Toolbar

Toolbar, which is below the menu bar, is the extension of menu. All buttons are presented as groups of icons that handily placed for users.

Showing/Hiding toolbar

A toolbar can be shown or hidden. To show a toolbar, right click on the standard toolbar, and check Standard to show. Similarly, you can uncheck it to hide it.


Check toolbar(s) from toolbars' pop-up menu

Repositioning toolbars

You may reposition the toolbar by pressing on the handle of toolbar, which appears on the left hand side of a toolbar, and drag to the target position.

Drag the toolbar
Drag the toolbar

Locking toolbar

To freeze toolbars' position and make the toolbars immovable, right click on any toolbar and uncheck Rearrangable from the pop-up menu.

Make toolbars immovable by unchecking the Rearrangable option
Make toolbars immovable by unchecking the Rearrangable option

Standard toolbar

The Standard toolbar
The Standard toolbar
Icon Name Description

New Project
Create a project.

Open Project
Open a project.

Save Project
Save the changes made in the working project.

Print...
Select and print diagram(s) after configure the advanced printing set up.
 
Print Active Diagram... Print the active diagram after configure the advanced printing set up.
 
Quick Print... Select and print diagram(s) after configure the simple printing set up in Quick Print dialog box.

Cut
Cut selected diagram elements.

Copy within AG SN
Copy selected diagram elements ready to be used within Agilian.

Copy to Clipboard as Image (JPG)
Copy selected diagram elements as JPG image.

Copy to Clipboard as Image (EMF) Copy selected diagram elements as EMF image.

Copy to Clipboard as XML
Copy selected diagram elements as XML data.

Paste View
Paste copied diagram elements as view of original model element.

Paste Model Element Paste copied diagram elements as a new model element.

Undo
Roll back undesired changes.

Redo Rerun an undone task.

Business Process
Select and create a diagram type under Business Process Modeling, including: Business Process Diagram, Conversation Diagram, Data Flow Diagram, Event-driven Process Chain Diagram, Process Map Diagram, Organization Diagram, WSDL Diagram, Business Rule, Business Rule Grid and Fact Diagram.

Database
Select and create Entity Relationship Diagram.

Requirement
Select and create a diagram type under Requirement Modeling, including: Textual Analysis and Glossary Grid.

Impact Analysis
Select and create Matrix Diagram.

Diagrams
Select and create other diagrams, including: Overview Diagram and Grid Diagram.

Format
Click it to open Formats dialog box. You can format font name, font style, font size, font color, line style, shape's foreground and background color and style, etc.

Copier
Copy the selected diagram element's format and apply on another shape.

Modeling

Click it to perform the following: Visual Diff, Animacian, Simulacian, Nicknames, Apply Design Pattern and Transit to New Diagram.
   Visual Diff: Launch Visual Diff for comparing diagrams.
   Animacian: Launch Animacian for animating the active diagram.
   Simulacian: Launch Simulacian for simulating the execution of business process.
   Nicknames: Manage and select the nickname to be applied on the working project.
   Apply Design Pattern: Apply the defined design pattern to the target diagram.
   Transit to New Diagram: Transit the current diagram to a new diagram.


Generate HTML Report
Open the Generate HTML dialog box to generate HTML report.

Generate PDF Report
Open the Generate PDF dialog box to generate PDF report.

Generate Word Report
Open the Generate Word dialog box to generate Word report.

Report Writer
Open Report Writer where you can create and edit your report(s).

Project Publisher
Publish project to Web pages through Project Publisher.

Open Teamwork Client
Open the Teamwork Client dialog box.

Commit
Commit changes to server.

Update
Update changes from server.

Tag
Create a tag.

Branch
Create a branch.

Merge
Merge changes between trunk and branches.

Switch
Switch between trunk, branches and tags.

Revert
Click it to undo all non-committed changes in working project.

Interoperability

Import: BP-VA Project...: Import an BP-VA project into the opening project.
             XML...: Import diagrams and model elements from XML.
             Telelogic System Architect...: Import diagram and model elements from Telelogic System Architect.
             Excel...: Import Excel file back into the working project.
             Visio...: Import Visio diagrams into Agilian.
             Linked Project...: Import dependent projects into the opening project.

Export: BP-VA Project...: Export the open project into an Agilian project file.
             XML...: Export XML from the opening project.
             Active Diagram as Image...: Export active diagram as image file.
             Diagrams as Image...: Export any diagram(s) as image file(s).
             Selection as Image...: Export selection on active diagram as image file.
             Active Diagram to Excel...: Export active diagram into Excel report.
             Excel...: Export any diagram(s) into Excel report(s).

 

 
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Product

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Business Process Visual ARCHITECT

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