create model based on profile

Overview

With Next Design, you can intuitively create models in various expression formats used in software development.

Below, let's create a use case model with the following steps:

• Create new project
• Added use case model
• Create actors and use cases and edit descriptions

Image of the model to be created

Advance preparation

Understand screen configuration

Next Design's user interface is divided into upper, left, and right parts, centered on the central editing area.

A ribbon that displays menus and commands at the top, Explorer-like tree structure navigator on the left, Main editing area in the middle, On the right side there is a sub-editing area, which is also a feature of Next Design.

Area	Main Applications
(1) Ribbon	Displays a menu used for editing operations. You can switch between tabs at the top of the ribbon.
(2) Model navigator	The structure of the model being edited is displayed as a tree. You can switch the navigator according to the use with the selector at the top.
(3) Main Editor	You can edit the model selected in the Navigator. You can switch the display format of the model with the button on the upper right.
(4) Sub-editor	You can edit related models side by side on a two-screen display.

Download

Download and extract the zip file containing the sample profiles from the link below.

Download link: quickstart.zip

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Create a new project

When creating a new project, it is necessary to specify a profile according to the design target.

Here, create a new project using the following sample profile.

Profile to use: quickstart/modeling/profile definition sample.iprof

Start Next Design and create a new project from the start page by following the steps below.

Operation procedure

1. Click the Start > Create New Project link to display the Create New Project dialog.
   
2. Enter the Project Name and click the profile [...] button to specify the profile (.iprof file) to use.
3. Press the [Create] button to create a new project.

add use case model

Immediately after creating a new project with Next Design, only the project is displayed at the top of the model navigator. To start model editing, you need to add the model to be edited under the project.

Here, add the following [Use Case Model] to the newly created project as a target for editing.

Model to be edited: [Modeling sample] > [Requirement model] > [Use case model]

Operation procedure

1. Right-click the project displayed at the top of the model navigator, and Click Add Model > Requirement Model from the context menu to Add a first level model.
2. Right-click on the added Requirement model and select Click [Add Model] > [Use Case Model] from the context menu to Add a model to edit.
3. When you add a model in the model navigator, it will be displayed in the main editor and ready for editing.

Create/edit actors and use cases

Next Design allows you to view and edit the same model in different representations directly.

For example, when you start modeling, you can model while grasping the overall structure of the model by editing the model in diagram format. You can then add model details by switching to a form that represents the model in a table or document.

1. Add actors and use cases

To add a model component to your diagram:

Operation procedure

• Select the type of model to add from the toolbox below the model navigator and drag and drop it onto the diagram.

Other operating procedures

• You can also drag and drop from the sub tool box at the left end of the editor editing area.

Operation procedure

When entering the name of the model, do one of the following:

• Start key input with the model selected
• double click on the model
• Select a model and press f2

2. Associating actors with use cases

To associate model components in a diagram:

Operation procedure

1. Move the pointer over the model component.
2. Drag the [▲] icon displayed in four directions and drop it on the model you want to associate.
3. If there are multiple types of associations, a pop-up selection will appear after the drop, so click to select.

caution

• You cannot add relationships between models that do not allow relationships.
• Whether or not association is possible is determined by the type of model to be associated.

3. Edit Actor and Use Case Details

To switch model representations and edit model details:

Operation procedure

1. Switch between views by clicking the view choices displayed in the upper right corner of the editing area. (Two views [Usecase Diagram] and [Detail] in the above example)
2. Switch from the view selection to the Detail view and fill in the form view.
3. To edit text such as a description, just like entering a name in a diagram, do one of the following:
   • Start key input from the state where the input part is selected
   • Double-click the entry point
   • Select the input location and press the f2 key
4. Enter shift+enter to insert a line break in the middle of the text.

note

• Switchable views vary by entity.