Business Process Visual ARCHITECT user's guide

BP-VA User's Guide

User's Guide

Last Modified: Jan 13, 2012

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Table of Contents

Part I. Getting started

1. Introduction to Business Process Visual ARCHITECT

1.1. About Business Process Visual ARCHITECT

1.5. Software Maintenance

1.6. System Requirements

2. Installing Business Process Visual ARCHITECT

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

2.3. Linux and Unix

2.4. Switching edition

2.5. Uninstalling Business Process Visual ARCHITECT

3. Getting started

3.1. Starting Business Process Visual ARCHITECT

3.2. Interface overview

4. User interface

4.3. Dockable user interface

4.4. Diagram navigator

4.5. Model explorer

4.6. Logical view

4.7. Property pane

4.8. Diagram overview

4.9. Documentation pane

4.10. Stencil pane

4.11. Diagram specification dialog

4.12. Perspective

4.13. Model element specification

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. Switch to Diagram

6. Key concepts

6.1. Model element and view

6.2. Master view and auxiliary view

Part II. 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 III. Business rule

1. Business Motivation Model diagram

1.1. Creating Business Motivation Model diagram

2. Manage business rule

2.1. Managing business rules

2.2. Business rule grid

3. Fact diagram

3.1. Creating fact diagram

Part IV. Data modeling

1. Entity relationship diagram

1.1. Creating entity relationship diagram

1.2. Database Configuration

Part V. 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 on 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. Text annotation

7.2. Callout Shape

7.3. Freehand Shape

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 VI. 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. Referencing 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 busines process diagram

6. Using design pattern

6.1. Defining design patterm

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. Applying stereotype to model element

8.2. Configure stereotypes

8.3. Shortcut of creating stereotyped model element

9. Customizing BPD 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 VII. Report 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 VIII. 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 IX. Glossary management

1. Textual analysis

1.1. Recording requirements

1.2. Identifying important terms

1.3. Identifying candidate tasks and sub-processes

1.4. Forming diagram from candidate objects

1.5. Candidate pane view

2. Working with glossary

2.1. Identify glossary term

2.2. Glossary grid

3. Grid diagram

3.1. Creating grid diagram

3.2. Creating element in grid

3.3. Adding/removing property columns

3.4. Setting the scope of grid content

3.5. Filter and find

Part X. Business process execution

1. WS-BPEL

1.1. Introduction to WS-BPEL support

1.2. Writing WSDL

1.3. Pool (process)

1.4. Start Event (receive)

1.6. Sub-process

1.7. Gateway with WS-BPEL

2. jPDL

2.1. From BPD to jPDL

3. XPDL

3.1. From BPD to XPDL

Part XI. 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. Importing Visio drawing

4.1. Importing Visio Drawing into BP-VA

5. Import Telelogic System Architect

5.1. Importing Telelogic System Architect into BP-VA

6. Importing BizAgi

6.1. Importing BizAgi project

7. Export diagram to various graphic formats

7.1. Exporting Active Diagram as Image

7.2. Exporting Multiple Diagrams as Images

7.3. Exporting Portion of Diagram as Image

8. The Open API

8.1. Introduction to Plugin Support

8.2. Implementing Plugin

8.3. Deploying Plugin

9. Command line interface

9.1. Exporting diagram image

9.2. Exporting and Importing XML

9.3. Generating report through command line

9.4. Project Publisher

9.5. Updating Teamwork Project from Server

9.6. Executing Operations with Apache Ant

10. Printing diagrams

10.1. Printing Diagrams

10.2. Quick Print

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 diagarm

4.1. Chart Diagram

Part XIII. Team collaboration

1. Team Collaboration with VP Teamwork Server

1.1. Introducation to team collaboration with VP Teamwork Server

1.2. The Teamwork Client

1.3. Checkout project with VP Teamwork Server

1.4. Commit with VP Teamwork Server

1.5. Update with VP Teamwork Server

1.6. Branching with VP Teamwork Server

1.7. Tagging with VP Teamwork Server

1.8. Revert Local Modification with VP Teamwork Server

1.9. Roll back Past Revisions Changes with VP Teamwork Server

1.10. Export revision with VP Teamwork Server

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 with Subversion

2.2. The Teamwork Client with Subversion

2.3. Checkout project with Subversion

2.4. Commit with Subversion

2.5. Update with Subversion

2.6. Branching with Subversion

2.7. Tagging with Subversion

2.8. Revert Local Modification with Subversion

2.9. Roll back Past Revisions Changes with Subversion

2.10. Export revision with Subversion

2.11. Support commit part of project to Teamwork

3. Diagram protection

3.1. Diagram protection

Part XIV. 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

2.7. Business Process

3. View

4. User Path

5. File Types

5.1. File Types

6. Spell Checking

6.1. Spell Checking

7. Keys

8. Import/Export

Part XV. Appendix B - Project Options

1. Diagramming

1.1. Appearance

1.2. Environment

1.3. Model Generation

1.6. Business Process

1.8. Textual Analysis

2. Model Quality

2.1. Model Quality

Part XVI. Appendix C

1. Automatic update

1.1. Updating BP-VA

1.2. Automatic update notification

2. Connection rules

2.1. Business process diagram connection rules

2.2. Conversation diagram connection rules

2.3. Data flow diagram connection rules

2.4. EPC diagram connection rules

2.5. Process map diagram connection rules

2.6. Organization diagram connection rules

2.7. Fact diagram connection rules

2.8. Entity relationship diagram connection rules

2.9. Business motivation model diagram connection rules

2.10. Overview diagram connection rules


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