Innovator - open modeling platform
The Innovator Modeling Platform
As well as business process modeling, object-oriented and structured software analysis, Innovator also supports object-oriented design and data modeling. Innovator is especially suited for model-driven software development as it enables domain-specific language extensions using UML 2 profiles.
Advantages of Innovator:
- Integrated solution, from requirements and business processes right through to application development
- Supports open industry standards (BPMN, UML, SysML, SoaML)
- Flexible customization using DSLs and profiles
- Central model server supports distributed teams
- Open architecture and Java/.NET APIs
David Norton: “Gartner is often asked: “Is Model Driven Development (MDD) relevant or is it a legacy of the formal development mindset?” The simple answer is yes! MDD has a place in modern application development. BPM and SOA based solutions can benefit greatly from driving the implementation directly from the models in terms of productivity, alignment and cost of maintenance. Combining MDD with iterative delivery, openness to change , and engaged business means organizations are not penalized if they want agility with control.”
Innovator 11 (Version 11 R2.1)
Modeling business processes, requirements, mask flows, business objects and use cases with Business Process Model and Notations (BPMN 2.0) and Unified Modeling Language (UML 2.1).
Uniform software development in accordance with object-oriented methods using Unified Modeling Language (UML 2.1).
Highly-flexible data modeling with information management metamodel (IMM), entity-relationship model (ERM) and structured entity-relationship modeling (SERM).
You can find information about the older Innovator versions Function, Business ClassiX, Object ClassiX and Data ClassiX under previous products.
