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Adding UML to the Wiki
http://blog.lunatech.com/2007/04/27/uml-class-diagrams-confluence-using-graphviz-and-dot
Shows some simple ways to add UML to the wiki using Graphviz.
Ron
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Artifact Software Inc
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Re: Adding UML to the Wiki
Posted by Ron Wheeler <rw...@artifact-software.com>.
On 19/02/2015 12:49 PM, Pierre Smits wrote:
> Unfortunately, ArgoUML only supports UML 1.4.
Probably more than I can support it!
I would be happy if there were uptodate Use Case drawings in a model
that could be used to create svg or png for the wiki or a dynamic view
that could be explored in a browser.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Pierre Smits
>
> *ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>*
> Services & Solutions for Cloud-
> Based Manufacturing, Professional
> Services and Retail & Trade
> http://www.orrtiz.com
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 6:43 PM, Pierre Smits <pi...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> In the past I have often used the UML tools/solutions available as Eclipse
>> plugins. And I mainly used the use-case part for generating those diagrams.
>> But without an export to .rtf such a tool is useless...
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Pierre Smits
>>
>> *ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>*
>> Services & Solutions for Cloud-
>> Based Manufacturing, Professional
>> Services and Retail & Trade
>> http://www.orrtiz.com
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 6:36 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Le 19/02/2015 17:19, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>>>
>>>> That would be great.
>>>> I do not have write access to that part of the wiki but I could
>>>> contribute some text and examples and links to the sites that I have found
>>>> for Graphviz.
>>>>
>>>> It would be good to have some guidelines ( "Use the embedded Wiki tools
>>>> such as Graphviz and Gliffy whenever possible." "when you create a grphic
>>>> externally, add the source file to a child page as an attachment with the
>>>> name of the tool and how the graphic can be regenerated." If you create Use
>>>> Cases or other UML, add the model as a child page.")
>>>>
>>>> What are people using for UML?
>>>>
>>> I believe most people use ArgoUML, at least I know the Neogia team did at
>>> some point They also mentioned their UFO tool http://www.neogia.org/wiki/
>>> index.php/U.F.O.
>>> It has only the entity part, but anyway, sincerely I'm not a fan of UML
>>> and such, I'm more inclined to something like Hemp where graphics are less
>>> important
>>> https://www.linkedin.com/groups/HEMP-Book-Now-
>>> Available-4640689.S.255382432
>>>
>>> I tend to find https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Data+
>>> Model+Diagrams enough for my needs.
>>> For my day to day work, I rely more on search in OOTB *mode*.xml files.
>>> Data Model Diagrams sounds convenient but they are also often blurring
>>> things. When you have a data model with 800+ tables it's not surprising...
>>>
>>> Jacques
>>>
>>>
>>> One can use Gliffy but it does not create a model so there is no
>>>> repurposing or analysis possible from the effort of creating the drawing.
>>>> I have only seen a few Use Case drawings in the wiki but I did not find
>>>> the source model that was used to create the drawings or even a mention of
>>>> the tool used and I did not check to see if they were in Gliffy or not.
>>>> I use ArgoUML which is free and open source.
>>>> It is pretty complete but like some other open source products, it lacks
>>>> a bit of polish and the docs are spotty.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ron
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 19/02/2015 9:49 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Maybe we could create a page in the wiki (children of
>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/
>>>>> Apache+OFBiz+Contributors or directly a section in
>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/
>>>>> OFBiz+Contributors+Best+Practices) with Guidelines for graphics in the
>>>>> wiki?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>
>>>>> Le 19/02/2015 15:29, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>>>>>
>>>>>> http://blog.lunatech.com/2007/04/27/uml-class-diagrams-
>>>>>> confluence-using-graphviz-and-dot
>>>>>> Shows some simple ways to add UML to the wiki using Graphviz.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ron
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
--
Ron Wheeler
President
Artifact Software Inc
email: rwheeler@artifact-software.com
skype: ronaldmwheeler
phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102
Re: Adding UML to the Wiki
Posted by Pierre Smits <pi...@gmail.com>.
Unfortunately, ArgoUML only supports UML 1.4.
Best regards,
Pierre Smits
*ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>*
Services & Solutions for Cloud-
Based Manufacturing, Professional
Services and Retail & Trade
http://www.orrtiz.com
On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 6:43 PM, Pierre Smits <pi...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> In the past I have often used the UML tools/solutions available as Eclipse
> plugins. And I mainly used the use-case part for generating those diagrams.
> But without an export to .rtf such a tool is useless...
>
> Best regards,
>
> Pierre Smits
>
> *ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>*
> Services & Solutions for Cloud-
> Based Manufacturing, Professional
> Services and Retail & Trade
> http://www.orrtiz.com
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 6:36 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Le 19/02/2015 17:19, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>>
>>> That would be great.
>>> I do not have write access to that part of the wiki but I could
>>> contribute some text and examples and links to the sites that I have found
>>> for Graphviz.
>>>
>>> It would be good to have some guidelines ( "Use the embedded Wiki tools
>>> such as Graphviz and Gliffy whenever possible." "when you create a grphic
>>> externally, add the source file to a child page as an attachment with the
>>> name of the tool and how the graphic can be regenerated." If you create Use
>>> Cases or other UML, add the model as a child page.")
>>>
>>> What are people using for UML?
>>>
>>
>> I believe most people use ArgoUML, at least I know the Neogia team did at
>> some point They also mentioned their UFO tool http://www.neogia.org/wiki/
>> index.php/U.F.O.
>> It has only the entity part, but anyway, sincerely I'm not a fan of UML
>> and such, I'm more inclined to something like Hemp where graphics are less
>> important
>> https://www.linkedin.com/groups/HEMP-Book-Now-
>> Available-4640689.S.255382432
>>
>> I tend to find https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Data+
>> Model+Diagrams enough for my needs.
>> For my day to day work, I rely more on search in OOTB *mode*.xml files.
>> Data Model Diagrams sounds convenient but they are also often blurring
>> things. When you have a data model with 800+ tables it's not surprising...
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>>
>> One can use Gliffy but it does not create a model so there is no
>>> repurposing or analysis possible from the effort of creating the drawing.
>>> I have only seen a few Use Case drawings in the wiki but I did not find
>>> the source model that was used to create the drawings or even a mention of
>>> the tool used and I did not check to see if they were in Gliffy or not.
>>> I use ArgoUML which is free and open source.
>>> It is pretty complete but like some other open source products, it lacks
>>> a bit of polish and the docs are spotty.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ron
>>>
>>>
>>> On 19/02/2015 9:49 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>>
>>>> Maybe we could create a page in the wiki (children of
>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/
>>>> Apache+OFBiz+Contributors or directly a section in
>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/
>>>> OFBiz+Contributors+Best+Practices) with Guidelines for graphics in the
>>>> wiki?
>>>>
>>>> Jacques
>>>>
>>>> Le 19/02/2015 15:29, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://blog.lunatech.com/2007/04/27/uml-class-diagrams-
>>>>> confluence-using-graphviz-and-dot
>>>>> Shows some simple ways to add UML to the wiki using Graphviz.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ron
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
Re: Adding UML to the Wiki
Posted by Pierre Smits <pi...@gmail.com>.
In the past I have often used the UML tools/solutions available as Eclipse
plugins. And I mainly used the use-case part for generating those diagrams.
But without an export to .rtf such a tool is useless...
Best regards,
Pierre Smits
*ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>*
Services & Solutions for Cloud-
Based Manufacturing, Professional
Services and Retail & Trade
http://www.orrtiz.com
On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 6:36 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>
> Le 19/02/2015 17:19, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>
>> That would be great.
>> I do not have write access to that part of the wiki but I could
>> contribute some text and examples and links to the sites that I have found
>> for Graphviz.
>>
>> It would be good to have some guidelines ( "Use the embedded Wiki tools
>> such as Graphviz and Gliffy whenever possible." "when you create a grphic
>> externally, add the source file to a child page as an attachment with the
>> name of the tool and how the graphic can be regenerated." If you create Use
>> Cases or other UML, add the model as a child page.")
>>
>> What are people using for UML?
>>
>
> I believe most people use ArgoUML, at least I know the Neogia team did at
> some point They also mentioned their UFO tool http://www.neogia.org/wiki/
> index.php/U.F.O.
> It has only the entity part, but anyway, sincerely I'm not a fan of UML
> and such, I'm more inclined to something like Hemp where graphics are less
> important
> https://www.linkedin.com/groups/HEMP-Book-Now-
> Available-4640689.S.255382432
>
> I tend to find https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Data+
> Model+Diagrams enough for my needs.
> For my day to day work, I rely more on search in OOTB *mode*.xml files.
> Data Model Diagrams sounds convenient but they are also often blurring
> things. When you have a data model with 800+ tables it's not surprising...
>
> Jacques
>
>
> One can use Gliffy but it does not create a model so there is no
>> repurposing or analysis possible from the effort of creating the drawing.
>> I have only seen a few Use Case drawings in the wiki but I did not find
>> the source model that was used to create the drawings or even a mention of
>> the tool used and I did not check to see if they were in Gliffy or not.
>> I use ArgoUML which is free and open source.
>> It is pretty complete but like some other open source products, it lacks
>> a bit of polish and the docs are spotty.
>>
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>> On 19/02/2015 9:49 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe we could create a page in the wiki (children of
>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/
>>> Apache+OFBiz+Contributors or directly a section in
>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/
>>> OFBiz+Contributors+Best+Practices) with Guidelines for graphics in the
>>> wiki?
>>>
>>> Jacques
>>>
>>> Le 19/02/2015 15:29, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://blog.lunatech.com/2007/04/27/uml-class-diagrams-
>>>> confluence-using-graphviz-and-dot
>>>> Shows some simple ways to add UML to the wiki using Graphviz.
>>>>
>>>> Ron
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
Re: Adding UML to the Wiki
Posted by Ron Wheeler <rw...@artifact-software.com>.
On 20/02/2015 2:24 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>
> Le 20/02/2015 02:15, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>> On 19/02/2015 12:36 PM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>>
>>> Le 19/02/2015 17:19, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>>>> That would be great.
>>>> I do not have write access to that part of the wiki but I could
>>>> contribute some text and examples and links to the sites that I
>>>> have found for Graphviz.
>>>>
>>>> It would be good to have some guidelines ( "Use the embedded Wiki
>>>> tools such as Graphviz and Gliffy whenever possible." "when you
>>>> create a grphic externally, add the source file to a child page as
>>>> an attachment with the name of the tool and how the graphic can be
>>>> regenerated." If you create Use Cases or other UML, add the model
>>>> as a child page.")
>>>>
>>>> What are people using for UML?
>>>
>>> I believe most people use ArgoUML, at least I know the Neogia team
>>> did at some point They also mentioned their UFO tool
>>> http://www.neogia.org/wiki/index.php/U.F.O.
>>> It has only the entity part, but anyway, sincerely I'm not a fan of
>>> UML and such, I'm more inclined to something like Hemp where
>>> graphics are less important
>>> https://www.linkedin.com/groups/HEMP-Book-Now-Available-4640689.S.255382432
>>>
>>>
>>> I tend to find
>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Data+Model+Diagrams enough
>>> for my needs.
>>> For my day to day work, I rely more on search in OOTB *mode*.xml
>>> files. Data Model Diagrams sounds convenient but they are also often
>>> blurring things. When you have a data model with 800+ tables it's
>>> not surprising...
>>
>> I agree that looking at the entity definitions is better specially
>> since the graphics are 5 years old.
>> If the drawings were updated as changes are made, it would be a more
>> useful tool.
>
> Of course and update would be welcome, but sincerely I don't think
> there is much important things missing in those graphics, at least
> nothing preventing me to work on custom projects.
>
> Apart some adding I can't quickly recall
>
> I have "recently" (more than 1 year ago) marginally updated the
> GeoPoint data model https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-5453
>
> Before the last change was r1222544 and it was 3+ year ago, see
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Revisions+Requiring+Data+Migration+-+upgrade+ofbiz
>
> That's why I don't think we are missing much there, did you note
> something specific?
Once I saw the age, I did not spend a lot of time there.
I am building my current understanding from the xml files.
There is more information there and I have more confidence that they
reflect the current product.
Ron
>
> Jacques
>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Jacques
>>>
>>>> One can use Gliffy but it does not create a model so there is no
>>>> repurposing or analysis possible from the effort of creating the
>>>> drawing.
>>>> I have only seen a few Use Case drawings in the wiki but I did not
>>>> find the source model that was used to create the drawings or even
>>>> a mention of the tool used and I did not check to see if they were
>>>> in Gliffy or not.
>>>> I use ArgoUML which is free and open source.
>>>> It is pretty complete but like some other open source products, it
>>>> lacks a bit of polish and the docs are spotty.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ron
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 19/02/2015 9:49 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>>>> Maybe we could create a page in the wiki (children of
>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/Apache+OFBiz+Contributors
>>>>> or directly a section in
>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/OFBiz+Contributors+Best+Practices)
>>>>> with Guidelines for graphics in the wiki?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>
>>>>> Le 19/02/2015 15:29, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://blog.lunatech.com/2007/04/27/uml-class-diagrams-confluence-using-graphviz-and-dot
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Shows some simple ways to add UML to the wiki using Graphviz.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ron
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
--
Ron Wheeler
President
Artifact Software Inc
email: rwheeler@artifact-software.com
skype: ronaldmwheeler
phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102
Re: Adding UML to the Wiki
Posted by Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>.
Le 20/02/2015 02:15, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
> On 19/02/2015 12:36 PM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>
>> Le 19/02/2015 17:19, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>>> That would be great.
>>> I do not have write access to that part of the wiki but I could contribute some text and examples and links to the sites that I have found for
>>> Graphviz.
>>>
>>> It would be good to have some guidelines ( "Use the embedded Wiki tools such as Graphviz and Gliffy whenever possible." "when you create a grphic
>>> externally, add the source file to a child page as an attachment with the name of the tool and how the graphic can be regenerated." If you create
>>> Use Cases or other UML, add the model as a child page.")
>>>
>>> What are people using for UML?
>>
>> I believe most people use ArgoUML, at least I know the Neogia team did at some point They also mentioned their UFO tool
>> http://www.neogia.org/wiki/index.php/U.F.O.
>> It has only the entity part, but anyway, sincerely I'm not a fan of UML and such, I'm more inclined to something like Hemp where graphics are less
>> important
>> https://www.linkedin.com/groups/HEMP-Book-Now-Available-4640689.S.255382432
>>
>> I tend to find https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Data+Model+Diagrams enough for my needs.
>> For my day to day work, I rely more on search in OOTB *mode*.xml files. Data Model Diagrams sounds convenient but they are also often blurring
>> things. When you have a data model with 800+ tables it's not surprising...
>
> I agree that looking at the entity definitions is better specially since the graphics are 5 years old.
> If the drawings were updated as changes are made, it would be a more useful tool.
Of course and update would be welcome, but sincerely I don't think there is much important things missing in those graphics, at least nothing
preventing me to work on custom projects.
Apart some adding I can't quickly recall
I have "recently" (more than 1 year ago) marginally updated the GeoPoint data model https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-5453
Before the last change was r1222544 and it was 3+ year ago, see
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Revisions+Requiring+Data+Migration+-+upgrade+ofbiz
That's why I don't think we are missing much there, did you note something specific?
Jacques
>
>
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>>> One can use Gliffy but it does not create a model so there is no repurposing or analysis possible from the effort of creating the drawing.
>>> I have only seen a few Use Case drawings in the wiki but I did not find the source model that was used to create the drawings or even a mention of
>>> the tool used and I did not check to see if they were in Gliffy or not.
>>> I use ArgoUML which is free and open source.
>>> It is pretty complete but like some other open source products, it lacks a bit of polish and the docs are spotty.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ron
>>>
>>>
>>> On 19/02/2015 9:49 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>>> Maybe we could create a page in the wiki (children of https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/Apache+OFBiz+Contributors or directly
>>>> a section in https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/OFBiz+Contributors+Best+Practices) with Guidelines for graphics in the wiki?
>>>>
>>>> Jacques
>>>>
>>>> Le 19/02/2015 15:29, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>>>>>
>>>>> http://blog.lunatech.com/2007/04/27/uml-class-diagrams-confluence-using-graphviz-and-dot
>>>>> Shows some simple ways to add UML to the wiki using Graphviz.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ron
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
Re: Adding UML to the Wiki
Posted by Ron Wheeler <rw...@artifact-software.com>.
On 19/02/2015 12:36 PM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>
> Le 19/02/2015 17:19, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>> That would be great.
>> I do not have write access to that part of the wiki but I could
>> contribute some text and examples and links to the sites that I have
>> found for Graphviz.
>>
>> It would be good to have some guidelines ( "Use the embedded Wiki
>> tools such as Graphviz and Gliffy whenever possible." "when you
>> create a grphic externally, add the source file to a child page as an
>> attachment with the name of the tool and how the graphic can be
>> regenerated." If you create Use Cases or other UML, add the model as
>> a child page.")
>>
>> What are people using for UML?
>
> I believe most people use ArgoUML, at least I know the Neogia team did
> at some point They also mentioned their UFO tool
> http://www.neogia.org/wiki/index.php/U.F.O.
> It has only the entity part, but anyway, sincerely I'm not a fan of
> UML and such, I'm more inclined to something like Hemp where graphics
> are less important
> https://www.linkedin.com/groups/HEMP-Book-Now-Available-4640689.S.255382432
>
>
> I tend to find
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Data+Model+Diagrams
> enough for my needs.
> For my day to day work, I rely more on search in OOTB *mode*.xml
> files. Data Model Diagrams sounds convenient but they are also often
> blurring things. When you have a data model with 800+ tables it's not
> surprising...
I agree that looking at the entity definitions is better specially since
the graphics are 5 years old.
If the drawings were updated as changes are made, it would be a more
useful tool.
>
> Jacques
>
>> One can use Gliffy but it does not create a model so there is no
>> repurposing or analysis possible from the effort of creating the
>> drawing.
>> I have only seen a few Use Case drawings in the wiki but I did not
>> find the source model that was used to create the drawings or even a
>> mention of the tool used and I did not check to see if they were in
>> Gliffy or not.
>> I use ArgoUML which is free and open source.
>> It is pretty complete but like some other open source products, it
>> lacks a bit of polish and the docs are spotty.
>>
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>> On 19/02/2015 9:49 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>> Maybe we could create a page in the wiki (children of
>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/Apache+OFBiz+Contributors
>>> or directly a section in
>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/OFBiz+Contributors+Best+Practices)
>>> with Guidelines for graphics in the wiki?
>>>
>>> Jacques
>>>
>>> Le 19/02/2015 15:29, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>>>>
>>>> http://blog.lunatech.com/2007/04/27/uml-class-diagrams-confluence-using-graphviz-and-dot
>>>>
>>>> Shows some simple ways to add UML to the wiki using Graphviz.
>>>>
>>>> Ron
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
--
Ron Wheeler
President
Artifact Software Inc
email: rwheeler@artifact-software.com
skype: ronaldmwheeler
phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102
Re: Adding UML to the Wiki
Posted by Nicolas Malin <ni...@nereide.fr>.
Hi,
The ufo application read all entitymodel présent on OFBiz to help the
analyst to construct an uml.
Maybe it's possible to convert the diagram result to Graphviz syntax ?
Nicolas
Le 19/02/2015 18:36, Jacques Le Roux a écrit :
>
> Le 19/02/2015 17:19, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>> That would be great.
>> I do not have write access to that part of the wiki but I could
>> contribute some text and examples and links to the sites that I have
>> found for Graphviz.
>>
>> It would be good to have some guidelines ( "Use the embedded Wiki
>> tools such as Graphviz and Gliffy whenever possible." "when you
>> create a grphic externally, add the source file to a child page as an
>> attachment with the name of the tool and how the graphic can be
>> regenerated." If you create Use Cases or other UML, add the model as
>> a child page.")
>>
>> What are people using for UML?
>
> I believe most people use ArgoUML, at least I know the Neogia team did
> at some point They also mentioned their UFO tool
> http://www.neogia.org/wiki/index.php/U.F.O.
> It has only the entity part, but anyway, sincerely I'm not a fan of
> UML and such, I'm more inclined to something like Hemp where graphics
> are less important
> https://www.linkedin.com/groups/HEMP-Book-Now-Available-4640689.S.255382432
>
>
> I tend to find
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Data+Model+Diagrams
> enough for my needs.
> For my day to day work, I rely more on search in OOTB *mode*.xml
> files. Data Model Diagrams sounds convenient but they are also often
> blurring things. When you have a data model with 800+ tables it's not
> surprising...
>
> Jacques
>
>> One can use Gliffy but it does not create a model so there is no
>> repurposing or analysis possible from the effort of creating the
>> drawing.
>> I have only seen a few Use Case drawings in the wiki but I did not
>> find the source model that was used to create the drawings or even a
>> mention of the tool used and I did not check to see if they were in
>> Gliffy or not.
>> I use ArgoUML which is free and open source.
>> It is pretty complete but like some other open source products, it
>> lacks a bit of polish and the docs are spotty.
>>
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>> On 19/02/2015 9:49 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>> Maybe we could create a page in the wiki (children of
>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/Apache+OFBiz+Contributors
>>> or directly a section in
>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/OFBiz+Contributors+Best+Practices)
>>> with Guidelines for graphics in the wiki?
>>>
>>> Jacques
>>>
>>> Le 19/02/2015 15:29, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>>>>
>>>> http://blog.lunatech.com/2007/04/27/uml-class-diagrams-confluence-using-graphviz-and-dot
>>>>
>>>> Shows some simple ways to add UML to the wiki using Graphviz.
>>>>
>>>> Ron
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
Re: Adding UML to the Wiki
Posted by Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>.
Le 19/02/2015 17:19, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
> That would be great.
> I do not have write access to that part of the wiki but I could contribute some text and examples and links to the sites that I have found for
> Graphviz.
>
> It would be good to have some guidelines ( "Use the embedded Wiki tools such as Graphviz and Gliffy whenever possible." "when you create a grphic
> externally, add the source file to a child page as an attachment with the name of the tool and how the graphic can be regenerated." If you create
> Use Cases or other UML, add the model as a child page.")
>
> What are people using for UML?
I believe most people use ArgoUML, at least I know the Neogia team did at some point They also mentioned their UFO tool
http://www.neogia.org/wiki/index.php/U.F.O.
It has only the entity part, but anyway, sincerely I'm not a fan of UML and such, I'm more inclined to something like Hemp where graphics are less
important
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/HEMP-Book-Now-Available-4640689.S.255382432
I tend to find https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Data+Model+Diagrams enough for my needs.
For my day to day work, I rely more on search in OOTB *mode*.xml files. Data Model Diagrams sounds convenient but they are also often blurring things.
When you have a data model with 800+ tables it's not surprising...
Jacques
> One can use Gliffy but it does not create a model so there is no repurposing or analysis possible from the effort of creating the drawing.
> I have only seen a few Use Case drawings in the wiki but I did not find the source model that was used to create the drawings or even a mention of
> the tool used and I did not check to see if they were in Gliffy or not.
> I use ArgoUML which is free and open source.
> It is pretty complete but like some other open source products, it lacks a bit of polish and the docs are spotty.
>
>
> Ron
>
>
> On 19/02/2015 9:49 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>> Maybe we could create a page in the wiki (children of https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/Apache+OFBiz+Contributors or directly a
>> section in https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/OFBiz+Contributors+Best+Practices) with Guidelines for graphics in the wiki?
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>> Le 19/02/2015 15:29, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>>>
>>> http://blog.lunatech.com/2007/04/27/uml-class-diagrams-confluence-using-graphviz-and-dot
>>> Shows some simple ways to add UML to the wiki using Graphviz.
>>>
>>> Ron
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
Re: Adding UML to the Wiki
Posted by Ron Wheeler <rw...@artifact-software.com>.
That would be great.
I do not have write access to that part of the wiki but I could
contribute some text and examples and links to the sites that I have
found for Graphviz.
It would be good to have some guidelines ( "Use the embedded Wiki tools
such as Graphviz and Gliffy whenever possible." "when you create a
grphic externally, add the source file to a child page as an attachment
with the name of the tool and how the graphic can be regenerated." If
you create Use Cases or other UML, add the model as a child page.")
What are people using for UML?
One can use Gliffy but it does not create a model so there is no
repurposing or analysis possible from the effort of creating the drawing.
I have only seen a few Use Case drawings in the wiki but I did not find
the source model that was used to create the drawings or even a mention
of the tool used and I did not check to see if they were in Gliffy or not.
I use ArgoUML which is free and open source.
It is pretty complete but like some other open source products, it lacks
a bit of polish and the docs are spotty.
Ron
On 19/02/2015 9:49 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
> Maybe we could create a page in the wiki (children of
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/Apache+OFBiz+Contributors
> or directly a section in
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/OFBiz+Contributors+Best+Practices)
> with Guidelines for graphics in the wiki?
>
> Jacques
>
> Le 19/02/2015 15:29, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>>
>> http://blog.lunatech.com/2007/04/27/uml-class-diagrams-confluence-using-graphviz-and-dot
>>
>> Shows some simple ways to add UML to the wiki using Graphviz.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>
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Re: Adding UML to the Wiki
Posted by Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>.
Maybe we could create a page in the wiki (children of https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/Apache+OFBiz+Contributors or directly a
section in https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBADMIN/OFBiz+Contributors+Best+Practices) with Guidelines for graphics in the wiki?
Jacques
Le 19/02/2015 15:29, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>
> http://blog.lunatech.com/2007/04/27/uml-class-diagrams-confluence-using-graphviz-and-dot
> Shows some simple ways to add UML to the wiki using Graphviz.
>
> Ron
>
>
Re: Adding UML to the Wiki
Posted by Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>.
Ron you might be interested by https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-9194?focusedCommentId=14348690
Thanks
Jacques
Le 19/02/2015 15:29, Ron Wheeler a écrit :
>
> http://blog.lunatech.com/2007/04/27/uml-class-diagrams-confluence-using-graphviz-and-dot
> Shows some simple ways to add UML to the wiki using Graphviz.
>
> Ron
>
>