Visual Modeling with Rational Rose 2002 and UML or How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office Access 2007

Visual Modeling with Rational Rose 2002 and UML

Author: Terry Quatrani

In a matter of only a few years, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) has emerged as the design medium of choice for developing large-scale distributed object applications. The UML's standard semantics and notation for describing object structure and behavior make it particularly well suited to this function. Augmented by the Rational Unified Process, an extensive set of software development guidelines, and the Rational Rose visual modeling tool, the UML greatly facilitates the development of quality object-oriented applications that meet both deadlines and requirements.

Fully updated and revised, Visual Modeling with Rational Rose 2002 and UML is a comprehensive introduction and tutorial providing guidance on how to use a tool (Rational Rose 2002), a process (the Rational Unified Process), and a language (the UML) to successfully visualize, specify, document, and construct a software system. This timely third edition, written by the UML Evangelist at Rational Software Corporation, breaks the technology down to its essentials and provides clear explanations of each element. The book follows a simplified version of the Rational Unified Process from project inception through system analysis and design. The popular sample case study from the previous editions (a registration system for a fictional university) has been retained and updated, better illustrating the iterative development process in practice, the UML in action, and the proper application of Rational Rose 2002. Newly updated appendices demonstrate code generation and reverse engineering using Rational Rose 2002 with the C++, Visual C++, and Visual Basic programming languages. In addition, a handyglossary defines key object technology and software modeling terms.

Topics covered include:

• Creating use cases
• Finding objects and classes
• UML stereotypes and packages
• Scenarios, sequence diagrams, and collaboration diagrams
• Discovering object interaction
• Specifying relationships, association, and aggregation
• Adding behavior and structure
• Superclass/subclass relationships and inheritance
• Object behavior and Harel state transition diagrams
• Checking for model consistency
• Specifying, visualizing, and documenting system architecture
• The iteration planning process

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
	Preface
Ch. 1	Introduction	1
Ch. 2	Beginning a Project	13
Ch. 3	Creating Use Cases	19
Ch. 4	Finding Classes	51
Ch. 5	Discovering Object Interaction	71
Ch. 6	Specifying Relationships	87
Ch. 7	Adding Behavior and Structure	103
Ch. 8	Discovering Inheritance	117
Ch. 9	Analyzing Object Behavior	129
Ch. 10	Checking the Model	143
Ch. 11	Designing the System Architecture	151
Ch. 12	Building the Iterations	169
App. A	Code Generation and Reverse Engineering with C++	187
App. B	Code Generation and Reverse Engineering with Visual C++ and Visual Basic	209
	App. C: A Visual Basic Example	221
	Glossary	239
	Index	249

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How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office Access 2007

Author: Virginia Andersen

Maximize the powerful features of the latest release of today's most popular desktop database program. How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office Access 2007 shows you how to create and customize an efficient, multi-user database, retrieve, interpret, and share your data, secure your information, and much more. Designed to help you get things done quickly and easily, this user-friendly guide is your all-access pass to Access 2007.

• Navigate the new user interface with ease
• Design a well-organized database using pre-designed templates
• Enter and edit data and ensure data validity
• Sort, filter, and print records
• Extract specific information using queries
• Master form and report design basics
• Add charts and graphs to forms and reports easily
• Optimize database performance and speed
• Exchange database objects and text files between Access databases

Virginia Andersen has written or contributed to nearly 25 books about PC-based applications.