Output All Glossary Terms and Alias to Document

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Visual Paradigm support using glossary to define the meaning of vocabulary in the software project. For terms representing same meaning could be defined as alias for linking up the concept. When modeling the element which matched with glossary and its alias will automatically highlighted in diagram. The glossary and alias can also being output to document for review purpose or become part of the project documentation. In this article we will show you how to output all glossary and its alias using Doc. Composer. Read more

Generate CRUD chart for DFD using Open API

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tomcat-thumbCRUD (Create, Read, Update & Delete) are the four basic operations which being performed on data. When analyzing a system, relaying various activities and data together with a CRUD chart can help to understand the relationships between different activities, and how they being link together by the data. Visual Paradigm support creating CRUD chart for any model elements in the project. Besides manually create the CRUD chart you can also generate programmatically using Open API. In this article we will teach you how to generate CRUD chart using Open API. Read more

Generate Image Map for your diagram using Open API

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Image map allow user to create hyperlink to specific part of an image in a HTML document. With Open API you can export your Visual Paradigm diagram into image file also generate HTML document with image map on it. This allow user click on the shape in diagram image and jump to the URL which you defined. In this article you will show you how to export diagram into image and generate image map for it. Read more

How to create delegation connector between interface and port in Component Diagram

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In UML Component Diagram the linkage between external contact of a component and the realization of that behavior can be linked with the delegation connector. It represent to forward the event from the external contact to target via the specified port. In Visual Paradigm you can create delegation connector between interface (the behavior) and port in following way: Read more

How to printout reference diagram for model element

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Visual Paradigm support adding diagrams to model element as reference for provide supplementary information to your design. This reference relationship is not just a link defined in model, but also can output into document via Doc. Composer. You can output the reference by just display its name under the model element, or print the referenced diagram inline to the details of the model element. In this article we will show you how to print out the reference diagram inline to the details of model element. Read more

Output Business Process Task Procedures to Document

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In Visual Paradigm user can define multiple set of working procedure to task and sub-process in business process diagram. The working procedures can be extracted from Doc. Composer and generate into a work manual.

Suppose we got the following BPD and with procedure defined on each task.

Task with procedures defined

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Creating Object Diagram using Open API

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tomcat-thumbIn Unified Modeling Language the Class Diagram is a typical diagram for model the static structure of a system. The Class Diagram gives developer a clear picture about how the classes are related to each other. But it only model about the static structure, not about the running instance. For the running instance the Class Diagram is realized by the Object Diagram. In this article we will show you how to create object diagram with Open API. Read more

Create Glossary Grid with Open API

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Defining glossary help your team to understand the software without ambiguity. In Visual Paradigm you can define glossary terms for explaining your models. The glossary terms can be explained by textual description, categorized by labels, and link up the meaning with similar terms using alias. Glossary can be created via the user interface or programmatically with Open API. In this article we will teach you how to create glossary grid using Open API. Read more

Create Model Transitor using Open API

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Model Transitor is a feature that allows to create ‘transit’ relationships within your Visual Paradigm models, which can be a useful reference in identifying the cause of design changes in the future. The Model Transitor can be generated programmatically using Open API. In this article we will teach you how to create Model Transitor using Open API. Read more

Why the table in my document always start on new page?

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When generating document using Fill-in doc my table always start on new page instead of following the previous paragraph….

Table always start on new page

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