Agilian user's guide

Agilian User's Guide

User's Guide

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Table of Contents

Part I. Getting started

1. Introduction to Agilian

1.1. Agilian product overview

1.4. Software Maintenance

1.5. System Requirements

2. Installing Agilian

2.1. Windows 2000/NT/2003/XP/Vista/7/8

2.3. Linux and Unix

2.4. Starting Agilian

2.5. Changing edition

2.6. Uninstalling Agilian

3. User interface

3.1. Interface Overview

3.4. Dockable User Interface

3.5. Diagram navigator

3.6. Model explorer

3.7. Class repository

3.8. Logical view

3.9. Property pane

3.10. Diagram overview

3.11. Documentation pane

3.12. Stencil pane

3.13. Diagram Specification window

3.14. Perspective

3.15. Model's Specification window

4. Working with projects

4.1. Creating project

4.2. Saving project

4.3. Organizing diagrams by model explorer

4.4. Maintaining backups

4.5. Manage Project Properties window

4.6. Switch to Diagram

Part II. UML modeling

1. Use case diagram

1.1. Creating use case diagram

1.2. Documenting use case details

1.3. Documenting flow of events

1.4. Elaborating use case

1.5. Actor grid

1.6. Use case grid

2. Class diagram

2.1. Creating Class Diagram

3. Sequence diagram

3.1. Creating sequence diagram

4. Communication diagram

4.1. Creating Communication Diagrams

5. State machine diagram

5.1. Creating State Machine Diagram

6. Activity diagram

6.1. Creating Activity Diagram

7. Component diagram

7.1. Creating Component Diagram

8. Deployment diagram

8.1. Creating Deployment Diagram

9. Package diagram

9.1. Creating Package Diagram

10. Object diagram

10.1. Creating Object Diagram

11. Composite structure diagram

11.1. Creating Composite Structure Diagram

12. Timing diagram

12.1. Creating Timing Diagram

13. Interaction overview diagram

13.1. Creating Interaction Overview Diagram

Part III. Enterprise architecture

1. Zachman Framework

1.1. Creating Zachman Framework

1.2. Editing cell in Zachman Framework

1.3. Collapsing/Expanding rows or columns

2. Business Motivation Model diagram

2.1. Creating Business Motivation Model diagram

3. ArchiMate diagram

3.1. Creating ArchiMate diagram

Part IV. SoaML modeling

1. Service interface diagram

1.1. Creating service interface diagram

2. Service participant diagram

2.1. Creating service participant diagram

3. Service contract diagram

3.1. Creating service contract diagram

4. Services architecture diagram

4.1. Creating services architecture diagram

5. Service categorization diagram

5.1. Creating service categorization diagram

Part V. Business modeling

1. Business Process Diagram

1.1. Creating business process diagram

1.2. Pool and lane

1.3. Task and sub-process

1.6. Sequence and message flows

1.7. Choreography task and sub-process

1.8. Data object

2. Conversation Diagram

2.1. Creating conversation diagram

3. Data Flow Diagram

3.1. Creating data flow diagram

4. Event-driven Process Chain Diagram

4.1. Creating EPC diagram

5. Process Map Diagram

5.1. Creating process map diagram

6. Organization Chart

6.1. Creating organization chart

7. RACI Chart

7.1. Creating RACI chart

Part VI. Business rule

1. Manage business rule

1.1. Managing business rules

1.2. Business rule grid

2. Fact diagram

2.1. Creating fact diagram

3. Decision table

3.1. Creating decision table

Part VII. Simulacian

1. Visual simulation

1.1. What is simulacian?

1.2. Simulacian control panel

1.3. Simulating business process

2. Simulacian charts

2.1. Completion

2.2. Resource Usage

2.3. Queue Time

2.4. Cost per flow object

2.5. Cost per input

Part VIII. Database modeling

1. Entity relationship diagram

1.1. Creating entity relationship diagram

1.2. Database Configuration

2. Object relational mapping diagram

2.1. Creating object relational mapping

Part IX. Requirement modeling

1. Requirement diagram

1.1. Creating requirement diagram

1.2. Customizing requirement types

1.3. Requirement grid

2. Textual analysis

2.1. Recording requirements

2.2. Identifying important terms

2.3. Identifying candidate objects

2.4. Forming diagram from candidate objects

2.5. Candidate pane view

3. CRC card diagram

3.1. Creating CRC card diagram

4. User interface designer

4.1. Creating User Interface Diagram

4.4. Text Field

4.10. Web Label

4.11. Web Button Input

4.12. Web Text Input

4.13. Web Combo Box

4.15. Web Password Input

4.16. Web File Input

4.17. Annotating the UI Design with Callout Shape

5. Working with glossary

5.1. Identify glossary term

5.2. Glossary grid

6. Grid diagram

6.1. Creating grid diagram

6.2. Creating element in grid

6.3. Adding/removing property columns

6.4. Setting the scope of grid content

6.5. Filter and find

Part X. Mind mapping

1. Mind Mapping Diagram

1.1. Drawing Mind Mapping Diagram

1.2. Formatting nodes

1.3. Linking nodes

1.4. Reference to resources

1.5. Relocating a branch

1.6. Layout nodes and diagram

2. Brainstorm

2.1. Using Brainstorm

2.2. Realizing Brainstorm Notes

Part XI. Diagramming toolset

1. Creating diagrams

1.1. Creating diagrams

1.2. Model element and view

1.3. Master view and auxiliary view

1.4. Resource centric interface

1.5. Tagged values

1.6. Spell Checking

2. Project management properties

2.1. Using project management properties

2.2. Configuring project management properties look-ups

3. Documenting model elements

3.1. RTF Documentation

3.2. Voice Documentation

4. Style and formatting

4.1. Applying fill, line and font styles on diagram elements

4.2. Managing and Applying Styles

4.3. Setting Line Style

4.4. Setting Line Jumps Options

4.5. Setting Connector Caption Orientation

4.6. Format Copier

4.7. Set connection point style

4.8. Present shape as primitive shape

5. General modeling techniques

5.1. Automatic Diagram Layout

5.2. Fit Shape Size

5.3. Diagram Element Selection

5.4. Copy and Paste

5.5. Alignment Guide

5.6. Reverse Connector Direction

5.7. Visualize Model Elements to Diagram

5.8. Visualize related model elements

5.9. Adding comments

5.10. Pinning connector ends

5.11. Align and distribute diagram elements

5.12. Adjusting caption's position and angle

5.13. Zooming Diagram

5.14. Diagram grids

6. Advanced modeling techniques

6.1. Sweeper and Magnet

6.2. Mouse Gestures

6.3. Jumping to shape

6.4. Grouping Diagram Elements

6.5. Show/hide Diagram Elements

6.7. Making Shape Non-selectable

6.8. Showing model element in multiple diagrams

6.9. Using Overview Diagram

7. Annotations and freehand shapes

7.1. Note Shape

7.2. Callout Shape

7.3. Freehand Shapes

8. Resource referencing

8.1. Reference to External Resources

8.2. Reference to Diagrams and Shapes

8.3. Elaborating Model Element with Sub Diagram

8.4. Showing Sub Diagrams and reference indicators

9. Using shape editor

9.1. Creating Shape in Shape Editor

9.2. Creating Shapes from Stencil Pane

10. Customizing user interface

10.1. Hiding user interface components

10.2. Adjusting user interface font

Part XII. Modeling toolset

1. Organizing works with model

1.1. Using model

1.2. Creating diagram under model

1.3. Moving diagram to model

2. Animacian

2.1. What is Animacian?

2.2. Animating Business Process Diagramming

2.3. Animating Sequence Diagram

2.4. Animating Activity Diagram

3. Maintaining project reference

3.1. Reference Another Project

3.2. Referencing other projects' model elements

3.3. Mirroring model element

3.4. Viewing referenced diagrams

3.5. Duplicating element from linked project

3.6. Refactoring

4. Model element nicknaming

4.1. What is Nickname?

4.2. Configure Nickname

4.3. Using Nickname

4.4. Export and import word document of nickname

5. Visual Diff

5.1. What is Visual Diff?

5.2. Comparing As-is and To-be Business Process Diagram

5.3. Comparing Logical and Physical ERD

6. Using design pattern

6.1. Defining Design Pattern

6.2. Applying Design Pattern

6.3. Synchronize design pattern with teamwork server

7. Model transitor

7.1. Model transitor for shape

7.2. Model transitor for diagram

8. Using stereotypes

8.1. Apply Stereotype to Model Element

8.2. Configure Stereotypes

8.3. Shortcut of creating stereotyped model element

9. Customizing elements with profile

9.1. Creating a profile

9.2. Drawing a profile diagram

Part XIII. Impact analysis

1. Introduction of impact analysis

1.1. Introduction of Impact Analysis

2. Matrix diagram

2.1. Creating a Matrix

2.2. Reading a Matrix

2.3. Showing the Use of Terms with Matrix

3. Analysis diagram

3.1. Analyzing a model element

3.2. Updating analyzed result

3.3. Grouping of Nodes

3.4. Opening view from node

4. Chart Diagram

4.1. Developing a chart

4.2. Configuring a chart

Part XIV. Documentation generation

1. Generating HTML/PDF/Word report

1.1. Generating report

1.2. Configuring report

2. Customizing report

2.1. Customizing report

2.2. Export/import report template

2.3. Diagram loop

2.4. Diagram summary

2.5. Diagram paragraph

2.6. Element loop

2.7. Element summary

2.8. Element paragraph

2.9. Custom content

2.10. Diagram Image

2.11. Property value

2.12. Page break

3. Publishing project to web site

3.1. Publish project using Project Publisher

3.2. About publisher output

4. Report composer

4.1. Developing a report

4.2. Exporting a report

4.3. Inserting a table of contents

4.4. Inserting a revision log

4.5. Inserting a cover page

5. Report composer templates

5.1. Introduction

5.2. Creating a template

5.3. Beginning of template

5.4. Reading model - Looping

5.5. Reading model - Conditional checking

5.6. Reading model - Model/diagram element

5.7. Text and break

5.9. Miscellaneous

Part XV. Interoperability

1. Export and import XML

1.1. Exporting XML

1.2. Importing XML

2. Export and import VP project

2.1. Exporting VP Project

2.2. Importing VP Project

3. Export and import Microsoft Excel

3.1. Exporting to Microsoft Excel

3.2. Importing Microsoft Excel file

3.3. Excel modification guidelines

4. Export and import XMI

4.1. Exporting XMI

4.2. Importing XMI

5. Importing Visio drawing

5.1. Importing Visio Drawing into Agilian

6. Importing Rational Rose model

6.1. Importing Rational Rose Model into Agilian

7. Importing Rational Software Architect file

7.1. Importing Rational Software Architect EMX

7.2. Importing Rational Software Architect DNX

8. Importing Erwin Data Modeler project file

8.1. Importing Erwin Data Modeler Project File into Agilian

9. Importing Telelogic Rhapsody and System Architect project file

9.1. Importing Telelogic Rhapsody Project

9.2. Importing Telelogic System Architect

10. Importing NetBeans 6.x UML diagrams

10.1. Importing NetBeans 6.x UML Diagrams into Agilian

11. Importing BizAgi

11.1. Importing BizAgi

12. Export diagram to various graphic formats

12.1. Exporting Active Diagram as Image

12.2. Exporting Multiple Diagrams as Images

12.3. Exporting Portion of Diagram as Image

13. Extend functionalities with Open API

13.1. Introduction to Plugin Support

13.2. Implementing Plugin

13.3. Deploying Plugin

14. Command line operations

14.1. Exporting diagram image

14.2. Exporting and Importing XMI

14.3. Exporting and Importing XML

14.4. Generating report

14.5. Project Publisher

14.6. Updating Teamwork Project from Server

14.7. Executing Operations with Apache Ant

14.8. Exporting report (Report Composer)

15. Printing diagrams

15.1. Printing Diagrams

15.2. Quick Print

Part XVI. Team collaboration

1. Getting started

1.1. Introduction to team collaboration

1.2. Teamwork Client in Agilian

2. Basic features

2.1. Checkout and open project

2.2. Commit works to server

2.3. Commit part of a project

2.4. Update project from server

2.5. Revert local modification

2.6. Import project to server

3. Advanced features

3.1. Branching in server

3.2. Tagging in Server

3.3. Roll back past revisions changes

3.4. Export revisions from server

3.5. Managing Teamwork Files

3.6. Diagram protection

3.7. See the evolution of design using Visual History

3.8. Design recovery with Visual History

4. PostMania

4.1. PostMania Overview

4.2. The PostMania Page

4.3. Posting Discussion Topic in PostMania

4.4. Replying in PostMania

4.5. Watching Diagram

Part XVII. Appendix A - Application Options

1. General

1.2. Referenced project

1.3. Appearance

1.4. Connection

2. Diagramming

2.1. Appearance

2.2. Environment

2.3. Model Generation

2.6. Resource Centric

2.8. Generalization

2.10. Interaction

2.11. Business Process

3. View

4. Office Exchange

4.1. Office Exchange

5. User Path

6. File Types

6.1. File Types

7. Spell Checking

7.1. Spell Checking

8. Keys

9. Import/Export

Part XVIII. Appendix B - Project Options

1. Diagramming

2. ORM

2.1. Synchronization

3. Data Type

4. Model Quality

4.1. Model Quality

Part XIX. Appendix C

1. Automatic update

1.1. Updating Agilian to Latest Hotfix Build

1.2. Automatic Update Notification

2. Connection rules

2.1. Use case diagram connection rules

2.2. Class diagram connection rules

2.3. Sequence diagram connection rules

2.4. Communication diagram connection rules

2.5. State machine diagram connection rules

2.6. Activity diagram connection rules

2.7. Component diagram connection rules

2.8. Deployment diagram connection rules

2.9. Package diagram connection rules

2.10. Object diagram connection rules

2.11. Composite structure diagram connection rules

2.12. Interaction overview diagram connection rules

2.13. Requirement diagram connection rules

2.14. Basic diagram connection rules

2.15. Entity relationship diagram connection rules

2.16. ORM diagram connection rules

2.17. Business process diagram connection rules

2.18. Conversation diagram connection rules

2.19. Data flow diagram connection rules

2.20. EPC diagram connection rules

2.21. Process map diagram connection rules

2.22. Organization chart connection rules

2.23. Fact diagram connection rules

2.24. Business motivation model diagram connection rules

2.25. Archimate diagram connection rules

2.26. EJB diagram connection rules

2.27. Overview diagram connection rules

2.28. Mind mapping diagram connection rules


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