Visual Paradigm Introduce Matrix and Analysis Diagram for Impact Analysis

Sept. 21, 2009 - PRLog -- Visual Paradigm Introduce Matrix and Analysis Diagram for Impact Analysis
Visual Paradigm International Announces New Release of Visual Paradigm for UML (VP-UML) 7.1. New Release added impact analysis capabilities supports macro and micro model dependency relationships. Use Case analysis feature has significant upgrades by introducing flow of events editor and use cases grid. New flow of events editor supports sub-step, extension points and test planning. Voice documentation are added for recording voice annotation during modeling.

Visual Paradigm focus on providing superior, easy-to-use UML modeling capabilities for developing quality applications faster, better and cheaper. Visual Paradigm is the only proven vendor offering the widest coverage of interoperability software development solutions that are platform-independent, truly supporting customer choice of Microsoft® Visual Studio, Eclipse and other major Java™ integrated development environments.

The enhanced key features of Visual Paradigm for UML (VP-UML) 7 include the following:

The key new features of Visual Paradigm for UML (VP-UML) 7.1 include the following:
Matrix
Matrix provides a macro view of relationships and dependencies between set of model elements. You can visualize dependency relationships between classes in the project before making changes of specific class.

Analysis diagram
Analysis diagram helps to identify full consequences of changes before you really make changes. Analysis diagram visualize all related model elements. You can further analyze specific model element in same diagram by clicking the analyze resource icon.

Use case modeling with flow of events editor
Flow of events describes series of interactions from actor's point of view. New flow of events editor supports writing flow of events in an efficient manner. You can create one or more flow of events to document all possible scenarios of use cases. Flow of event editor supports insert extension points in any steps. Test case development team can develop user acceptance test plan by filling procedure and expected result columns in flow of event editor.

Use cases and actors grid
Use case and actor grid provide a tabular view of all use cases and actors in the project. You can create use case or actor in grid. Grid also provides filter and quick search function for locating the use case and actor easily.

Glossary grid
Glossary grid is introduced to assist business analyst and system analyst to identify, document and manage terms and definitions in a particular domain. Glossary grid provides tabular user interface for creating and managing terms. Filter and quick search functions are provided for locating terms easily. One glossary term can define multiple aliases. Other than creating terms one by one in glossary grid, analyst can use textual analysis and use case flow of events editor to extract glossary terms. All glossary terms will be highlighted and linked in both textual analysis and flow of events editor.

Voice documentation
Express your thought and detail with voice documentation feature. Voice documentation lets you records or link any audio recording to all model elements in your project.

Document template designer
A visual report template designer is provided for designing and customizing report template. You can design looping order of diagrams, diagram element and property values.

Test case editor
Easy-to-use test case editor is introduced for testing team to write test cases for requirements. Testing team can define steps, procedures and expected result in the test case editor.

Web screen mock up
A full featured web page mock up tool for system analyst to illustrate and annotate screen designs without limitation.

BPEL generation
From 7.1, business analyst can create, edit, visualize and generate Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) and Web Services Description Language (WSDL). The generated BPEL and WSDL can deploy to standard BPEL engine such as Apache ODE.

Mirror other project model elements
Mirror model elements feature are similar to reference model elements feature that allows visualizing model elements from other projects. The referenced model element will not keep a local copy of the model element in the project and not allow adding child to the model elements. Mirror model elements feature keeps copies of the model elements in local project and allows adding child model elements to the mirrored model elements.

Pricing and Availability

VP-UML 7.1 is now available through the Visual Paradigm online shop (http://www.visual-paradigm.com/shop/) and through Visual Paradigm authorized resellers (http://www.visual-paradigm.com/shop/authorizedresellers.jsp). VP-UML is available under both single-seat (developer-based) and floating licenses. Single-seat licenses are available from US $99.00 for the Modeler Edition to US $1399.00 for the Enterprise Edition. Alternatively, these licenses can be purchased with a one-year software maintenance contract for prices starting from US $118.50 up to US $1678.50. A floating license is available from US $128.50 to US $1818.50, or US $154.00 to US $2182.00 including a one-year software maintenance contract. Both minor and major version upgrades are covered by the software maintenance contracts.


Visual Paradigm for UML
Visual Paradigm for the Unified Modeling Language (VP-UML) is a UML tool. The tool is designed for a wide range of users including software engineers, system analysts, business analysts and system architects, or for anyone who is interested in reliably building large-scale software systems using an object-oriented approach. In addition, VP-UML supports the latest standards of UML notation.
Visual Paradigm for UML product home page:
http://www.visual-paradigm.com/product/vpuml/
Feature comparison between editions:
http://www.visual-paradigm.com/product/vpuml/editions/


Visual Paradigm International Limited
Visual Paradigm International Limited is a leading provider of software solutions that enable organizations to develop quality applications faster, better and cheaper. Visual Paradigm is dedicated to continually developing and delivering software, services and partnerships to help customers accurately transform their system requirements into high-quality software solutions, all with minimum risk and maximum return on investment. All Visual Paradigm products are designed and developed to remove complexity, improve productivity and compress customers' software development time frames.

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Visual Paradigm is a visual modeling tool vendor delivering Business Process, UML, Database design, Mind Mapping Modeling tool. Visual Paradigm also provides software project management platform called A3 Platform.