Rose Panther Link

About This Document

Using Rose Panther Link provides instructions on importing UML modeling diagrams from Rational Rose into Panther business components-COM components or Enterprise JavaBeans.

Rose Panther Link is an add-on to your Rational Rose product.

This guide contains the following information:

Documentation Web Site

The Panther documentation web site includes manuals in HTML and PDF formats and the Java API documentation in Javadoc format. The web site enables you to search the HTML files for both the manuals and the Java API.

Panther product documentation is available on the Prolifics corporate web site at http://www.prolifics.com/docs/panther/. The documentation is also distributed with the product either in the docs directory or on a separate documentation CD.

How to Print the Document

You can print a copy of this document from a web browser, one file at a time, by using the FilePrint option on your web browser.

A PDF version of this document is available from the Panther library page of the documentation web site. You can open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader and print the entire document (or a portion of it) in book format.

If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can get it for free from the Adobe web site at http://www.adobe.com.

Documentation Conventions

The following documentation conventions are used throughout this document.

Convention Item

Ctrl+Tab

Indicates that you must press two or more keys simultaneously. Initial capitalization indicates a physical key.

italics

Indicates emphasis or book titles.

UPPERCASE TEXT

Indicates Prolifics logical keys.

Example:

XMIT

boldface text

Indicates terms defined in the glossary.

monospace text

Indicates code samples, commands and their options, directories, and file names and their extensions. Monospace text also indicates text that you must enter from the keyboard.

Examples:

#include <smdefs.h>

chmod u+w *

/usr/prolifics

prolifics.ini

monospace italic text

Identifies variables in code representing the information you supply.

Example:

String expr

MONOSPACE UPPERCASE TEXT

Indicates environment variables, logical operators, SQL keywords, mnemonics, or Prolifics constants.

Examples:

CLASSPATH

OR

...

Indicates one of the following in a command line:

{ }

Indicates a set of choices in a syntax line. One of the items should be selected. The braces themselves should never be typed.

|

Separates mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line. The symbol itself should never be typed.

[ ]

Indicates optional items in a syntax line. The brackets themselves should never be typed.

Example:

formlib [-v] library-name [file-list]...

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.
.

Indicates the omission of items from a code example or from a syntax line. The vertical ellipsis itself should never be typed.

Contact Us!

Your feedback on the Panther documentation is important to us. Send us e-mail at support@prolifics.com if you have questions or comments. In your e-mail message, please indicate that you are using the documentation for Panther 5.

If you have any questions about this version of Panther, or if you have problems installing and running Panther, contact Customer Support via:

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