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. About Agilian

1.4. Software Maintenance

1.5. System Requirements

2. Installing Agilian

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

2.3. Linux and Unix

2.4. Switching edition

2.5. Uninstalling Agilian

3. Getting started

3.1. Starting Agilian

3.2. Interface Overview

4. User interface

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

4.12. Diagram Specification Dialog

4.13. Perspective

4.14. Model's Specification dialog

5. Working with projects

5.1. Creating project

5.2. Saving project

5.3. Organizing diagrams by model explorer

5.4. Maintaining backups

5.5. Manage Project Properties Dialog

5.6. Project template

5.7. Switch to Diagram

6. Key concepts

6.1. Model element and view

6.2. Master view and auxiliary view

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. Business process 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 V. Business rule

1. Manage business rule

1.1. Managing business rules

1.2. Business rule grid

2. Fact diagram

2.1. Creating fact diagram

Part VI. 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 VII. 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 VIII. 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 IX. 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

Part X. Diagramming toolset

1. Creating diagrams

1.1. Creating diagrams

1.2. Resource centric interface

1.3. Tagged values

1.4. 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

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

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 XI. 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. Exporting Animation to Adobe Flash

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

10. Brainstorm

10.1. Using Brainstorm

10.2. Realizing Brainstorm Notes

Part XII. 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 XIII. 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 writer

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

4.8. Printing in Report Writer

4.9. Copy Style

5. Report composer

5.1. Developing a report

5.2. Exporting a report

5.3. Inserting a table of contents

5.4. Inserting a revision log

5.5. Inserting a cover page

6. Report composer templates

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Creating a template

6.3. Beginning of template

6.4. Reading model - Looping

6.5. Reading model - Conditional checking

6.6. Reading model - Model/diagram element

6.7. Text and break

6.9. Miscellaneous

Part XIV. 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

15. Printing diagrams

15.1. Printing Diagrams

15.2. Quick Print

Part XV. Team collaboration

1. Team collaboration with VP Teamwork Server

1.1. Introduction to team collaboration

1.2. The Teamwork Client

1.3. Checkout project

1.8. Revert Local Modification

1.9. Roll back Past Revisions Changes

1.10. Export revision

1.11. Support commit part of project to Teamwork

1.12. Compare revisions

1.13. Managing Teamwork Files

2. Team Collaboration with Subversion

2.1. Introduction to team collaboration

2.2. The Teamwork Client

2.3. Checkout project

2.8. Revert Local Modification

2.9. Roll back Past Revisions Changes

2.10. Support commit part of project to Teamwork

3. Diagram protection

3.1. Diagram protection

Part XVI. 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 XVII. Appendix B - Project Options

1. Diagramming

1.1. Appearance

1.2. Environment

1.3. Model Generation

1.7. Association

1.8. Generalization

1.10. Interaction

1.11. Use Case Diagram

1.12. Activity and State

1.13. Component Diagram

1.14. Deployment Diagram

1.15. Business Process

1.16. Requirement Diagram

1.18. Communication Diagram

1.19. Textual Analysis

2. ORM

2.1. Synchronization

3. Office Exchange

3.1. Office Exchange

4. Data Type

5. Model Quality

5.1. Model Quality

Part XVIII. Appendix C

1. Automatic update

1.1. Updating Agilian

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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