Create model based on profile

Overview

Next Design allows you to intuitively create models of various expression formats used for software development.

Below, let's create a use case model using the following procedure.

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

Image of model to be created

Advance preparation

understand screen configuration

The Next Design user interface is largely divided into the upper, left and right sides, centered on the central editing area.

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

Area	Main applications
(1) Ribbon	A menu used for editing operations is displayed. You can switch using the tabs at the top of the ribbon.
(2) Model Navigator	The model structure being edited is displayed as a tree. You can switch the navigator according to the purpose 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 in a two-screen display.

Download

Download and unzip the zip file containing the sample profile from the following link.

Download link: quickstart.zip

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Create a new project

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

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

Profiles used: Quickstart/Modeling/Profile definition sample .iprof

Start Next Design and create a new project from the start page as follows.

Operating 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. Click the [Create] button to create a new project.

Add use case model

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

Here, the following [Use Case Model] is added to the newly created project as an edit target.

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

Operating procedure

1. Right-click the project displayed at the top of the model navigator, From the context menu, click Add Model> Request Model, Add the first level model.
2. Right-click on the added Request Model, From the context menu, click Add Model> Use Case Model, Add the model to be edited.
3. After adding the model in the model navigator, the model is displayed in the main editor and ready for editing.

Create/edit actors and use cases

Next Design allows you to directly edit the same model while viewing it in various expressions.

For example, when you start modeling, you can edit the model in a schematic diagram format to understand the overall structure of the model. After that, you can add the details of the model by switching the model to the form of a table or a document.

1. Add actors and use cases

To add model components to your diagram:

Operating procedure

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

Other operating procedures

• You can also drag and drop from the sub toolbox on the left edge of the editor edit area.

Operating procedure

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

• Start keystroke with the model selected
• Double click on the model
• Select the model and press the F2 key

2. Associate actors with use cases

To associate the model components in the diagram:

Operating procedure

1. Move the pointer over a component of the model.
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 association, a selection will pop up after the drop, so click to select.

attention

• You cannot add associations between models that do not allow associations.
• Whether or not to associate 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:

Operating procedure

1. Click the view selection displayed in the upper right of the editing area to switch the view. (In the above example, there are two views, [Usecase Diagram] and [Detail])
2. Switch from the view choices to the Detail view and fill in the document form view.
3. To edit the text, such as the description, do one of the following, similar to entering a name in the diagram.
   • Start key input from the state where the input point is selected
   • Double-click the input area
   • Select the input area and press the F2 key
4. Type Shift+Enter to break in the middle of the text.

Note

• The views that can be switched are different for each entity.