Visio 2007 for UML Tutorial

Overview
The tutorial demonstrates how to use Visio 2007 to create UML diagrams. We will focus on five most widely used UML diagrams which will always be needed in order to model a business process, a system, and a software.
Use Case Diagram Activity Diagram Sequence Diagram Class Diagram State Machine (statechart) Diagram

Start Visio
Double on the Visio icon on the desktop, or Go to Start->Programs->Microsoft Office->Visio

Open Sample Diagrams

Visio provides some samples to help users to learn the tool To open a sample diagram, click Sample on the Template Categories panel which is located on the left side of the Visio main page, select a sample diagram such as Process Improvement, and then click the Open Diagram button on the right hand side panel

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Open UML Template

Click Software and Database Click UML Model Diagram Click the Create button Visio will give you a blank worksheet and template with basic shapes and connectors for a chosen drawing type

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UML Template

UML Diagrams Drawing Sheet (area)

Drawing Toolbar

Page Setup
The initial worksheet appears in the portrait orientation, it would be more effective to use the sheet in landscape orientation Select the Page Setup option from the File drop-down menu Click the Landscape option Page Setup also allows you to change the size, margin, scale, etc.

Save Drawing
Go to File->Save As from the menu From Save As dialog, identify a folder and enter a file name for the new drawing Visio use vsd as the extension for all the drawing file

Creating Use Case Diagram

In Visio, select UML Use Case from the Shape toolbar Click System Boundary shape and drag it to the drawing area Double-click on the title of the boundary and rename it to Dishwasher Rename the Diagram at the bottom

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Use Case
Click Use Case on the toolbar and drag the Use Case shape to the diagram To resize the Use Case on the diagram, select the Use Case and drag the Green square on the Use Case to resize it

Rename Use Case

Double-click on the Use Case on the diagram to open its Properties dialog Enter a name for the Use Case on the Name field and Use Case description on the Documentation field Use the menu bar to change the size of Use Case name

Actor
Click Actor on the toolbar and drag it to the diagram Open the actor Properties and rename it as User Click Communication on the toolbar and drag it to the diagram Connect the association between the actor and Use Case

Activity Diagram
Insert a new page by clicking Insert->New Page on the menu Name the page as Washing Dish Activity Diagram Click UML Activity on the Shape panel

Drawing Activity Diagram

Create two Swimlanes by dragging the Swimlane from the toolbar to the diagram and rename it Drag Initial State from the toolbar to the diagram Drag Action State to the diagram and rename it Drag Control flow to the diagram Connect the Control between two elements on the diagram Open the Properties of Control Flow and assign Guard (Yes, No) for Decision

Object Model Diagram

Insert a New Page and name it as Dishwasher Product Line Click UML Static Structure on the toolbar

Dishwasher Structure
Use the toolbar to add classes on the diagram Use Composition to show relationship between Dishwasher and its components

Add Operations and Attributes

Double-click on the class to open its Properties On the Properties dialog, click Attributes or operations under Categories Click the New button to create new attribute or operation Enter the name and data type

Sequence Diagram
Add a New Page Click UML Sequence on the toolbar Create Object LifeLines for the Dishwater and its components Use Message to show the communication between the components

Statechart for Dishwasher Class

Add a New Page Click UML Statechart on the toolbar Add States to the diagram Use Transition to connect the states