Tools Menu

Generate Documentation

Shows the Generate Documentation dialog, which allows to generate the documentation for the current project in various format (HTML, ODT, PDF, RTF, TXT).

Generate Interactive Documentation

Shows the Generate Interactive Documentation dialog, which allows you to generate the interactive hyperlinked documentation for the current project in HTML format.

Generate Source Code

Shows the Source Code Generation dialog, which allows to generate the source codes for selected parts of project in the chosen programming language.

Lists

Shows the submenu, which provides commands for editing the lists.

Lists / Stereotypes

Opens the dialog for editing the list of stereotypes.

Lists / Types

Opens the dialog for editing the list of types.

Lists / Element Names and IDs

Opens the dialog for editing the list of default element names and ID patterns.

Lists / Graphics

Opens the window with list of graphical shapes, which allows to add, edit and remove the shapes.

Lists / Connection Strings

Opens the dialog with list of connection strings, which allows to add, edit and remove the connection strings.

Templates

Shows the submenu with menu item for each kind of template.

Templates / Documentation

Shows the documentation template manager, which allows to add, edit and remove documentation templates.

Templates / Source Code

Shows the source code template manager, which allows to add, edit and remove source code templates.

Helpers

Shows the submenu with special batch tools.

Helpers / Renumber Element IDs

Opens the dialog, in which you can easily order elements and renumber their IDs.

Helpers / Generate Indexes for Foreign Keys

Generates an index for each foreign key of each entity in entity relationship diagram.

Custom Diagrams...

Opens Custom Diagram Manager window. It allows you to add a new custom diagram type and edit existing custom diagram types.

Read more about custom diagrams.

Reverse Engineering

Shows the submenu with sources, from which you can perform the reverse engineering.

Reverse Engineering / .NET Framework

Shows the dialog for reverse engineering from .NET Framework.

Reverse Engineering / Database

Shows the dialog for reverse engineering from database.

Reverse Engineering / Source Code

Shows the dialog for reverse engineering from source code.

Comparison

Shows Comparison Choice dialog, which allows to choose two projects for comparison and the comparison method.

Change Tracking

Shows a submenu with actions for change tracking. Change tracking allows you to track and review changes in the project.

Change Tracking / Track Changes

Turns on/off change tracking in the current project. If this item is checked, the change tracking is active.

Change Tracking / Highlight Changes

Turns on/off change highlighting. If the change tracking is active, all changes will be highlighted in diagrams. New elements are highlighted with a green outline. Removed elements are highlighted with a red outline. Modified elements are highlighted with a yellow outline.

Change Tracking / Accept Changes

Accepts changes on selected elements. All changes are definitively applied to elements and their change state is switched to unchanged.

Change Tracking / Reject Changes

Rejects changes on selected elements. All changes are reverted and their change state is switched to unchanged.

Change Tracking / Accept All Changes

Accepts all changes in the project. All changes are definitively applied to elements and their change state is switched to unchanged.

Change Tracking / Reject All Changes

Rejects all changes in the project. All changes are reverted and their change state is switched to unchanged.

Change Tracking / Show Changes...

Opens Tracked Changes window which allows you to show changes of any item in the current project.

Design Patterns

Shows the submenu with design patterns actions.

Design Patterns / Create

Creates a new design pattern by selected elements.

Design Patterns / Insert

Inserts elements to the current diagram by the chosen design pattern.

Options

Shows the Option dialog, which allows to adjust application settings.