VPUML SSAD Write-Up
This document assumes that you’re using VPUML 10.2.
Generate SSAD (Word/PDF/HTML)
In order to generate an SSAD using Visual Paradigm for UML (VPUML), follow these
instructions:
Open VPUML.
Load your SSAD .vpp document.
Navigate to Tools->Report->Generate PDF Report.
On the Content tab, select where you want to save your document.
Your Options tab should look like this:
On the Page Setup tab, make sure that the page size is “Letter”.
On the Cover Page tab, check “Generate cover page”.
Fill the title out as follows (replacing the information in the square brackets with
your info:
System and Software Architecture Description (SSAD)
[Project name]
Team [number]
[Name]
System Architect
[Name]
Project Manager
…
Fill “Organization Name” with “USC-CSSE”.
Click “Generate”.
SSAD Elements
The following instructions will tell you where in VPUML you’ll find the necessary
functions to create the elements (diagrams and information) that need to go in your
SSAD. How these elements will have to be structured will be discussed in class.
System Context Diagram
File -> New Diagram -> UML Diagrams -> Communication Diagram
Artifacts and Information Diagram
Select
File -> New Diagram -> Database Modeling -> Entity Relationship Diagram
Process Diagram
Select
File -> New Diagram -> UML Diagrams -> Use Case Diagram
Hardware Component Class Diagram
File -> New Diagram -> UML Diagrams -> Component Diagram
Software Component Class Diagram
File -> New Diagram -> UML Diagrams -> Component Diagram
Deployment Diagram
File -> New Diagram -> UML Diagrams -> Deployment Diagram
Design Class Diagram, other class diagrams
File -> New Diagram -> UML Diagrams -> Class Diagram
Sequence Diagrams
File -> New Diagram -> UML Diagrams -> Sequence Diagram
Use Cases
File -> New Diagram -> UML Diagrams -> Use Case Grid
Requirement Diagrams
File -> New Diagram -> Requirements Capturing -> Requirement Diagram