Visible Tool Training: Visible Analyst

Purpose - This introductory workshop provides participants with hands-on experience using Visible Analyst, our integrated application modeling and development tool set. The workshop includes an overview of the concepts and techniques of Enterprise Engineering along with practical exercises that allow participants to use every one of the powerful Visible Analyst tools. Participants will become familiar with business analysis, data modeling, process modeling, object modeling, system design, and system implementation capabilities of Visible Analyst.

Preparation - No previous experience using CASE or other application development and modeling tools is required. Full life cycle software engineering skills are mandatory.

Participants - This workshop is open to anyone interested in using Visible Analyst effectively.

Activities
Participants will learn how Visible Analyst supports:
• Quality Rapid Application Development
• Software Object Development and Management
• Commercial Product and Service Evaluation and Integration
• Multiple Projects from a Single Repository

Participants will use Visible Analyst to automate:
• Business Analysis
• Data Modeling
• Process Modeling
• System Design
• System Implementation in Various Environments
• Quality Assurance
• Reverse and Reengineering

Course Outline

General Tool Usage:
• Creating projects
• Creating simple, unstructured diagrams
• Using flexible drawing capabilities

Business Analysis:
• Analyzing business and system requirements
• Creating Data Flow Diagrams (DFD) to document business requirements

Data Modeling:
• Creating Entity-Relationship diagrams (ERD)
• Documenting key structures
• Generating ERD's from DFDs

Quality Assurance:
• Normalizing the data model
• Synchronizing Keys

Process Modeling:
• Creating structure charts
• Creating state-transition diagrams

Object Modeling:
• Creating class diagrams
• Creating use cases

System Design:
• Documenting physical characteristics
• De-normalizing for performance

System Implementation:
• Generating SQL for multiple RDBMS dialects
• Generating Code
• Generating for PowerBuilder and Visual Basic

Note: Course material may be subject to modification, based on the needs, capabilities, and interests of the students.