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grayoron
Registered: Aug 04, 2009
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Aug 05, 2009 at 01:19 PM

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How do you import Visio diagrams and is there a list of Visio shapes mapped to ProVision objects?

Here is what I have found so far:
The Visio Exchange function provides a direct interface with Visio. This interface makes it possible to populate Metastorm ProVision models from Visio diagrams.

Since Visio is a diagramming tool, not a modeler, its objects do not carry significant meaning. This requires the user to be more actively involved in mapping Visio objects into Metastorm ProVision objects. The mapping is accomplished in three key steps:

Select Source and Target: Visio Exchange will ask the user to select a Visio diagram and then select how the diagram is to be interpreted. In effect, it asks the user to select a Metastorm ProVision modeler to map the diagram into.
Map Objects: Visio Exchange will map the diagram objects into the objects which apply in the selected modeler. This detailed object-by-object mapping is then presented to the user. This saves the user from mapping each object one-by-one.
Refine Mapping: The user may now go through each mapping decision an object-by-object basis.

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