Entity-Relationship Diagram Selector Menu
The popup menu contains the following items:
Edit enables you to modify the selected Entity-Relationship Diagram. It opens an editor window which contains the diagram ready for editing.
View enables you to view the selected Entity-Relationship Diagram. You can only select one diagram for viewing. The facility to edit the diagram in the view editor is useful if you are running ProMod-PLUS in multi-user mode. If another user is already editing the diagram, you can open the diagram in view mode, make the changes and then save them to a file using the Out command.
Show DD opens a Data Selector listing all data used in the selected Entity-Relationship Diagram. You can then work on the data objects in the same way as normal.
Show Traceability Links to
Modular Design. This command opens the Autotracer for the chosen component. The Autotracer automatically displays the Traceability Links from the selected object to Modular Design objects. You can alter the selections in the Autotracer if you want to display the Traceability Links for different objects. If the Autotracer was already open when you used this command then the entries in the Autotracer are updated.
Task Design. This command opens the Autotracer for the chosen component. The Autotracer automatically displays the Traceability Links from the selected object to Task Design objects. You can alter the selections in the Autotracer if you want to display the Traceability Links for different objects. If the Autotracer was already open when you used this command then the entries in the Autotracer are updated.
Rename enables you to rename the selected Entity-Relationship Diagram.
Delete enables you to delete one or more Entity-Relationship Diagrams from the project library. Note: You cannot "undo" this action.
Analyze enables you to validate the selected Entity-Relationship Diagram(s). To analyze the whole model, use the Analyze command from the Requirements menu.
Output
Extract enables you to backup the selected object(s) from the current project library. These backup files can then be restored into a project library using the Load command.
Plot enables you to output one or more diagrams. It creates a separate print file for each diagram. Plot is only available for graphical objects. You can either set the Plot Options before you use this command or you can change the settings in the dialog box which appears when you choose Plot.
Report enables you to report on the selected Entity-Relationship Diagram(s). This command opens a dialog box from which you can change the General Report Options. The content of the report is dependent on the settings of the Requirement Report Options, which are also available from this dialog box.
ProFace ´enables you to start ProFace for the selected Entity-Relationship Diagram. ProFace generates a Uniface conceptual database schema from the Information Model. This command opens the ProFace Optional Information Dialog Box from which you can set the ProFace options.
Data Base Designer enables you to start the Data Base Designer for the selected Entity-Relationship Diagram. Data Base Designer transforms the Information Model constructed using ProMod-PLUS into the data structure of a data base. In this way the final phases of design, implementation and testing of data base applications are supported. This command opens a dialog box from which you can set the Data Base Designer options.
Annotations enables you to attach annotations to an object. The Annotation Selector is opened listing the Annotation types available for the object.