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Agilian User's Guide

Last Modified: Aug 16, 2010

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Table of Contents

Part I. Getting started

Last Modified: Aug 16, 2010

1. Introduction to Agilian

Sections

1.1. About Agilian

1.2. Editions

1.3. Licensing

1.4. Software Maintenance

1.5. System Requirements

2. Installing Agilian

Sections

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

2.2. Mac OS X

2.3. Linux and Unix

2.4. Switching edition

2.5. Uninstalling Agilian

3. Getting started

Sections

3.1. Starting Agilian

3.2. Interface Overview

4. User interface

Sections

4.1. Menu bar

4.2. Toolbar

4.3. Dockable User Interface

4.4. Diagram navigator

4.5. Model explorer

4.6. Class repository

4.7. Logical view

4.8. Property pane

4.9. Diagram overview

4.10. Documentation pane

4.11. Stencil pane

5. Working with projects

Sections

5.1. Creating project

5.2. Saving project

5.3. Organizing diagrams by model explorer

5.4. Maintaining backups

6. Key concepts

Sections

6.1. Model element and view

6.2. Master view and auxiliary view

Part II. UML modeling

Last Modified: Aug 16, 2010

1. Use case diagram

Sections

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

Sections

2.1. Creating Class Diagram

3. Sequence diagram

Sections

3.1. Creating sequence diagram

4. Communication diagram

Sections

4.1. Creating Communication Diagrams

5. State machine diagram

Sections

5.1. Creating State Machine Diagram

6. Activity diagram

Sections

6.1. Creating Activity Diagram

7. Component diagram

Sections

7.1. Creating Component Diagram

8. Deployment diagram

Sections

8.1. Creating Deployment Diagram

9. Package diagram

Sections

9.1. Creating Package Diagram

10. Object diagram

Sections

10.1. Creating Object Diagram

11. Composite structure diagram

Sections

11.1. Creating Composite Structure Diagram

12. Timing diagram

Sections

12.1. Creating Timing Diagram

13. Interaction overview diagram

Sections

13.1. Creating Interaction Overview Diagram

Part III. Business process modeling

Last Modified: Aug 05, 2010

1. Business Process Diagram

Sections

1.1. Creating business process diagram

1.2. Pool and lane

1.3. Task and sub-process

1.4. Event

1.5. Gateway

1.6. Sequence and message flows

1.7. Choreography task and sub-process

1.8. Data object

2. Conversation Diagram

Sections

2.1. Creating conversation diagram

3. Data Flow Diagram

Sections

3.1. Creating data flow diagram

4. Event-driven Process Chain Diagram

Sections

4.1. Creating EPC diagram

5. Process Map Diagram

Sections

5.1. Creating process map diagram

6. Organization Chart

Sections

6.1. Creating organization chart

Part IV. Simulacian

Last Modified: Jun 29, 2010

1. Visual simulation

Sections

1.1. What is simulacian?

1.2. Simulacian control panel

1.3. Simulating business process

2. Simulacian charts

Sections

2.1. Completion

2.2. Resource Usage

2.3. Queue Time

Part V. Database modeling

Last Modified: Jun 22, 2010

1. Entity relationship diagram

Sections

1.1. Creating entity relationship diagram

2. Object relational mapping diagram

Sections

2.1. Creating object relational mapping

Part VI. Requirement modeling

Last Modified: Aug 16, 2010

1. Requirement diagram

Sections

1.1. Creating requirement diagram

1.2. Customizing requirement types

1.3. Requirement grid

2. Textual analysis

Sections

2.1. Recording requirements

2.2. Identifying important terms

2.3. Identifying candidate objects

2.4. Forming diagram from candidate objects

3. CRC card diagram

Sections

3.1. Creating CRC card diagram

4. User interface designer

Sections

4.1. Creating User Interface Diagram

4.2. Frame

4.3. Label

4.4. Text Field

4.5. Scrollbar

4.6. Combo Box

4.7. List

4.8. Table

4.9. Tree

4.10. Web Label

4.11. Web Button Input

4.12. Web Text Input

4.13. Web Combo Box

4.14. Web List

4.15. Web Password Input

4.16. Web File Input

4.17. Annotating the UI Design with Callout Shape

5. Working with glossary

Sections

5.1. Identify glossary term

5.2. Glossary grid

6. ArchiMate diagram

Sections

6.1. Creating ArchiMate diagram in Agilian

7. Grid diagram

Sections

7.1. Creating grid diagram

7.2. Creating element in grid

7.3. Adding/removing property columns

7.4. Setting the scope of grid content

7.5. Filter and find

Part VII. Mind mapping

Last Modified: Jun 11, 2010

1. Mind Mapping Diagram

Sections

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

Part VIII. Diagramming toolset

Last Modified: Aug 09, 2010

1. Creating diagrams

Sections

1.1. Creating diagrams

1.2. Resource centric interface

1.3. Tagged values

1.4. Spell Checking

2. Project management properties

Sections

2.1. Using project management properties

2.2. Configuring project management properties loop-up

3. Documenting model elements

Sections

3.1. RTF Documentation

3.2. Voice Documentation

4. Style and formatting

Sections

4.1. Change diagram elements styles

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

5. General modeling techniques

Sections

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

6. Advanced modeling techniques

Sections

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

6.6. Layer

6.7. Making Shape Non-selectable

6.8. Locking Diagram

6.9. Showing model element in multiple diagrams

6.10. Using Overview Diagram

7. Drawing annotations and freehand shapes

Sections

7.1. Note Shape

7.2. Callout Shape

7.3. Freehand Shapes

8. Resource referencing

Sections

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

Sections

9.1. Creating Shape in Shape Editor

9.2. Creating Shapes from Stencil Pane

10. Customizing user interface

Sections

10.1. Hiding user interface components

10.2. Adjusting user interface font

Part IX. Modeling toolset

Last Modified: Aug 04, 2010

1. Organizing works with model

Sections

1.1. Using model

1.2. Creating diagram under model

1.3. Moving diagram to model

2. Animacian

Sections

2.1. What is Animacian?

2.2. Animating Business Process Diagramming

2.3. Exporting Animation to Adobe Flash

3. Maintaining project dependency

Sections

3.1. Depending Another Project

3.2. Referencing other projects' model elements

3.3. Mirroring model element

4. Model element nicknaming

Sections

4.1. What is Nickname?

4.2. Configure Nickname

4.3. Using Nickname

4.4. Translation

5. Visual Diff

Sections

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

Sections

6.1. Defining Design Pattern

6.2. Applying Design Pattern

6.3. Synchronize design pattern with teamwork server

7. Model transitor

Sections

7.1. Model transitor for shape

7.2. Model transitor for diagram

8. Using stereotypes

Sections

8.1. Apply Stereotype to Model Element

8.2. Configure Stereotypes

8.3. Shortcut of creating stereotyped model element

9. Customizing elements with profile

Sections

9.1. Creating a profile

9.2. Drawing a profile diagram

Part X. Impact analysis

Last Modified: Jun 29, 2010

1. Introducation of impact analysis

Sections

1.1. Introduction of Impact Analysis

2. Matrix diagram

Sections

2.1. Creating a Matrix

2.2. Reading a Matrix

3. Analysis diagram

Sections

3.1. Analyzing a model element

3.2. Updating analyzed result

3.3. Grouping of Nodes

3.4. Opening View from Node

Part XI. Documentation generation

Last Modified: Jun 29, 2010

1. Generating HTML/PDF/Word report

Sections

1.1. Generating report

1.2. Configuring report

2. Customizing report

Sections

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

Sections

3.1. Publish project using Project Publisher

3.2. About publisher output

4. Report Writer

Sections

4.1. Installing report writer

4.2. Creating report

4.3. Introduction to report writer user interface

4.4. Constructing report

4.5. Updating report content

4.6. Export and import report

4.7. Customizing report writer template

Part XII. Interoperability

Last Modified: Aug 03, 2010

1. Export and import XML

Sections

1.1. Exporting XML

1.2. Importing XML

2. Export and import VP project

Sections

2.1. Exporting VP Project

2.2. Importing VP Project

3. Export and import Microsoft Excel

Sections

3.1. Exporting to Microsoft Excel

3.2. Importing Microsoft Excel file

3.3. Excel modification guidelines

4. Export and import XMI

Sections

4.1. Exporting XMI

4.2. Importing XMI

5. Importing Visio drawing

Sections

5.1. Importing Visio Drawing into Agilian

6. Importing Rational Rose model

Sections

6.1. Importing Rational Rose Model into Agilian

7. Importing Rational Software Architect File

Sections

7.1. Importing Rational Software Architect EMX into Agilian

7.2. Importing Rational Software Architect DNX into Agilian

8. Importing Erwin Data Modeler project file

Sections

8.1. Importing Erwin Data Modeler Project File into Agilian

9. Importing Telelogic Rhapsody and System Architect project file

Sections

9.1. Importing Telelogic Rhapsody Project

9.2. Importing Telelogic System Architect

10. Importing NetBeans 6.x UML diagrams

Sections

10.1. Importing NetBeans 6.x UML Diagrams into Agilian

11. Export diagram to various graphic formats

Sections

11.1. Exporting Active Diagram as Image

11.2. Exporting Multiple Diagrams as Images

11.3. Exporting Portion of Diagram as Image

12. Extend functionalities with Open API

Sections

12.1. Introduction to Plugin Support

12.2. Implementing Plugin

12.3. Deploying Plugin

13. Command line operations

Sections

13.1. Exporting diagram image

13.2. Exporting and Importing XMI

13.3. Exporting and Importing XML

13.4. Generating report

13.5. Project Publisher

13.6. Updating Teamwork Project from Server

13.7. Executing Operations with Apache Ant

14. Printing diagrams

Sections

14.1. Printing Diagrams

14.2. Quick Print

Part XIII. Team collaboration

Last Modified: Jun 28, 2010

1. Teamwork collaboration with VP Teamwork Server

Sections

1.1. Introduction to team collaboration

1.2. The Teamwork Client

1.3. Checkout project

1.4. Commit

1.5. Update

1.6. Branching

1.7. Tagging

1.8. Revert Local Modification

1.9. Roll back Past Revisions Changes

2. Teamwork collaboration with SVN

Sections

2.1. Introduction to team collaboration

2.2. The Teamwork Client

2.3. Checkout project

2.4. Commit

2.5. Update

2.6. Branching

2.7. Tagging

2.8. Revert Local Modification

2.9. Roll back Past Revisions Changes

3. Teamwork collaboration with CVS

4. Teamwork collaboration with Perforce

Part XIV. Appendix

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2010

1. Configure environment options

Sections

1.1. General options

1.2. Diagramming options

1.3. View options

1.4. State code engine options

1.5. Office exchange options

1.6. User path options

1.7. Data type options

1.8. File type options

1.9. Spell checking options

1.10. Keys options

2. Automatic update

Sections

2.1. Updating Agilian

2.2. Automatic update notification

3. Connection rules

Sections

3.1. Use case diagram connection rules

3.2. Class diagram connection rules

3.3. Sequence diagram connection rules

3.4. Communication diagram connection rules

3.5. State machine diagram connection rules

3.6. Activity diagram connection rules

3.7. Component diagram connection rules

3.8. Deployment diagram connection rules

3.9. Package diagram connection rules

3.10. Object diagram connection rules

3.11. Composite structure diagram connection rules

3.12. Interaction overview diagram connection rules

3.13. Requirement diagram connection rules

3.14. Basic diagram

3.15. Entity relationship diagram connection rules

3.16. ORM diagram connection rules

3.17. Business process diagram connection rules

3.18. Conversation diagram connection rules

3.19. Data flow diagram

3.20. EPC diagram

3.21. Process map diagram

3.22. Organization chart connection rules

3.23. Archimate diagram connection rules

3.24. EJB diagram

3.25. Overview diagram connection rules

3.26. Mind mapping diagram

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