Overview of using basic capabilities
System Architect encyclopedia basics
Encyclopedia underlying structure
Encyclopedia tables
Object type codes in ENTITY table
List of fields in an ENTITY table
Non-database encyclopedia files
Files outside the encyclopedia database
Encyclopedia maintenance
Backing up an encyclopedia
Preventing changes to encyclopedia data
Creating and opening encyclopedias
Converting encyclopedias for use with latest version of System Architect
Converting SQL Server encyclopedias to support Optimized XT Reader
SQL Server
Creating a connection
Opening older or creating new encyclopedias
Creating a SQL Server encyclopedia
Creating SQL Server encyclopedias and catalogs through SQL scripts
Opening an SQL Server encyclopedia
SQL Server Express
Creating an SQL Express encyclopedia
Opening an SQL Express encyclopedia
Setting configuration of methods for encyclopedias
Setting a project’s property configuration
Methodologies supported
Default DBMS type
Workspaces
Workspace administrators and users
Selecting a workspace
Creating a workspace
Merge workspace overview
Merging or extracting from workspace to encyclopedia
Merging workspaces
Workspaces and System Architect utilities
System Architect Encyclopedia Manager
Comparing diagrams across workspaces
System Architect Publisher
System Architect XT
Comparing encyclopedias
Encyclopedia comparison procedure
Phase 1: Select encyclopedias to compare
Phase 2: Set compare and display parameters and run comparison
Phase 3: View compare output
Working with parameter sets
Working with filter sets
SA Compare settings
Input tab
Compare filter sets
SQL tab
Compare tab
Display tab
Display filter sets
Viewing compared encyclopedias
System Architect Compare files
Access Control command
Merging and extracting information between encyclopedias
Tools menu: Merge
Tools menu: Extract
Using Enterprise Merge/Extract
Extracting and checking out information – Enterprise Extract
Merging information – Enterprise Merge
Importing and exporting information
XML interface
Exporting XML
Importing XML
CSV and TXT format
Importing and exporting information
Comma‑separated value (CSV) files
Import options for TXT
Dictionary menu: Export Definitions
Dictionary menu: Import Definitions
Import options
History
Object history and property comparison
Object history overview
Working with object history
Searching object histories
Comparing properties
Comparing objects with previous workspaces
Changing font color for differences
Working with IBM Rational Synergy Change requests
Purging history
Viewing history for files
Using the Explorer tree to browse the repository
Explorer window
Viewing items in the Explorer
Diagram preview pane
Locating referenced objects
Adding a diagram
Adding a definition through the Explorer
Opening a diagram or definition
Opening and manipulating the Explorer
Explorer: Scroll bars
Introduction to views in Explorer
Explorer panes
Views
User access of views
Creating views for the Explorer
Creating panes and views
Creating a dynamic view
Creating a static view
Properties
Properties pane
Editing in the Properties pane
Resizing columns or rows of the properties grid
Viewing diagram pictures
Viewing definition detail
Classic context menu
Configure tabs
Diagrams
Creating, opening, changing, and deleting diagrams
Routing lines on a diagram
Routing lines automatically on a diagram
Creating parent-child diagram links
Parent-child diagrams
Balance child(ren) command
Balance horizontal command
Balance parent command
Working with hierarchy diagrams
Hiding subtrees on hierarchy diagrams
Arranging hierarchies
Visually comparing diagrams
Time variable properties in definitions
Creating diagram comparisons
Using the time dimension slider
Changing diagram opacity
Representationally Consistent diagrams
Explorer network and landscape diagrams
Creating an Explorer diagram
Populating the diagram
Symbol types viewable on the Explorer diagram
Symbol types available on the diagram toolbar
Dragging and dropping from Explorer to create Explorer diagram
Using Explorer object reports to create Explorer diagrams
Using Explorer relationship reports to create Explorer diagram
Explore relationships of existing objects and their immediate relatives
Using the Explorer diagram
Isolate selected symbol and attachment
Isolate selected symbols and arrange in circle
Delete relationships
Refreshing the Explorer diagram
Hiding relationships on Explorer diagram
Edit represented object
Edit properties of Explorer symbol
Delete unrelated objects
Resizing a collection symbol
Symbols and definitions
Setting session preferences
Session options in the sa2001.ini file
Customizations reached through individual dialogs
Grid and Reduced View command
Changing diagram grid settings
Gradient fills for diagrams
Changing the gradient fills for your diagram
Setting default gradient fills for an encyclopedia
Pointers
Drawing in System Architect
Drawing options
Drawing symbols
Drawing lines
Straightening non-elliptical lines
Inserting segments into lines
Hide/show relationship lines
Drawing flag symbols
Handles
Symbol bounding box
Symbol icon indicators
Selecting multiple symbols
Moving multiple symbols
Reposition symbol name
Resizing a rectangular symbol
Modifying the look of a symbol
Format menu: Diagram format > Display Options
Display Mode command
Working with stylesheets
Changing the stylesheet setting in the sa2001.ini file
Changing the stylesheet in the configuration of an encyclopedia
Reconfiguring a encyclopedia with a new stylesheet
Imposing stylesheets on selected symbols
Adding color themes to diagrams
Symbol layering
Changing the gradient fill color for your symbols
Defining symbols
Adding definitions to an encyclopedia
Adding or modifying definitions
Deleting symbols and definitions
Mirrored properties overview
Working with mirrored properties
Creating mirrored properties
Mirrored properties and matrices
Saving mirrored properties
Updating definitions with mirrored properties
Definitions with mirrored properties
Comments, graphic comments, and descriptions
Using grids
Browsing, selecting, and dragging
Creating a data structure
Understanding the spell checker
Spell check
Configuring the spell checker
Renaming a symbol or definition
Keyboard accelerators
Analytics
Building analytics
Analytic definition
Analytic collection definition
Heat Map Manager
The Heat Map Manager window
Working with the Heat Map Manager
Analytic examples in System Architect
Application portfolio management
BPMN process costs
Organization unit roles
Removing analytics or analytic collections
Analytic Builder Wizard
Specifying an analytic
Specifying a report
Specifying depictions
Displaying analytics in the Heat Map Manager
Analytics summary
Analytic report definition
Matrix editors
Synchronized definitions
Matrix types
Adding and changing definitions in the matrix editor
Printing matrices
Using the matrix editor
Color-coded matrices
Navigating in a matrix
Using “X” in cell matrices
Using text-in-cell matrices
Using multi-dimensional matrices
Using mirrored matrices
Saving a matrix
Creating a user-defined matrix
Creating a new matrix using the matrix designer
Printing diagrams
Setting up the page
Print layout preview
Creating diagram borders
Working with addressable requirements
Built-in addressable system
Dictionary menu: Addresses command
Dictionary menu: Addresses submenu
Requirements
Attach dialog box
Deleting an addresses definition from the Attach dialog
Detach dialog box
System Architect Data Migration utility (samigrate)
Explicit relationships
Viewing incomplete explicit relationships
Viewing orphan explicit relationships
Locating incomplete explicit relationships
Locating orphan explicit relationships
Overview of using basic capabilities
Locating orphan explicit relationships
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