1. Requirements

1.1. Eclipse Versions

UML4AS - UML for ActionScript and Flex is a product based on the Eclipse Platform. In order to use it, you should have an already existing installation of an Eclipse (or Eclipse based) IDE. If you don't, please download one from the Eclipse download section (http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/; Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers is recommended).

The Eclipse version of your IDE should be at least 3.3. We have tested UML4AS - UML for ActionScript and Flex on the following configurations:

• Eclipse 3.3 + Flex Builder 3 Plug-in
• Eclipse 3.5 + Flex Builder 3 Plug-in
• FDT 3.5 (Eclipse 3.5 based)
• Flash Builder 4 Standalone (Eclipse 3.5 based)

1.2. Operating Systems

For the moment, only the Windows family of operating systems is supported. In the near future Mac OS and Linux will be supported as well.

2. Install

For the moment UML4AS - UML for ActionScript and Flex needs to be installed manually. We are investigating a better approach (either update site based or installer based). Please follow the following steps:

• download the latest version of UML4AS - UML for ActionScript and Flex and unzip it somewhere on your disk, in a temporary folder (e.g. d:/temp/uml4as); you will see 2 directories: features, plugins
• go to your existing Eclipse (or Eclipse based product, e.g. d:/java/eclipse); among others, you will see as well the following 2 directories: features, plugins
• uninstall UML4AS - UML for ActionScript and Flex if another version already exists (please see below)
• copy all the contents you unzipped, into the Eclipse directory (e.g. d:/temp/uml4as to d:/java/eclipse)
• start Eclipse; you should see an "About UML4AS" entry in the Help menu; that means the product has been successfully installed

Possible problems: if you don't see the "About UML4AS" menu entry, try the following:

• stop Eclipse
• delete all files and folders starting with "com.crispico.flower.mp*" form the /features and /plugins folders
  open a command prompt (e.g. Start Menu, Run, cmd)
  go to the Eclipse folder (e.g. d:, cd d:/java/eclipse)
  start Eclipse with the -clean argument (e.g. eclipse -clean; if eclipse.exe doesn't exist, there should be another executable, e.g. FlexBuilder.exe)
• repeat the installation procedure; when starting eclipse, use the -clean command line option again
• if the problem still persists, please use our forum to get in contact with us

3. Uninstall

To uninstall UML4AS - UML for ActionScript and Flex from your Eclipse installation, delete all files and folders starting with "com.crispico.flower.mp*" form the /features and /plugins folders (from your Eclipse installation directory, e.g. d:/java/eclipse).