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v5
Introduction
User Guide
Introduction
Basic Concepts
Managing Project
Managing Diagrams
Diagram Editor
Editing Elements
Formatting Elements
Annotation Elements
Managing Extensions
User Interface
CLI (Command Line Interface)
Validation Rules
Keyboard Shortcuts
TouchBar (MacBook)
Customization
Working with UML Diagrams
Class Diagram
Package Diagram
Composite Structure Diagram
Object Diagram
Component Diagram
Deployment Diagram
Use Case Diagram
Sequence Diagram
Communication Diagram
Timing Diagram
Interaction Overview Diagram
Statechart Diagram
Activity Diagram
Information Flow Diagram
Profile Diagram
Working with SysML Diagrams
Requirement Diagram
Block Definition Diagram
Internal Block Diagram
Parametric Diagram
Working with Additional Diagrams
Entity-Relationship Diagram
Flowchart Diagram
Data Flow Diagram
Developing Extensions
Getting Started
Commands
Menus
Keymaps
Toolbox
Accessing Elements
Creating, Deleting and Modifying Elements
Working with Selections
Defining Preferences
Using Dialogs
Registering to Extension Registry
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Data Flow Diagram
Data Flow Diagram
Create Data Flow Diagram
To create a Data Flow Diagram:
1.
Select first an element where a new Data Flow Diagram to be contained as a child.
2.
Select
Model | Add Diagram | Data Flow Diagram
in Menu Bar or select
Add Diagram | Data Flow Diagram
in Context Menu.
Data Flow Model
To create a Data Flow Model (model element only) by Menu:
1.
Select an Element where a new Data Flow Model to be contained.
2.
Select
Model | Add | Data Flow Model
in Menu Bar or
Add | Data Flow Model
in Context Menu.
External Entity
To create an External Entity:
1.
Select
External Entity
in
Toolbox
.
2.
Drag on the diagram as the size of External Entity.
You can use
QuickEdit
for External Entity by double-click or press
Enter
on a selected External Entity.
Name
: Edit name.
Add Note
: Add a linked note.
Add Outgoing Process
: Add an outgoing data flow with a process.
Process
To create a Process:
1.
Select
Process
in
Toolbox
.
2.
Drag on the diagram as the size of Process.
You can use
QuickEdit
for Process by double-click or press
Enter
on a selected Process.
Name
: Edit name.
Add Note
: Add a linked note.
Add Incoming External Entity
: Add an incoming data flow with an external entity.
Add Outgoing Process
: Add an outgoing data flow with a process.
Add Outgoing Datastore
: Add an outgoing data flow with a datastore.
Datastore
To create a Datastore:
1.
Select
Datastore
in
Toolbox
.
2.
Drag on the diagram as the size of Datastore.
You can use
QuickEdit
for Datastore by double-click or press
Enter
on a selected Datastore.
Name
: Edit name.
Add Note
: Add a linked note.
Add Incoming Process
: Add an incoming data flow with a process.
Data Flow
To create a Data Flow:
1.
Select
Data Flow
in
Toolbox
.
2.
Drag from an element and drop on another element.
You can use
QuickEdit
by double-click or press
Enter
on a selected data flow.
Name
: Edit name.
Add Note
: Add a linked note.
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Getting Started
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Contents
Create Data Flow Diagram
Data Flow Model
External Entity
Process
Datastore
Data Flow