Flow Diagram Editor

This editor enables you to create or modify a Flow Diagram. For more information see the Structured Analysis Reference manual.

Pull-down Menus

The Flow Diagram editor has these pull-down menus available:

File

Edit

View

Draw

Options

Popup Menus

There are also popup menus available within the Flow Diagram editor. These are activated by pressing the right mouse button. A different menu appears depending on the pointer position, relevant to the operations that are appropriate to the currently selected object. There is a different menu when you are:

pointing to a Node

pointing to a Terminator

pointing to a Store

pointing to a Flow

pointing to a Bar

pointing to Text

pointing within a selection frame

pointing to a Flow Point

pointing to a Split Point

pointing to a Merge Point

not pointing to any component of the diagram

In the last situation, ProMod-PLUS assumes that you want to Create an object.

Double-click on graphical objects

If you double-click on a graphical object this carries out the most commonly used command. The command started is different if you double-click on the label of an object or on the symbol excluding the label. For example, if you double-click on the name of a Node this carries out Alter on the Node name. If you double-click on the Node symbol outside the Node name this carries out Start Data Flow.

The following table shows the full list of commands carried out when double-clicking on objects.

Symbol

Label

Terminator Start Data Flow Alter
Node Start Data Flow Alter
Store Start Data Flow Alter
Bar Start Control Flow ---
Data/Control Flow Edit DD Alter
Text --- Alter