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Types of UML diagram - VISIO - ASP.net

Hi All I have below extract from design spec and need to create UML diagrams as .net specifications. No coding is yet started or is there any solution structure yet. What would be best highlevel UML diagrams for such scenarios (by not including any class diagrams). Example Scenario: Display Drop Zone Queue The following steps are ...

How to import mysql sql file into microsoft visio 2007 ?

Hello, Does anyone know how to import a mysql sql file into microsoft visio 2007, and then generate a database chart automatically? Thanks a lot. ...

graph drawing - from sql queries to Visio readable file(.vdx)

I am working on building a website which queries a sql server database and gets tables which contain information about node connections. As in, column 1 has children columns2 and 3 etc... I am writing this using MVC framework and ASP.NET and C#. I wanted to know how I can go about converting the queried data to graphs, which can then ...

Good Visio Template (or alternative) for SOA/Distributed Systems?

Apologies if this has been asked (I couldn't see a duplicate when searching) but I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a reliable Visio template for SOA/Distributed Systems design or a decent alternative? What have you found which works well for you? There isn't anything which stands out from either the templates shipped with Visio P...

Visio 2003: relationship arrow to connect 2 tables in Database ER diagrams

I am trying to model relationship between 2 tables Orders and OrderDetails. I draw "relationship" arrow from OrderDetails to Orders table with Foreign key OrderID. But in DatabaseProperties for relationship arrow, I get unknown parent and unknown child. How do I connect the 2 tables with relationship arrow properly. ...

visio 2003: c# UML class diagrams - abstract class

I am trying to create UML diagrams but can not mark a class as Abstract. Please help. ...

Software for Sequence Diagrams?

I've been using NClass for object/class modeling in class thus far. However, I do not believe that it is capable of sequence diagrams, which is my next task. I would prefer not to use Visio. Is there a good and free software solution for making sequence diagrams? ...

MS Visio. How can Visio automatically create subpages for every new process

Value added chain diagramm. Visio can automatically create a page every time we put process on the canvas. But I lost how :(( maybe some setting? Stencil = EPC diagramm shapes ...

Diagramming server connections in Visio - what direction should arrows point?

Suppose I would like to depict data flow between two servers in Visio. I have boxes to represent servers and arrows to represent communication / data flow. In this situation: Server A always initiates connections to Server B. Server A reads from server B, but does not write. How would this be depicted? Which way would the arrows po...

JavaScript diagramming tool

Does anyone know any good JavaScript alternatives to mxGraph (http://www.jgraph.com/mxgraph.html) that allows the user to draw Visio style diagrams on a canvas and add/edit/remove properties of elements? ...

Converting a visio to a JPG image

I have a .vss type file which I want to convert to an image format (like JPG/GIF). Is it possible to do this and if so, how? ...

Flex Whiteboard application - like Visio/MS Powerpoint

Hi all, I am creating an application that will allow users to model system information by allowing them to Drag and Drop objects from a Flex Tree into some sort of canvas/grid ie: like a whiteboard application eg: Visio/MS Powerpoint etc. The application requires the following functionality: Drag and drop items from a Tree to some sor...

Automating reverse engineer database model with Visio

We develop and maintain our database schema with a custom tool. SQL scripts and runtime files are generated from that tool. However, it does not provide a very good visual representation. Lately I been using Visio to reverse engineer the schema. This is working great so far. But to be able to do this, I need to: create an empty databa...

VSTO Addin CommandBar default visibility

I have a Visio Addin written in C# that add a custom CommandBar to Visio. The MSDN documentation mentions that the Visible property of the CommandBar is False by default. However, my CommandBar is being displayed by default when my Addin starts (even If I force the visibility to False). What is strange, is that it happens only at startu...

Which project type / item in VSTS 2008 helps me model a database?

Hello. As per the thread: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Microsoft/Applications/Microsoft%5FVisio/Q%5F24660513.html I should be able to model a database (like I do in Visio 2007) in Visual Studio Team System 2008. I am unable to find how to achieve this. In no project type am I able to find an item that helps me create a Database Model....

How to generate MS Visio diagram automatically?

I have some sort of a table describing a graph of dependencies. Is there any easy way to convert it into a MS Visio diagram? Like a .CSV format for Excel... If it is not possible with MS Visio, then is there any software which draws a diagram from a list of graph dependencies? Thank you. ...

How to extract shape coordinates in Word VBA

I'm trying to write a VBA macro in Word that will extract shapes and build them in Visio. I'm having some trouble getting the X Y coordinates of the shape in the document. I have tried using the Top and Left properties of the shape objects. The Left property seems to work fine, but the Top doesn't seem to work properly. A shape near th...

Create C++ Code from Visio UML diagram

Visio 2010 Beta can generate static UML diagram from Native C++ project, and it's great. How is it possible to solve reverse problem: given a static UML diagram from Visio, generate header files? Or, maybe, there are free tools for architecture development and reverse engineering? EDIT Generally speaking, I don't need diagrams to be st...

Importing UML Diagrams into Visual Studio

In school I have learned that creating UML Diagrams/Models is great design practice before taking on a project. I have found it quite useful myself, in doing so I tackle projects much faster, and my overall design tends to be better. I've noticed a basic redundancy issue when it comes to writing code. In Visio you can be very descriptiv...

Export VSD (visio) to text file

I'm no programmer but I'm sure this community can help. I have thosands of VSD files in a LAN share that I want to create a simple searchable index for. I want to be able to have the contents of each VSD file in clear text for manipluation in either windows or unix shell script that could be used for searching the clear txt output. Can...