Modelio supports different annotation mechanisms used to complete model element properties.
These annotations are:
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Stereotypes – which are used to modify/refine the type of an object ( ~ as if the Stereotype was a metaclass typing the element).
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Tagged values – used to add properties to the element ( ~ the attributes brought by the stereotype to the element)
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Notes & Constraints – text data associated to the element. Used for many purposes: description, documentation, code, and so on.
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Rich notes – similar to notes. However the contents can be of any (supported) kind: HTML, OpenOffice or Word document, and so on…
Very often annotations are fully managed by modules in a way transparent to the end-user, with the module providing a dedicated GUI which is more user-friendly than a set of annotations.
However, each annotation remains manipulable per se using the standard Modelio GUI: