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Create a Profile

Profile​

To create a profile:

  1. Click the + icon.

  2. Click New Profile.

Profile tag​

Use tagged values to add context to your data model. For example, we can add the tagged value alias to our Firm class to make it easier for others to navigate our data model.

  1. In the Profile editor, go to the Tags tab and click the + icon.
  2. Type in alias.

Add a tagged value to a class​

  1. Select the Firm class

  2. Go to the tagged values tab

  3. Drag and drop the Profile element into the Tagged Value tab OR hit the + icon.

  4. Select alias.

  5. Type in Organization.

The Firm class now shows the additional context.

Stereotype​

To create a stereotype:

Profile stereotype​

Annotate your model with labels like legacy or deprecated:

  1. In the Profile editor, go to the stereotypes tab and click the + icon.

  2. Type in deprecated.

Class stereotype​

  1. Select the Firm class

  2. Go to the Stereotypes tab

  3. Drag and drop the Profileelement into the Stereotypes tab OR hit the + icon.

  4. Select deprecated.

The Firm class now shows the additional metadata information.

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Supertype​

To create a supertype, let's create a new class called LegalEntity.

  1. Moving back to the Firm class, go to the Super types tab and click the + icon.

  2. Select the LegalEntity class from the dropdown.

    The model visualization on the left now shows the LegalEntity class as a super type of Firm.

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