Generate DDL from ER model using Open API
Visual Paradigm’s Open API is a powerful tool which allow user to extend the functionalities of Visual Paradigm software. With Open API you can generate DDL from ER models in your project. The generation of DDL include 4 major steps and this article will explain to you in details. To generate DDL with Open API:
Adding Elements to Diagram Layers using Open API
Visual Paradigm support create diagram with multiple layers. The layer function allow you to assign different shapes into different layers. It help in hiding unnecessary information in your diagram. The layer information can also being access via Open API. In this article we will show you how to work with layers using Open API, including create layers and assign the shapes and connectors in your diagram to different layers. Read more
Running Visual Paradigm in Android Studio on MS Windows
Android Studio is the official IDE for the development of Android applications. It is based on JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA. Starting from Visual Paradigm version 12.2 user can make use of Visual Paradigm IntelliJ IDEA Integration to integrate with Android Studio. But since Android Studio do have some fundamental differences with IntelliJ IDEA, some extra configuration will need in order to run Visual Paradigm in Android Studio on MS Windows (Linux and Mac users can simply integrate VP with Android Studio without extra configuration). This article will teach you how to integrate Visual Paradigm with Android Studio and perform the necessary configurations. Read more
Display Model Element’s Description with Note
Details of model elements can be documented in written form via the Description Pane or inside the Specification dialog. In order to avoid putting too much information on the diagram by default descriptions are not showing on the diagram. Instead of unfolding the description manually on diagram by writing textual annotation, you can make use of the Note element to display the description its connecting model element.
Retrieve Flow Sequence in Business Process Diagram using Open API
Visual Paradigm’s Open API is a powerful tool which allow user to extend the functionalities of Visual Paradigm software. Open API provide full access to the model information within the project, and user can retrieve the diagram and model information in programmatic approach. For most of the case user can obtain the diagram and model information as a collection where the elements are sorted based on the creation order. But in Business Process Diagram there is a special way to retrieve the elements according to their flow order. In this article we will show you how it works. Read more
Create Package Diagram using Open API
Package Diagram in Unified Modeling Language is helps to model the dependency relationships between different packages in your system. It is particularly useful for illustrate the functionality of a system as well as their relationships. Instead of creating package diagram manually, you can also create it programmatically using Open API. In this article we will show you how to create package diagram with Visual Paradigm’s Open API. Read more
Create Class Diagram using Open API
Class Diagram from Unified Modeling Language is a typical diagram used to model the structure of a system. Class Diagram is one of the major diagram in object oriented modeling. The classes being modeled in class diagram can become the main objects in your system, describing the interactions of the application as well as the classes needed to be implement. Instead of creating class diagram manually, you can also create it programmatically using Open API. In this article we will show you how to create class diagram with Visual Paradigm’s Open API. Read more
Create Use Case Diagram using Open API
Use Case Diagram in Unified Modeling Language is a great tool in requirement analysis. It gives user a visual presentation about the users of the system as well as the functions they are interested in order to achieve a “goal”. Instead of creating use case diagram manually, you can also create it programmatically using Open API. In this article we will show you how to create use case diagram with Visual Paradigm’s Open API. Read more
Export active diagram as image via Open API
Visual Paradigm’s Open API is a powerful tool which allow user to extend the functionalities of Visual Paradigm software. With Open API you not just allow to access the model information, but also allow to export diagram into images. Read more
Progressively Develop Conceptual, Logical and Physical ERDs
Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) come in 3 types in general. They describe data models on 3 levels of abstraction – conceptual, logical and physical, ranging from high-level ideas to details required for implementation. With Visual Paradigm, you can systematically and easily progress through these stages of development in data modeling.
Far from a copy & paste function only, you can actually develop a logical or physical design from a conceptual diagram, with the design tracing ability.
For example, if a new staff comes on board to work on a project’s physical design ERD, he/she can click on a database table to trace where this idea originally comes from in the conceptual diagram (to which it is inherently linked by Visual Paradigm). This function will not only bring relief to the staff but also help safeguard the project’s quality along the way.
In this article, we will show you an example on how to create a conceptual ERD and transit it to a physical ERD, from which you can generate a DLL file for database implementation. Read more
