About the book: This guidebook starts with conceptual models, and then moves onto applications of UML in a range of complex modeling problems. Readers are introduced to the vocabulary, the idioms, and the rules of this language. This book follows a two-colour format, and is packed with many types of examples.

The Unified Modeling Language User Guide is divided into seven sections, and each chapter has a summary, terms and concepts, common modeling techniques, and hints and tips. The first section contains an introduction to UML. Some other sections are Basic Behavioral Modeling, Architectural Modeling, and Basic Structural Modeling. A few topics covered in this guidebook are Applying the UML, Interfaces, Deployment, Statechart Diagrams, Relationships, and Patterns and Frameworks. The last section illustrates how to apply UML. The three appendices focus on UML notations, Standard UML elements, and a summary of the Rational Unified Process. A list of commonly used terms is also included.

The Unified Modeling Language User Guide can be used by developers, analysts, quality assurance personnel, project and program managers, and architects.