Nested Package serialization


We will in this section describe the nested package xmi serialization.
This feature is only available with EclipseUML 2008.

To get a nested package diagram view of your project you need to click on the src > Open / Reverse UML > Nested Package Diagram.



To select the level of depth click on the top down arrow or write a number in the Deep field.



Here is the nested package giving a structural view of the Xerces project.



The nested package is managed at diagram and xmi level.



At graphical level the nested package is important to immediately visualize the project strucutre.
What is more important and not really visible is the eclipseUML 2008 package feature which allow to model at project level and not just at package level.
The XMI serialization is crucial at this stage in order to keep project logic between the java code and the model strucutre in order to add iterative project merge.
RSA® 7.5 can only work at package level which is serious limitation for java modeling.