Tricks for plug-in development.

Create a Breakdown Structure Diagram Using Open API

Breakdown structures are commonly used in project management when there are needs in visualizing parent-to-child relationship. This article will show you how to create a breakdown structure diagram using Open API.

The breakdown structure diagram will be created by the plugin.

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Create an Implementation Plan Diagram Using Open API

Implementation Plan is a project management tool that shows how a software project will evolve at a high level. This article will show you how to create an Implementation Plan Diagram using Open API.

The Implementation Plan Diagram will be created by the plugin.

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Debug your plugins with IntelliJ IDEA

tomcat-thumbVisual Paradigm Open API provides an interface for developers to develop plugins and extend the functionalities of Visual Paradigm. During development of the plugin constant modifications will be done to fine tune your plugin. Instead of deploy the plugin to VP every time after you made changes, you can directly launch VP with your plugin from IntelliJ IDEA to perform debugging. This article teaches how to configure IntelliJ IDEA to perform debugging on your plugins.

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Create a BPMN Conversation Diagram

A conversation diagram is used to shows message exchange between pools. This article will demonstrate how to create a conversation diagram with BPMN using Open API.

The conversation diagram will be created

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Create a Radar Chart Using Open API

Radar Charts are mostly used in comparing data flows’ attributes visually. In this article, you will be shown how to create a radar chart using Open API.

The radar chart will be created by the plugin.

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Create a PERT Diagram Using Open API

Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) is a technique to schedule, organize and coordinate tasks of a project. This article will demonstrate how to create a PERT Chart using Open API.

The PERT Chart will be created by the plugin

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Create an Organization Chart Using Open API

Organization chart is a useful tool for showing an organization’s structure, indicating its parts and positions’ relationships and ranks. This article will demonstrate how to create an organizational chart using Open API.

The organization chart will be created by the plugin.

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Create a Mind Map Using Open API

Mind Map is a useful tool to visualize information, where relationships between information are drawn. In this article, you will be shown how to create a mind map using Open API.

The Mind Map going to be created

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Create Data Flow Diagram Using Open API

A Data Flow Diagram displays the flow of data of a system, using rectangles and arrows. This article will demonstrate how to create a data flow diagram using Open API.

The diagram will be created by the plugin

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Create Entity-Relationship Diagram Using Open API

Entity-relationship modelling (ER model) becomes handy when building a data base. An ER diagram is being used to indicate relations between different entities in a data base. This article will show you how to create an Entity-Relationship Diagram using Open API.

The ERD going to create by the plugin

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