Infagon v5.0 - Quick Tour
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The new features of Infagon v5.0 have been marked with "5.0". Some features are only available in the beta version of the product. These features have been marked with "5.1". Prototype features are marked with "PRO". These features are currently not available in any public release and are just shown for illustration purposes.
General |
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| Object-Role Modelling case-tool. | ||
| Supports FCO-IM (Fully Communication Oriented
Information Modeling) a powerfull ORM variant. |
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Repository |
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| Unique generic repository for easy transformation of conceptual models. | ||
| Open Architecture (repository structure is published and can be exported with population) | show 1 show 2 show 3 | |
| Repository Export to XML | ||
| Extremely Fast Repository with expression cache. | ||
| Multiple level rollback. | ||
Creating models |
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| Unique Expression Interface. | show | |
| Live updating of diagrams while analysing. (Very usefull for educational purposes). | show | |
| Analysis of expressions using expression files. | show | |
| Easy browsing of the information model through the expression viewer. | show | |
| Drag-and-drop Diagramming interface (See "Diagrams") | show | |
| Unicity constraint wizard. | show 1 show 2 | 5.0 |
| Totality constraint wizard. | show 1 show 2 | 5.0 |
| Subtype matrix wizard. | show 1 show 2 | 5.1 |
Editing models |
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| Splitting / Joining labeltypes. | show 1 show 2 | 5.0 |
| Replace Objecttype/Facttype wizard. | 5.0 | |
| Lots of options to edit the information model. | show 1 show 2 | |
Diagrams |
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| Easy to use drag-and-drop diagram designer. | ||
| Export diagrams to WMF or BMP format. | ||
| Fully configurable diagrams. | show 1 show 2 show 3 | |
| Reuse of diagram styles. | show | |
Validating models |
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| Validation of the conceptual model through automated checks. | show | |
| Added the "Nominalisation" check. | 5.0 | |
| Regenerate user communication from the information model. | show | |
Transforming models |
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| Generation of databases in Optimal Normal Form (ONF) using the GLR algorithm. | show | |
| Step-by-step tranformation. | show 1 show 2 show 3 show 4 | |
| Comment of the facttypes of roles that disapear during the transformation will be joined with the comment of the existing objects. | 5.0 | |
| Easy editing of objectype/facttype and role properties through tabular editors. | show 1 show 2 show 3 | 5.0 |
Large project support |
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| Merging of models by importing a model into an existing model. | show | 5.1 |
| Totality constraint drawn on the side of the role. | 5.0 | |
| Expressions visible in columnfix and primary key editors. | 5.0 | |
Results - Entity Relationship Model |
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| Entity Relationship Diagrams. | show 1 show 2 | PRO |
Results - Relational Database Model |
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| Automated generation of artificial key columns | 5.0 | |
| Support for default values. | 5.0 | |
| Automated transformation of an optional column to a required column using a value for the NULL state. | 5.0 | |
| Plugin models for generation of databases | show | |
| Plugin: SQL '92 (Supported by most major SQL databases) | show | |
| Plugin: Oracle 7 | ||
| Plugin: MS SQL-Server 6.0 | ||
| Plugin: Firebird / Borland Interbase | ||
| Plugin: MS-Access version 2, 7 (95) and 8 (97) | ||
| Plugin: My SQL 5.0.3 | ||
| Plugin: Borland dBase 5 | ||
| Plugin: Borland Paradox 5 | ||
| Plugin: Default Application (See "Prototype Generation") | ||
Results - Object Oriented Model |
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| Generation of example C++ files. (Just to prove it is possible). | show 1 show 2 | |
Results - Documentation |
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| Objecttype/Facttype documentation. | show | |
| Table documentation. | show | |
| Documentation wizard. | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | 5.1 |
Prototype generation |
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| Generation of simple but fully functional prototype application, no additional development tools needed. | show | |
File and project management |
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| Project manager to maintain project related files. | show | |
| Create a copy of a complete project. | 5.0 | |
