I'm in the requirements/design phase of building an application. We're using VS 2008 and TFS. I have a bunch of scenarios, and related tasks. Some of the requirements have changed, and I would like to go through and see which tasks need to be changed/deleted. It's very difficult to view the overview of the system using any of the exi...
I have a database model diagram created in MS Visio which I would like to export to DDL file to create a MySQL database. I've already installed the MySQL ODBC driver, which I can successfully use to generate DDL file, but I have some problems anyway. Visio puts quotation marks around the table names which are also reserved words (like u...
I am looking to do some modeling and would like to have a tool that can capture not only a relational model like ERWIN but also allow us to easily port to LDAP as an option. NOTE: Visio can connect to an existing LDAP server and draw, but does not allow for you to model first and then deploy, unlike its relational capabilities. ...
Hi .. been reading a few bad reports about viso and documenting DBs ,... I just want something simple to document the DB and show all the keys and relationships... Is visio the right way to go? .. its a fairly small project and visio does carry a price tag... I am using vs 2008 and this has database diagrams integrated but i don't thi...
Does anyone know where I can find Visio shapes for Lucent equipment? Specifically, AC120 and CBX500's. I also trying to avoid having to pay a subscription fee. ...
I have a C# class library that I need to document. Is there a way I can convert the project or class to a Visio Uml. Please keep in mind I am using Visual Studios 2008 Professional. ...
Yop I would like to know what guys are using to make diagram of your application/service architecture ? I would like to make diagrams representing the different layer of the whole application and for some parts go deeper (class level) Visio is it a good deal for this? thx in advance. ...
I have done a database diagram in Microsoft Visio but I don't know how to import it to Sql Server 2005? By the way, which is the best tool you think you can use to do database diagrams, and that allows you to import it to Sql Server? ...
layout analysis examples are understanding when an arrow connects to a shape (when it is not used as a connector), what shape contains.... ...
For the first UI design I would like to populate my windows and dialogs with lookless controls. The controls may not be styled at all (no XP or Vista style). Ideally, they look so minimalistic (black-and-white rectangles) that it's clear where a text box, a button or a scroll bar. Because I'm working with Visio, my first idea were to l...
I made UML or a figure of server constitution with Visio so far. However, Visio was not usable by the circumstances of adult. Therefore I want to describe UML or a figure of server constitution by some other methods, but will there be anything, the recommended tool? I ask with a free thing. ...
I am looking for tools to aid in the visualization of custom business logic used to perform document generation. The logic is expressed as an object-oriented model consisting of a graph of decision points and rendering actions. The basic building blocks are relatively simple, but the overall decision tree is quite large and complex makin...
I feel that my professional exposure has been biased towards Visio, by the choice of IT managers and project managers. I've worked only in Microsoft solution centric shops where MS Office was the standard. Are there any other professional shops out there using other tools? ...
I'm trying to justify a MS Visio license. Immediately I can think of a few ways that I would use it in my shop, and apply it to my development projects: ER Diagrams UML Diagrams Project Management (WBS's, org-charts, etc.) Documentation I know these things can be done in MS Word's drawing tools, but as far as I'm concerned, they loo...
I have a requirement to document the assembly dependencies in a vb6/dotnet application. What techniques / tools are good for performing this sort of document. I was planning on using Visio for drawing. ...
I'm automating Visio 2003 from a VB.NET app. My code looks like this (with the uninteresting stuff removed): Dim objApp As New Microsoft.Office.Interop.Visio.InvisibleApp objApp.Settings.ShowFileOpenWarnings = False Dim objDoc As Microsoft.Office.Interop.Visio.Document objDoc = objApp.Documents.Open(VisioFilename) I've found that the...
I have about twenty MS Visio diagrams that I would like to represent in an MS Word document for delivery to users who do not have Visio. This presents two problems: It is really boring to keep the MS Word document up-to-date with changes to the Visio documents The resulting file is really big. Does anyone have any suggestions for so...
I am building a C# application that exports a CSV file to be used with the Visio org chart wizard. How can I check that an installation of Visio exists, and what path? The most obvious method is checking if C:\Program Files\Office12\ORGWIZ.EXE exists, but that is fairly dependant on having Visio 2007 installed.. My other thought is ch...
Hi, I have a database diagram in Visio 2007 and i want to generate a data dictionary of this diagram. Is there an easy way to do this? Thanks ...
Hi all, At work we make pretty extensive use of Visio drawing as support for documentation. Unfortunately vsd files don't play nicely with our wiki or documentation extraction tools like javadoc, doxygen or naturaldocs. While it is possible to convert Visio files to images manually, it's just a hassle to keep the image current and the i...