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Business Process Visual ARCHITECT User's Guide

Last Modified: Aug 26, 2010

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Table of Contents

Part I. Getting started

Last Modified: Aug 16, 2010

1. Introduction to Business Process Visual ARCHITECT

This chapter gives you an introduction about Business Process Visual ARCHITECT, such as edition, feature, licensing, software maintenance and system requirements.

Sections

1.1. About Business Process Visual ARCHITECT

1.2. Editions

1.3. Features

1.4. Licensing

1.5. Software Maintenance

1.6. System Requirements

2. Installing Business Process Visual ARCHITECT

This chapter covers mainly the installation of BP-VA on various platforms, as well as the steps of switching between product editions and how to remove BP-VA.

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 Business Process Visual ARCHITECT

3. Getting started

This chapter shows you how to start BP-VA, and gives you an overview about the user interface.

Sections

3.1. Starting Business Process Visual ARCHITECT

3.2. Interface overview

4. User interface

This chapter will go through the various panes and components in user interface of BP-VA.

Sections

4.1. Menu bar

4.2. Toolbar

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

5. Working with projects

This chapter introduces how to create and save project in BP-VA. You will also see how to create model and organize diagrams with model.

Sections

5.1. Creating project

5.2. Saving project

5.3. Organizing diagrams by model explorer

5.4. Maintaining backups

6. Key concepts

There are some concepts that you need to know before you start using BP-VA.

Sections

6.1. Model element and view

6.2. Master view and auxiliary view

Part II. Business process modeling

Last Modified: Aug 26, 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 III. Data modeling

Last Modified: Apr 08, 2010

1. Entity relationship diagram

Sections

1.1. Creating entity relationship diagram

Part IV. 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. Documenting model elements

Sections

2.1. RTF documentation

2.2. Voice documentation

3. Style and formatting

Sections

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

3.2. Managing and applying styles

3.3. Setting line style

3.4. Setting line jumps options

3.5. Setting connector caption orientation

3.6. Format copier

4. General modeling techniques

Sections

4.1. Automatic Diagram Layout

4.2. Fit Shape Size

4.3. Diagram Element Selection

4.4. Copy and Paste

4.5. Alignment Guide

4.6. Reverse Connector Direction

4.7. Visualize Model Elements on Diagram

4.8. Visualize related model elements

4.9. Adding comments

4.10. Pinning connector ends

4.11. Align and distribute Diagram Elements

4.12. Adjusting caption's position and angle

5. Advanced modeling techniques

Sections

5.1. Sweeper and Magnet

5.2. Mouse Gestures

5.3. Jumping to shape

5.4. Grouping Diagram Elements

5.5. Show/hide Diagram Elements

5.6. Layer

5.7. Making Shape Non-selectable

5.8. Locking Diagram

5.9. Showing model element in multiple diagrams

5.10. Using Overview Diagram

6. Annotations and freehand shapes

Sections

6.1. Text annotation

6.2. Callout Shape

6.3. Freehand Shape

7. Resource referencing

Sections

7.1. Reference to External Resources

7.2. Reference to Diagrams and Shapes

7.3. Elaborating Model Element with Sub Diagram

7.4. Showing Sub Diagrams and reference indicators

8. Using shape editor

Sections

8.1. Creating Shape in Shape Editor

8.2. Creating Shapes from Stencil Pane

9. Customizing user interface

Sections

9.1. Hiding user interface components

9.2. Adjusting user interface font

Part V. Modeling toolset

Last Modified: Aug 17, 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

3.4. Viewing dependent diagrams

3.5. Duplicating element from linked project

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 busines process diagram

6. Using design pattern

Sections

6.1. Defining design patterm

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. Applying stereotype to model element

8.2. Configure stereotypes

8.3. Shortcut of creating stereotyped model element

9. Customizing BPD with profile

Sections

9.1. Creating a profile

9.2. Drawing a profile diagram

Part VI. Report 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 VII. Simulacian

Last Modified: Jun 30, 2010

1. Visual simulation

With simulacian, you can simulate the execution of business process for studying the resource consumption (e.g. human resources, devices, etc.) throughout a process, identifying bottlenecks, quantifying the differences between improvement options which help study and execute process improvements. This chapter provides you with detailed information about simulacian in BP-VA.

Sections

1.1. What is simulacian?

1.2. Simulacian control panel

1.3. Simulating business process

2. Simulacian charts

In addition to process simulation, you can produce charts to aid in the analysis of process performance in BP-VA. This chapter describes the three charts in details.

Sections

2.1. Completion

2.2. Resource usage

2.3. Queue time

Part VIII. Glossary management

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2010

1. Textual analysis

Sections

1.1. Recording requirements

1.2. Identifying important terms

1.3. Identifying candidate tasks and sub-processes

1.4. Forming diagram from candidate objects

2. Working with glossary

Sections

2.1. Identify glossary term

2.2. Glossary grid

3. Grid diagram

Sections

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 IX. Business process execution

Last Modified: Jun 30, 2010

1. WS-BPEL

Sections

1.1. Introduction to WS-BPEL support

1.2. Writing WSDL

1.3. Pool (process)

1.4. Start Event (receive)

1.5. Task

1.6. Sub-process

1.7. Gateway with WS-BPEL

2. jPDL

Sections

2.1. From BPD to jPDL

3. XPDL

Sections

3.1. From BPD to XPDL

Part X. 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. Importing Visio drawing

Sections

4.1. Importing Visio Drawing into BP-VA

5. Import Telelogic System Architect

Sections

5.1. Importing Telelogic System Architect into BP-VA

6. Export diagram to various graphic formats

Sections

6.1. Exporting Active Diagram as Image

6.2. Exporting Multiple Diagrams as Images

6.3. Exporting Portion of Diagram as Image

7. The Open API

Sections

7.1. Introduction to Plugin Support

7.2. Implementing Plugin

7.3. Deploying Plugin

8. Command line interface

Sections

8.1. Exporting diagram image

8.2. Exporting and Importing XML

8.3. Generating report through command line

8.4. Project Publisher

8.5. Updating Teamwork Project from Server

8.6. Executing Operations with Apache Ant

9. Printing diagrams

Sections

9.1. Printing Diagrams

9.2. Quick Print

Part XI. Impact analysis

Last Modified: Jun 29, 2010

1. Introduction 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 XII. Team collaboration

Last Modified: Aug 26, 2010

1. Team Collaboration with VP Teamwork Server

Team collaboration is the practice of working in a team. Team members can work individually on their own specific parts of a project, and eventually combine works together to form a complete project. This chapter provides you with clear information on BP-VA's VP teamwork server support.

Sections

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

2. Team Collaboration with Subversion

Team collaboration is the practice of working in a team. Team members can work individually on their own specific parts of a project, and eventually combine works together to form a complete project. This chapter provides you with clear information on BP-VA's Subversion support.

Sections

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

Sections

3.1. Diagram protection

Part XIII. Appendix

Last Modified: Jul 13, 2010

1. Configure environment options

Sections

1.1. General options

1.2. Diagramming options

1.3. View options

1.4. User path options

1.5. File type options

1.6. Spell checking options

1.7. Keys options

2. Automatic update

Sections

2.1. Updating BP-VA

2.2. Automatic update notification

3. Connection rules

Sections

3.1. Business process diagram connection rules

3.2. Conversation diagram connection rules

3.3. Data flow diagram connection rules

3.4. EPC diagram connection rules

3.5. Process map diagram connection rules

3.6. Organization diagram connection rules

3.7. Entity relationship diagram connection rules

3.8. Overview diagram connection rules

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