Doc. Composer allow user retrieve and output model details by creating custom templates. In this article we will create custom template to output all use case diagrams and its containing use cases into document.
Layout of diagram is a resource intensive action. By default Visual Paradigm set the limit to handle maximum 300 connectors in single diagram when perform layout. If your diagram got more than 300 connectors then the following message will be shown when you try to perform layout.
Layout diagram hitting maximum number of connector limit
You can clone a source diagram into your target diagram, so that you can make modify the diagram without affecting the source diagram. This article will demonstrate how to clone a diagram using VP-UML and modify the diagram afterward.
When using plugin in Visual Paradigm, the case the plugin action will be registered to the application toolbar and can be accessed via mouse click. Besides trigger the plugin by mouse click, you can also trigger your plugin via shortcut key. Read more
Starting from version 13.2 Visual Paradigm had improved the installer for Mac platform and now support installing the software by drag & drop the App into Applications folder.
Visual Paradigm installed by drag & drop into Applications folder
With the Doc. Composer user can output the details of the sequence diagram into HTML, PDF and MS Word. In this article we will create customized template to output the call message of a lifeline including the call message operation signature to document.
PostMania is a tool bundled in VP Teamwork Server/VP Online that lets you share the diagrams that you’ve created in Visual Paradigm with others even they are not using Visual Paradigm product. You can also collect their feedback after they have view your diagrams. You can share to user on specific diagram(s) only, or share on the entire project. To share entire project:
Wireframe is a very effective tool for develop screen mock-up. It’s simple and easy-to-draw nature allow developers quickly develop the screen design. This allow stakeholders foresee how the new system look like before you really develop it. This article will show you how to create a simple iPhone wireframe using Open API.
iPhone wireframe create with Open API
Doc. Composer templates allow user to customize how the model data being generated into documents. For standalone users or team collaboration users with proper permission he can freely make change or create customize templates. In case the template become outdated and wrongly created he can then remove it from repository. In this article we will show you how to remove the Doc. Composer templates in the repository. Read more
With Doc. Composer you can create custom templates to filter out particular model elements in your project and output its details into document. In this article you will learn how to filter the model elements by its element type and tagged values. We will use ArchiMate Application Component as example and demonstrate how to extract the Application Component with tagged value Financial Management (FM) set to true from your project (Application Component in green in diagram below). Read more
