Use the Selection Arrow to select, move or resize objects. Double-click objects with a child diagram to zoom in. Shift double-click to zoom out to a parent diagram.
Caption Tool
Use the Caption tool to create captions on the diagram.
Module Tool
Use the Module tool to create modules on the diagram.
Stub Tool
Use the Stub tool to create numbered stubs on the diagram to form links between far apart modules. Like numbered stubs have an implied connection.
Link Tool
Use the Link tool to connection a module to another module or a stub.
Couple Tool
Use the Couple tool to place data, control or exception couples on links or connections. Position the tool over the line until a Plus cursor is displayed, then click.
Symbol Tool
Use the Symbol tool to create predefined or user defined symbols on the diagram.
Polygon Tool
Use the Polygon tool to draw line segments on the diagram by clicking and dragging. Double-click to terminate the line.
Process Tool
Use the Process tool to create an object on the diagram representing a transformation of input flow to output flows.
Store Tool
Use the Store tool to create an object on the diagram representing data frozen in time.
External Entity Tool
Use the External Entity tool to create objects representing sources or sinks of information. External Entities provide inputs or receive outputs from the system under study.
Flow Tool
Use the Flow tool to create data and control flows between external entities, processes, stores and control bars. Add vertices to an existing flow by positioning over the line, pressing and dragging.
Entity Tool
Use the Entity tool to create entities on an ER diagram representing groups of related attributes or object classes on a class diagram.
Relation Tool
Use the Relation tool to create relationship symbols on an ER diagram between related entities.
Subdiagram Tool
Use the Subdiagram tool to create a symbol which represents a child diagram. Connections in and out of the Subdiagram symbol should balance with those in and out of the child diagram.
Connection Tool
Use the Connection tool to connect entities (ERD) or object classes (class diagrams). Add vertices to an existing connection by positioning over the line, pressing and dragging.
Structure Tool
Use the Structure tool to create symbols representing various types of relationships between object classes.
State Tool
Use the State tool to create objects representing finite states in a state transition diagram.
Transition Tool
Use the Transition tool to create transitional connections between states which are the result of an event occurring.
CBar Tool
Use the CBar tool to create control bars representing an underlying control specification.
Path Tool
Use the Path tool to create path objects for easy navigation between related diagrams of any type. Double-click the Path with the Selection Arrow to navigate to its explosion path.
Field Tool
Use the Field tool to create data entry fields. During browse mode, sample data can be typed into fields.
Rectangle Tool
Use the Rectangle tool to create rectangles.
Button Tool
Use the Button tool to add standard buttons, radio buttons, checkboxes and icon buttons. During browse mode, click on buttons to navigate between screens or display action information.
Menu Tool
Use the Menu tool to create pull-down, pop-up, horizontal and vertical menus. If a menu appears on several screens use a clone menu to inherit the properties of its master menu.
Text Tool
Use the Text tool to quickly place non-stylized text on the diagram or edit existing text without a Property dialog.
Browser Tool
Use the Browser tool to suspend editing and try out your screen prototype. Type sample data into fields, click buttons or use menus.
Table Tool
Use the Table tool to create Table objects on a screen of your prototype. During browse mode, each cell of the table responds like an independent text editing field.
Task Tool
Use the Task tool to create objects representing independent threads of execution.
Connection Tool
Use the Connection tool to show interfaces between processors and devices or resource usage by tasks, ISRs, and modules. Add vertices to an existing connection by positioning over the line, pressing and dragging.
Object Tool
Use the Object tool to create an object instance. Display the operations along the object's edge relevant to the mechanism being documented on the current diagram.
Connection Tool
Use the Connection tool to show message passing between object operations or modules. Click and drag to create vertices. Add vertices to an existing connection by positioning over the line, pressing and dragging.
Device Tool
Use the Device tool to create external devices which interact with the system under design. Devices can be displayed as standard symbols or custom icons.
Processor Tool
Use the Processor tool to create processing objects. Processors can be displayed as standard symbols or custom icons.
ISR Tool
Use the ISR tool to create objects representing interrupt service routines.
Resource Tool
Use the Resource tool to create objects representing operating system resources including event flags, semaphores, mailboxes, queues, locks, and I/O ports.
New File
Use the New File button to present a dialog and create a document of a selected type and name.
Open File
Use the Open File button to present a dialog for opening a document of a selected type and name.
Open Code File
Use the Open Code File button to present a dialog for opening a text document of a selected type and name. Code file filters can be user customized in the Application Preferences dialog.
Save File
Use the Save File button to save changes to disk in the active document.
Print
Use the Print button to print the active diagram or text file. Dictionary and Requirement documents must first be listed to the Text window before entries can be printed.
New Project
Use the New Project button to present a dialog for creating a project folder, project documents and setting up document references between diagram documents and the Dictionary and/or Requirement documents.
Open Project
Use the Open Project button to select a project file and open the documents last saved with the Save Project command.
Save Project
Use the Save Project button to save open documents to disk. The Text window is used for intermediate results and is therefore not saved.
Close Project
Use the Close Project button to close all open documents (except the Text window). If any documents have been modified, you will be given the opportunity to save those changes.
Property
Use the Property button to change properties of the selected diagram object.
Details
Use the Details button to change detailed information for the selected diagram object or dictionary entry. Detailed information is stored in the Dictionary so this button is only enabled if open and an entry exists.
Code
Use the Code button to access code associated with the selected diagram object or dictionary entry.
Specification
Use the Specification button to access a text specification associated with the selected diagram object or dictionary entry.
Requirements
Use the Requirements button to access requirements related to the active document, diagram or selected diagram objects.
Define
Use the Define button to go to the dictionary entry for a selected diagram object or for a selected word within a dictionary entry.
Merge
Use the Merge button to add or update information in the dictionary for the active diagram document.
Color Grid
Click any color in the color grid to colorize selected diagram objects or table cells.
