• Introduction to extending metamodel with USRPROPS
•  Customizing the repository metamodel: SAPROPS.CFG and USRPROPS.TXT
  • How it works
  • How to customize the metamodel
  • Rules for editing USRPROPS.TXT
  • Order of SAPROPS.CFG and USRPROPS.TXT commands
  • Metamodel diagram
  •  Composition and syntax
    • Grouping commands to create modeling elements
    • Dialog controls
  •  Ordering and laying out USRPROPS.TXT changes
    • Rules for modifying USRPROPS.TXT
    • Layout of USRPROPS.TXT code
  • Example of making changes to USRPROPS.TXT
•  What you can do with USRPROPS/SAPROPS
  • Adding and modifying diagrams, symbols, and definitions
  • Making properties read only
  •  Deleting, hiding, and renaming properties
    • Deleting properties: Making invisible
    • Deleting properties through CSV export-import
    • Using the RENAME command
  •  Layout capabilities
    • General layout information
    • Using the layout command
    • Tabs and chapters
    • Pages in tabs
    • Positioning
    •  Grids, list and text boxes
      • Text boxes
      • List boxes
      •  Defining a LIST of values
        • Syntax of the LIST definition
        • Checkboxes versus dropdown list
        • Entering your own values
      • Restricted lists
      • OneOf list boxes
      • ListOf list boxes
      • Zoomable list boxes
      • Grids
  • Conditional commands
•  Diagrams: Creating and modifying
  • Adding new diagram types
  •  Assigning symbols to diagrams
    • Assigning a symbol type to a diagram type
    • Assigning a line symbol type to a diagram type
  • Adding and changing properties of diagrams
  • Adding numbering to hierarchical diagrams
  • Creating box-in-box diagrams
  • Depiction styles
  •  Creating roadmap-style diagrams
    • Overview
    •  Property set
      • Supported structures
      • Milestone
      • Dependency
    •  Diagram
      • What does a Time Scale symbol indicate?
      • How is each Project symbol depicted?
      • How are Milestone symbols positioned and phases colored?
      • How is a Milestone symbol shown?
      • Can a dependency line be drawn between two Milestones?
      • Is a Diagram Key provided?
      • What is the user allowed to control?
      • When is the diagram synchronized?
    • Rules check
    • Sample USRPROPS
•  Symbols: Creating and modifying
  • Adding new symbol types
  • Adding and changing symbol properties
  •  Depicting a symbol with a bitmap or metafile
    • User-defined symbol presentation based on property value
    • Syntax of the depictions clause
    • Depicting symbols like other symbols
    • User-defined symbol presentation based on property value
    • WMF vs. BMP files
    • Displayable properties for symbols depicted by a bitmap or metafile
    • Depicting line symbols
  • Using metafiles as symbols
  • Displayable properties
  •  Analytic depictions
    • Adding analytic depictions through usrprops.txt
    • Specifying the size of the analytic depiction
    • Linking a depiction list to a symbol property
    • Displaying analytic depictions
  • Controlling name presentation
•  Definitions: Creating and modifying
  • Adding new definition types
  • Assigning a definition type to a symbol type
  • Adding and changing definitions
•  Specifying properties for diagrams, symbols, and definitions
  • Specifying properties for diagram types
  •  Specifying properties for symbol types
    • Adding more properties for a symbol
  • Specifying properties for definition types
  • Property statements
•  Using listof, oneof, and expressionof
  •  ListOf
    • Filtering the list of items
    • Creating grids for listof
    • Heterogeneous lists for listof
  • OneOf
  • ExpressionOf
  • ZOOMABLE command
•  Modifying the aesthetic look of dialogs
  •  LAYOUT command
    • Example of the LAYOUT command
    • LAYOUT command arguments
  •  Creating tabs with the CHAPTER command
    • Using the LAYOUT command within a CHAPTER
  • GROUP command
  • Using the LAYOUT command within a GROUP
  •  Positioning controls and labels
    • Some general sizing rules
    • Some general placement rules
•  Specifying the display of values on symbols
  • Syntax of the DISPLAY command
•  Specifying key and keyed by properties
  • Using KEYED BY to make sure all members of a group are of the same type
  • How to use the KEYED BY clause
  •  Examples of key and keyed by
    • One definition keyed by another
    • A third definition with two key properties
    • Creating a list of a keyed definition
    • Adding the KEYED BY statement
    • Example of “complete” keyword
    • Example of using the where clause
• Hiding standard entries in the property set CFG files
• Error messages
• Reference external documents
•  Keywords for USRPROPS
  • $$NONE$$
  • $$VFORCE$$
  • $$VNONE$$
  • #IFDEF
  • #IFNDEF
  • #INCLUDE
  • Built‑in addressable system
  • ALIGN
  • ALL_TYPES
  • ALLOW_COPY
  • AND_SUBTYPES
  • ASGRID
  • ASPARMGRID
  • ASSIGN
  • ASGUID
  • AUDITID
  • AUTOCREATE
  • BEGIN
  • BODY
  • BOOLEAN
  • BORDERS
  • BOTTOM: Analytic depiction command
  • BROWSER (Explorer)
  • BUTTON and TARGETPROP
  • BY
  • CHAPTER
  • CHAPTER_ORDER
  • CHECKOUT
  • COLUMN SCRIPT
  • COLS, COLUMNS
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPONENT SCRIPT
  • CONNECTS
  • CONTROL
  • CONTROL_INSERTION_BEHAVIOR
  • COPY PROPERTIES FROM
  • COPYSCRIPT
  • COUNT_FIXED
  • DATA
  • DATE
  • DEASSIGN
  • DEFAULT
  • DEFINED (BY)
  • DEFINITION
  • DEFINITION REFERENCED IN
  • DEPICTIONS
  •  DEPICT LIKE
    • Generic Port
  • DIAGRAM
  • DISPLAY
  • EDIT
  • EDITCLASS
  • EDIT COMPLETE
  • EDIT URLS
  • END
  • EXPRESSION
  • EXPRESSIONOF
  • FILL COLOR
  • FIXED: Analytic depiction command
  • FLOAT
  • fmtxxx or _fmtxxx
  • FONT COLOR
  • FORCE and VFORCE
  • FORMAT
  • FREEZE
  • FROM_CHOICES_ONLY
  • FROMDEF and TODEF
  • FROMTAG and TOTAG
  • GROUP
  • HELP
  • HETEROGENEOUS (ONEOF, LISTOF)
  • HIDE
  • HIDE DEFINITION
  • HIDE DIAGRAM
  • HIERARCHICAL
  • IFDEF
  • IFNDEF
  • INCLUDE
  • INIT_FROM_REFERER
  • INITIAL
  • INIT_FROM_SYMBOL
  • INITIAL USER REQUIRED
  • INSTANTIABLE
  • INVISIBLE
  • JUSTIFY
  • KEY
  • KEYED (BY)
  • KEY (used for display)
  • LABEL
  • LABELPOS
  • LAYOUT
  • LEFT – analytic depiction command
  • LEGEND
  • LENGTH
  • LINES
  • LIST
  • LISTOF
  • LISTONLY
  • LISTONLYCOMBO
  • MAX, MAXIMUM
  • MENU
  • MIN, MINIMUM
  • MINISPEC
  • MIRRORS
  • NAME
  • NODESC, NODESCRIPTION
  • NONADDR, NONADDRESSABLE
  • NONE
  • NONKEY
  • NOTHING
  • NUMERIC
  • OF DEFINITION AND SUPERS REFERENCED IN
  • OF DEFINITION REFERENCED IN
  • ONEOF
  • OVER
  • OVERRIDABLE
  • PACK
  • PARENT
  • PARMLISTOF
  • PARMONEOF
  • PEN COLOR
  • percent of symbol
  • PLACEMENT
  • PROPERTY
  • PROPPOS
  • PROPSIZE
  • PUBLISHER
  • PUBLISHER ORDER
  • PUBLISHER SHOW
  • QUALIFIABLE
  • READONLY
  • REFPROP
  • RELATE (BY), RELATED (BY)
  • RELATION
  • RELATIONSHIP LABEL
  • REM, REMARK
  • RENAME
  • RENAME DEFINITION
  • RENAME DIAGRAM
  • RENAME SYMBOL
  • REPRESENTS
  • REPRESENTS NODE
  • REPRESENTS EXPLICIT RELATIONSHIP
  • REPRESENTS IMPLICIT RELATIONSHIP
  • REQUIRED
  • RETAIN STYLE
  • Right: Analytic depiction command
  • SACPropertyOneOfBase
  • SCRIPT
  • SHOW_ON_INSTANCES
  • SIZE_RESTRICT*
  • STRING
  • SUBTYPE OF
  • SUPERS
  • SYMBOL
  • TAB
  • TESTPROC, TESTPROPERTY, TESTSTRING
  • TestPropertyValue
  • TestPropertyNotValue
  • TEXT
  • TIME
  • TO
  • TOP: Analytic depiction command
  • UNORDERED
  • UPDATE
  • VALUE
  • VALUESCRIPT
  • VFORCE
  • VNONE
  • VISIBLE
  • WHERE
  • Multi-property WHERE
  • ZOOMABLE
•  Metamodel graphical editor
  • Enabling the metamodel object
  • Creating user defined definitions
  • Creating user diagram types
  • Creating user definition types
  • Creating user definition properties
  • Creating user definition chapters
  • Adding a user definition chapter to a user definition type
  • Creating user symbol types
  • Generating a user props file
  • Creating a metamodel diagram
  • Importing a user props file into a production encyclopedia
  • Advanced use of user-defined definitions
  • Creating user-defined RELATION with the metamodel graphical editor