyst, designer and developers, Visual Paradigm SDE for Eclipse is engineered to increase the speed of requirement capturing, analysis, design, development, testing and deployment.

Accelerate the development of quality applications with Visual Paradigm Modeling Environment and Eclipse / IBM WebSphere®, the most popular IDE in the market.

Visual Paradigm SDE for Eclipse also automate tedious tasks that can distract developers from development.

Here are some key features of "SDE for Eclipse":

UML Support

· All UML 2.0 Diagrams (Class, Use Case, Collaboration, Sequence, State, Activity, Component, Deployment, Timing, Composite Structure, Interaction Overview Diagram, Overview Diagram). Swimlane Activity Diagrams
· UML 2.0 Notation Support
· UML Extension Mechanisms (UML Predefined and User-defined Stereotypes)
· Robustness Analysis Notation Support
· Entity Relationship Diagram

Basic Modeling Features

· Direct Text Editing in UML Diagram Elements
· Sub-diagram Support
· Compartment Visibility Control
· Multi-line Caption
· Pin-enabled Connector End
· Customizable Connection Point Styles
· Multiple Shape Movement Styles, What You See, What You Get UML Shape Movement and Rubber Band Shape Movement
· Real Time Model Validation
· Packages can contain UML Elements for Dragging around the Diagram Rectilinear and Oblique Connector style
· Mouse Gesture
· Rich Text Documentation

Advanced Modeling Features

· Class Repository: Packages and Class can be Shared by Dragging and Navigating among Various UML Models
· Model Generator
· Form Diagram from Existing Models
· Editing a Diagram/Diagram Element using the Property Table Editing the properties of a diagram using the Diagram Open Specification Dialog Editing a Model Element using its Open Specification Dialog Logical View

Requirement Capturing & System Analysis

· CRC Card Diagram
· Problem Statement Editor
· Project Level Textual Analysis
· Use Case Level Textual Analysis
· Use Case Scheduling for Prioritzing Use Cases
· Use Case Description Support (including Flow of Event)
From Analysis to Design

· Create Classes from CRC Cards
· Creation of Models from Candidate Classes

Automatic Diagram Layout

· Layout the whole Diagram or part of Diagram Automatically · Layout Selected Portion of the Diagram
· Rearrange Child and Related Connectors
· Auto Routing Connectors

Documentation Generation & Printing

· HTML Documentation Generation
· PDF Documentation Generation
· Ad hoc Documentation Writer
· Sophisticated Diagram Printing Facility

Editing

· Element Finder for Looking Up Model Elements
· Copying Diagram Elements within Project
· Copying Diagram Elements to the System Clipboard as Image

Style & Formatting

· Special Color Filling
· Customizable Line Style
· Customizable Font Style
· Freehand line style

Code Engineering

· Automatic Code Synchronization
· Java Code Generation
· Java Code Reverse Engineering

Instant Reverse

· Reverse various sources instantly into the VP-UML model (including Java Source & Class, C++ Source, .NET dll & exe, XML & XML Schema, JDBC, Hibernate, CORBA IDL, Ada 9x)

OLE Support

· Direct Editing of VP-UML OLE Object in other Applications
Import & Export

· Exporting Diagram to Image (JPG, PNG and SVG Format) · Export Project into XMI Format (XMI 1.1 for UML 1.3 Unisys Extension / XMI 1.1 for UML 1.4 OMG)
· Importing XMI Format Project
· Importing Rational Rose Project

Plug-in & Template

· Execute Plugin
· Execute Template

Help

· Context-Sensitive Help Support

User Interface

· Resource Centric Interface
· Customizable Perspectives
· Project Explorer (Diagram Tree View, Model Tree View and Class Repository) to Show Different Perspectives of the Project
· Fast scroll for locating the diagram content
· Quick Previewer for browsing the diagram before open it
Microsoft Visio Integration

· Transfer shapes from Visio®
· Create UML diagram with Visio® Stencils

Object-Relational Mapping

· Create ER Diagram for Your Database in Few Clicks · Create Persistent Object by Reversing Legacy Database · Generate Persistent Object and Database from Class Diagram · Create Custom Query with ORM Qualifier
· Automatic Generated Array Table for Handling 1:M Relationship on Primitive Type · Define You Own Program Logic for Generated Persistent Object

What's New in This Release:

· This release introduces Event-driven Process Chain Diagram, Process Map Diagram, and Organization Charts.
· Enhancements include the support for traceability by using Diagram Transitor, copying diagram elements as XML, support for importing Rational Software Architect project files, and support for smart layout in Mind Mapping Diagram.
· Sequence Diagram was enhanced to support duration and time constraints.
· Instant code generation was enhanced to have more specific code detail settings.
· This release includes 8 major new features, 5 enhanced features, and 60 bugfixes.