; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; INSTRUCTIONS (Be sure to scroll to right, if necessary) ; Visio can use the information you put into this text file to draw a flowchart. ; The text file must contain information about: ; - which template you want to use ; - which master shapes you want to use ; - how many instances of each master shape you want to include in the drawing ; - which shapes you want to connect. ; If you want to add custom properties to the master shapes, the text file ; must also include custom property information. ; ; After you create and save the text file, run the Flowchart-TQM Diagram Wizard ; again. When the wizard asks which text file you want to use, choose the one you created. ; When Visio prompts you for Field Separator, choose comma (,). ; ; TO CHOOSE A TEMPLATE ; -------------------- ; Add this line to the text file: ; Template,"Template Name" ; where anything in quotes denotes the actual value. ; ; For example, ; Template,"Flowchart - Basic.VST" ; ; TO CHOOSE MASTER SHAPES ; ----------------------- ; ; Add a line like this for each master shape you want to use: ; Master,"Master Name","Stencil Name" ; where anything in quotes denotes the actual value. ; ; For example, ; Master,"Process","Basic Flowchart Shapes.VSS" ; ; TO ADD CUSTOM PROPERTIES TO MASTER SHAPES ; ----------------------------------------- ; Add a line like this for each custom property you want to add to each master: ; Property,"Master Name","Property Name","Label","Prompt","Type","Format","Value","Hidden","Ask" ; where anything in quotes denotes the actual value. ; Note: Only the first 3 values are required in a Property line. ; For more information about custom properties, in Visio, press F1, click Index, ; then type "custom properties." ; ; For example, ; Property,"Process","Cost","Cost of Process","Enter cost in US dollars",,,,, ; ; TO PLACE SHAPES ON THE DRAWING PAGE ; ----------------------------------- ; Add a line like this for each shape you want to place on the drawing page: ; Shape,"Shape Name","Master Name","Shape Text","ShapeX","ShapeY","Width","Height","Cost","Duration","Resources" ; where anything in quotes denotes the actual value. ; ; For example, ; Shape,"MyShape1","Process","This is my shape's text",,,,,"1.05","4 hours","Some resources" ; Visio determines ShapeX, ShapeY, Width, and Height (the position and size of the shape) ; when you leave them blank. ; ; TO CONNECT SHAPES ; ----------------- ; Add a line like this for every two shapes you want to connect: ; Link,"Link Name","Master Name","Link Text","From Shape (or Connector) Name","ToShape(or Connector) Name" ; where anything in quotes denotes the actual value. ; ; For example, ; Link,"MyLink1","Line Connector","some text","MyShape1","MyShape2" ; ; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; Start BELOW this line (Do NOT edit this line or above).