Starting Visual Paradigm for UML

Ways of starting Visual Paradigm for UML

VP-UML can be launched through accessing the Start Menu.

Starting Visual Paradigm for UML via Start menu

For Linux users, VP-UML can be started through the shortcuts in desktop, created by the installer.

Starting Visual Paradigm for UML in Linux using the icon in desktop

Starting Visual Paradigm for UML (for floating license client whose host is IP-4-enabled)

If you are a floating license client, and if your host is IP-4 enabled, you need to start VP-UML with a startup script in order to connect to the server. Here are the steps:

1. Copy VP-UML.bat under the scripts folder of VP Suite installation directory to become Startup.bat
2. Edit Startup.bat
3. Add -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true to the script
   

   Editing the start up script

4. Save
5. From now on, execute Startup.bat to run VP-UML

Select workspace

A workspace is a directory used to store all settings, user interface perspectives and other preferences defined for the working environment (settings can be configured via Tools > Options... in VP-UML). A workspace also stores all the teamwork login information and local copies of teamwork projects. In the case of switching computers, you simply need to copy the whole workspace directory to the new computer and specify the new workspace when starting VP-UML. All your teamwork information and settings will then be transferred to the new computer.

The Workspace Launcher appear when running VP-UML.

Workspace Launcher

Specify the workspace folder.

If you do not want this dialog box to appear again, check Use this as the default and do not ask again. This will cause VP-UML to open the specified workspace folder automatically the next time.

If you already have an existing workspace, you can import the settings from there by clicking Import Workspace....

Click OK to continue.