Diagrams
TIBCO BusinessEvents provides several kinds of diagrams, which are visualization tools that help you understand and analyze even very large and complex projects.
Note: The diagrams in TIBCO BusinessEvents are based on Unified Modeling Language (UML), but are
not completely compliant to UML.
Using the diagrams you can show or hide details. You can open editors for any project component in a diagram. You can also create snapshot images of diagrams to share project information with other personnel.
The main types of diagrams, and the project elements that use them, are as follows:
- Selected Entity Project diagrams
- These diagrams display all the selected project resources, and how they interact with one another. External resources such as XSD and WSDL files are not shown. You can either create a project diagram for an entire project, or only for the selected resources of a project. You can also choose to run the project analyzer while creating a project diagram, which analyzes the project resources and gives a report in the Problems view.
- Dependency diagrams
- These diagrams show the relationships between the selected project resource and its dependent resources. They are available for channels, concepts, state models, scorecards, events (all types except advisory events), rule functions, and rules.
- Sequence diagrams
- These diagrams show how project resources are called into use at run time. They are available for events (all types except advisory events), rule functions, and rules.
- Concept model diagrams
- These diagrams show the concept model for a project. You can view a model diagram for all the concepts in a project.
- Event model diagrams
- These diagrams show the event model for a project. You can view a model diagram for all the events in a project, except for advisory events.
Note:
- Add-on Products
- State model diagrams are available in the TIBCO BusinessEvents Data Modeling add-on. Metrics are available in the TIBCO BusinessEvents Views add-on. For metrics, you can view a dependency diagram only by right-clicking in Project View. See the add-on product documentation for more details.
Types of Diagrams Available for Different Resource Types Project Resource Project Dependency Sequence Concept Model Event Model Channel Yes Yes Concept Yes Yes Yes Domain Yes Yes State Model Yes Yes Scorecard Yes Yes Event Yes Yes Yes Yes Rule Function Yes Yes Yes Rule Yes Yes Yes Shared Resource Yes Yes Metric Yes Yes
- Working with Diagrams
You can work with diagrams in a variety of ways for your own information, and you can use them to share aspects of your project with others in a visual way that is easy to understand. This section presents some common tasks and lists the various tools you can use to work with all types of diagrams. - Common Tasks
You can perform the following common tasks on all types of diagrams: - Diagram Tools
You can work with diagrams with the help of the following tools available from the Diagram menu: - Interactive Tools
- Layout
- Context Menu Diagram Tools
- Exporting a Diagram to an Image
Using the Export to Image option you can save the diagrams locally for later use. - Printing a Diagram
You can set up preferences, preview the print job, and then print the diagram. - Project Analyzer and Selected Entity Project Diagrams
- Project Analyzer and Selected Entity Project Diagrams
You can show the diagram for an entire project or for selected elements only. You can also filter the diagram to show only certain types of project element. - Dependency Diagrams
A dependency diagram shows the dependencies for a selected project resource or for the entire project (Selected Entity Project Diagram). - Sequence Diagrams
Sequence diagrams capture the behavior of objects and the messages that are passed between them. You can view sequence diagrams for rule functions, rules, and events. - Concept Model Diagrams
The concept model diagrams show inheritance, containment, and reference relationships between all concepts in a project. - Event Model Diagrams
The event model diagrams show inheritance relationships between all types of events, except for advisory events. - Diagram Options and Tools Reference
Most diagram options and tools are self-explanatory, and are just shown in the images. This section provides details for a few that require some explanation. - Preferences
You can set up preferences in TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio on different levels and for different resources:
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