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Appendix A - Configuring Application Options
The Application Options can be configured in the Application Options dialog box. To invoke the application dialog, choose Tools > Options...from main menu. The Application Options dialog consists of five pages: General, Diagramming, Diagram/Model View, Instant Reverse and ORM. Each page represents a category of options whose descriptions are described below.
The General page of the Application Options dialog box contains general application options, such as auto save options, look and feel configuration and proxy server settings.
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| Figure A.1 - Application Option (General) |
| Option | Description |
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| Project | |
| Auto save project | Check/Uncheck 'Auto save' project to enable/disable to auto-saving of project file. |
| Auto save interval (mins): | Click on the Auto save interval (mins) drop down menu and select a time interval for performing an auto-save at regular time interval. |
| Backup level | Set the number of backup copies of the project file to maintain. |
| Confirm close project | Select this option if you want a dialog asking for confirmation every time you try to close a project. |
| Confirm delete diagram | Select this option if you want a dialog asking for confirmation every time you try to delete a diagram. |
| Confirm delete shape | Select this option if you want a dialog asking for confirmation every time you try to delete shapes. |
| Open last project on startup | Select if you want VP-UML to load the last opened project on startup. |
| Appearance | |
| Look and Feel | Click on the Look and feel drop down menu and select a look and feel for the program interface. |
| Theme | Click on the Theme drop down menu and select the theme for the selected Look and Feel. The theme setting is only available for "Office 2003 LookAndFeel" . |
| User Language | Click on the User Language drop down menu and select a language. This is used for changing the language of the VP-UML program interface. |
| Connection | |
| Enter the Email field to specify your email address. | |
| Use Proxy | Check/Uncheck Use Proxy to enable/disable the need of using a proxy server for connecting to the Internet. |
| Host | Enter the Host field to specify the host of the proxy server. |
| Port | Enter the Port field to specify the port of the proxy server. |
| Login name | Enter the Login name field to specify the user name of the proxy server (if the proxy server required the user to login). |
| Password | Enter the Password field to specify the password of the proxy server (if the proxy server required the user to login). |
| Printing | |
| Use gradient color when print diagram | Select to use gradient color in printing diagrams. |
The Diagramming page of the Application Options dialog box contains diagram-related options, such as grid settings and anti-aliasing options.
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| Figure A.2 - Application Option (Diagramming) |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Appearance | |
| Show grid | Check/Uncheck Show grid to show/hide grid lines. |
| Color | Click on the Color field or the ...button beside it to adjust the grid color. |
| Width | Enter the Width field to specify the width of the grid. |
| Height | Enter the Height field to specify the height of the grid. |
| Snap to grid | Check/Uncheck Snap to grid to set whether diagram elements should/should not stick to grid lines when moving in the diagram |
| Graphics anti-aliasing | Check/Uncheck Graphics anti-aliasing to enable/disable smoothing of edges on graphics. |
| Text Anti-Aliasing | Check/Uncheck Text anti-aliasing to enable/disable smoothing of text. |
| Documentation type | Select to use either HTML (rich-text) or plain text format in documentation of models and diagrams. |
| Diagram background | Click on the Diagram background field or the ...button beside it to adjust the default background color of all diagrams. |
| Environment | |
| Connector Style | Select either Rectilinear or Oblique or Curve for connector style. |
| Connection Point Style | Select either 'Round the shape' or 'Follow center' to specify how the connecting points of the connectors should move if the shape is being moved. |
| Textual Analysis Highlight Option | Select either Case insensitive or Case sensitive to specify the highlight option in Textual Analysis. This determines whether words which are the same as the entered word or/and with same case are highlighted. |
| Clear opposite side content in flow of event | Select Yes to enable clearing of the opposite side content in flow of event, i.e. In a row within a flow of events, entering text on either Actor Input or System Response result sin removing the content of the opposite side). Click No to disable clearing of the opposite side content in flow of event. Click Prompt to enable prompting for clearing opposite side content every time you enter text on one side for which its opposite side has existing content. |
| Alignment Guide | Select the diagram alignment guide style to either Show edges (show guides at edges of the closest shape) or Show center (show a guide that lies on the center of the closest shape). |
| Delay of show Quick Preview in Diagram Navigator (second) | Enter the time (secs) needed for the Quick Preview for being displayed after the mouse is hovering on any diagram node in Diagram Navigator. |
| Default Copy Action | Select the default copy action (the action that will be performed when user presses hotkey Ctrl+C in diagram). |
| Show sequence number in collaboration diagram. | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable showing sequence numbers for messages display in the collaboration diagram. |
| Show sequence number in sequence diagram. | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable showing sequence numbers for messages displayed in the sequence diagram. |
| Show shape content when dragging | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable showing the content of shapes and not just the outline. |
| Show diagram alignment guide | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable showing the guide which helps aligning shapes on a diagram. |
| Show Message Operation Signature for Sequence Diagram and Communication Diagram (diagram-based) | Select to show operation signature of messages in Sequence Diagrams and Communication Diagrams. |
| Model Generation | |
| Generate Sequence Diagram from Use Case Description Overwrite Existing Diagram | Select to allow overwrite of sequence diagrams generated from use case description without prompt. |
| Generate Diagram from Scenario Overwrite Existing Diagram | Select to allow overwrite of diagrams generated from scenarios (activity diagrams) without prompt. |
| Overwrite Flow of Events when Synchronize from Sequence Diagram | Select to allow overwrite of flow of events of use case description is synchronized from sequence diagram without prompt. |
| Default generate diagram type from scenario | Select the default type of diagram to be generated from scenario (activity diagram). |
| Shape | |
| Font | Enter the font family of shape text. |
| Size | Enter the font size of shape text. |
| Bold | Check/Uncheck to set the shape text to/not to be bold. |
| Italic | Check/Uncheck to set the shape text to/not to be italic. |
| Color | Click on the Color field or the ...button beside it to adjust the default font color of all shapes. |
| Show extra resources | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable extra resource icons in addition to those originally supported. |
| Auto hide resource delay (second) | Enter the time interval for hiding resources icons after they have lost focus. |
| Shape foreground | Click on the Color field or the ...button beside it to adjust the default color of all shapes. |
| Shape background | Click on the Color field or the ...button beside it to adjust the default background color of all shapes. |
| Auto fit size (diagram-based) | Select to keep shapes in diagram fit-to-size. |
| Pin from | Select to pin the "from" end of connector by default. |
| Pin to | Select to pin the "to" end of connector by default. |
| Class | |
| Use model assist | Check/Uncheck 'Use model assist' to enable/disable the Model Assist feature that allows automatic class name completion. |
| Show package structure on model assist | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable displaying the package name of the list of available models when using the Model Assist feature. |
| Show attribute option | Set the default option for displaying attributes of classes to one of the following: Hide all: All attributes are hidden. Show all: All attributes are shown. Show public only: Only public attributes are shown. |
| Show operation option | Set the default option for displaying operations of classes to one of the following: Hide all: All operations are hidden. Show all: All operations are shown. Show public only: Only public operations are shown. |
| Visibility style | The default visibility style for Class. It can either be: Icon - Visibilities are represented by icons). UML - Visibilities are represented by UML visibility symbols, e.g. + for public, - for private. Off - Visibility is not shown. |
| Show attribute initial value | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable the display of initial value of attributes |
| Show attribute multiplicity | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable the display of multiplicity of attributes |
| Show operation signature | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable the display of operation signature of attributes |
| Show class member stereotype | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable the display of stereotype of class members (e.g. attributes and operations) |
| Show owner of class/package | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable the display of the owner of classes and packages (e.g. package) |
| Show template parameter | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable the display of template parameter of classes. |
| Display as Robustness Analysis icon | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable displaying classes as robustness analysis icon. |
| Display as stereotype icon | Check/uncheck to enable/disable displaying classes as stereotype icon (if any). |
| Auto-synchronize role name | Select to enable auto synchronization of role names of associations. |
| Auto-generate role name | Select to enable auto generation of role names when creating associations. |
| ERD | |
| Show column type | Select to show the data type of table columns in ERD and ORM diagram by default. |
The View page of the Application Options dialog box contains options related to the view of Diagram Navigator, Model Tree and Class Repository.
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| Figure A.3 - Application Option (View) |
| Option | Description |
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| Diagram Navigator Sort Type | Specifies the sort type to use for the Diagram Navigator. It can either be Sort by name (sort by the element name, which is the default option) or Sort by type (sort by the element type). |
| Model Pane Sort Type | Specifies the sort type to use for the Model Pane. It can either be No sort, Sort by name (sort by the element name, which is the default option) or Sort by type (sort by the element type). |
| Class Repository sort type | Specifies the sort type to use for the Class Repository. It can either be Sort by name (sort by the element name, which is the default option) or Sort by type (sort by the type). |
| Show data types | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable the display of data types in the Model Pane. |
| Show relationships | Check/Uncheck to enable/disable the display of relationships in the Model Pane. |
| Show sub diagrams | Select to show sub diagrams of diagram elements in Diagram Navigator. |
| Show Activation in Diagram Navigator | Select to show activations (sequence diagram) in Diagram Navigator. |
The Instant Reverse page of the Application Options dialog box contains options related to instant reverse for a specific language.
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| Figure A.4 - Application Option (Instant Reverse) |
| Option | Description |
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| .NET | Select the availability of Instant Reverse on .NET. It can either be Not Specified, Enabled or Disabled. |
| C++ | Select the availability of Instant Reverse on C++. It can either be Not Specified, Enabled or Disabled. |
The ORM page of the Application Options dialog box contains options related to ORM code generation.
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| Figure A.5 - Application Option (ORM) |
| Option | Description |
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| Quote SQL Identifier | Allows you to specify the usage of quoted name on reserved word. By using Quote SQL Identifier, the reserved word will be quoted when generating the data definition language and used as an ordinary word. |
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