Visible Analyst Version 7.6 Features

Zachman Framework Support

The Zachman Framework has become a standard for Enterprise Architecture used by many of the most successful organizations in the world. Evidence of the acceptance of the Framework has been apparent at the annual forums conducted by the Zachman Institute for Framework Advancement (ZIFA, www.zifa.com). At each forum, attendees hear presentations on the many different aspects and practical uses of the Framework. Visible fully supports both the concept and philosophy of the Zachman Framework. Visible helps clients gain greater control of their information systems and technology requirements through development of an enterprise-wide architecture.

Strategic Planning

Planning and requirements identification is often the initial phase in an enterprise engineering project. During the planning phase, you develop a comprehensive strategic business plan that meets the identified mission and purpose of the organization. Visible Analyst not only allows you to create these statements, but also to link them to other meta-data objects in your repository. This allows you to track the software development process from the planning stages, through analysis, design, and implementation. Linking planning statement to model objects helps you determine the significance of each object and ensures that each object is essential in supporting the organization's business plan.

On the Strategic Planning window you have the option to display the description for a planning statement. When this option is selected, a window is opened below the statement hierarchy window which displays the description for the current planning statement. If you want to change the description simply click on the window ( or use the tab key ) and begin typing.

Links to Source Code Under Version Control

Because the software development process does not end when your models have been completed, it is important to be able to link your models elements to the source code that actually implements them. Now you can link any model element to a file under source code control by a Microsoft SCC-compliant provider, such as Razor .

Database Compare - Now you can compare your data model against a database schema and visually inspect the differences.

XMI Import - Import information from other modeling or code generation tools using XMI.

OptimalJ Export - Export information to Compuware's OptimalJ using XMI.

Increased Diagram Workspace - The multi-page workspace has been dramatically increased to 180" x 176".