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Astah Reference Manual
1. Overview of Astah Functions
- 1.1. Overview
- 1.2. Restrictions on Mac OS X
2. Application Installation and Start-up
- 2.1. Installing Astah
- 2.2. Astah Start-up
- 2.3. Astah Model Version
- 2.4. License
3. Creating and Using Project Files
- 3.1. .asta File
- 3.2. Creating New Project Files
  - 3.2.1. Creating Default Model Project
- 3.3. Creating Project by Template
- 3.4. Opening Existing Project Files
4. Basic Concepts
- 4.1. Fundamental Components
- 4.2. Basic Concepts
5. Main Menu
- 5.1. File
- 5.2. Edit
- 5.3. Diagram
- 5.4. Alignment
- 5.5. View
- 5.6. Tool
- 5.7. Window
- 5.8. Plugin
- 5.9. Help
6. Tool Bar
7. Structure Tree
- 7.1. Opening Nodes of the Structure Tree
- 7.2. Opening Diagrams
- 7.3. Synchronize with Diagram Editor
- 7.4. Creating Diagrams/Models
- 7.5. Moving Diagrams/Models
- 7.6. Editing the Names of Diagrams/Models
- 7.7. Deleting Diagrams/Models
- 7.8. Cloning Models
- 7.9. Rearranging Operations/Attributes
- 7.10. Creating Setters/Getters of Attributes
- 7.11. All Related Diagrams
- 7.12. Setting Mind Map Style
- 7.13. Creating Artifact Map
- 7.14. Setting Font
- 7.15. Print Setup (Project)
- 7.16. Apply Current Project Style to Items
- 7.17. Set Property (Project)
- 7.18. Synchronize Property (Project)
8. Hierarchy Tree [P]
- 8.1. Hierarchy Tree Functions
  - 8.1.1. Filtering Aliases
  - 8.1.2. Selecting Hierarchy Tree
9. Diagram (List)
- 9.1. Opening Diagrams
- 9.2. Updating the List
- 9.3. Jumping to Models on the Structure Tree
- 9.4. Deleting Diagrams
10. Search and Replace
- 10.1. [Search] Tab
- 10.2. Replace
- 10.3. Search Bar
  - 10.3.1. Search Box
11. Alias Function [P]
- 11.1. Editing Aliases
- 11.2. Displaying Aliases
12. Property View
- 12.1. Displaying Properties
- 12.2. Structure of Properties
- 12.3. Project File Properties
  - 12.3.1. [Profile Stereotype] Tab [P]
  - 12.3.2. [Project Setting] Tab
  - 12.3.3. [Version History] Tab
- 12.4. Class Diagram Properties
  - 12.4.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.4.2. [TaggedValue] Tab [P]
  - 12.4.3. [Hyperlink] Tab
  - 12.4.4. [Initial visibility] Tab
- 12.5. Class Properties
  - 12.5.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.5.2. [Stereotype] Tab
  - 12.5.3. [Attribute] Tab
  - 12.5.4. [Operation] Tab
  - 12.5.5. [Generalization] Tab
  - 12.5.6. [Dependency] Tab
  - 12.5.7. [Association] Tab
  - 12.5.8. [Property] Tab
  - 12.5.9. [Template Parameter] Tab
  - 12.5.10. [Constraint] Tab
  - 12.5.11. [Language] Tab
- 12.6. Attribute Properties (Class Diagram)
  - 12.6.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.6.2. [Language] Tab
- 12.7. Operation Properties
  - 12.7.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.7.2. [Parameter] Tab
  - 12.7.3. [Precondition] Tab
  - 12.7.4. [Post Condition] Tab
  - 12.7.5. [Body Condition] Tab
  - 12.7.6. [Language] Tab
- 12.8. Parameter Properties
  - 12.8.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.8.2. [Language] Tab
- 12.9. Package Properties
  - 12.9.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.10. Model Properties
- 12.11. Subsystem Properties
  - 12.11.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.12. Association Properties
  - 12.12.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.12.2. [Association End] Tab
  - 12.12.3. [Constraint A], [Constraint B] Tab
- 12.13. Generalization Properties
  - 12.13.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.14. Realization Properties
- 12.15. Dependency Properties
- 12.16. TemplateBinding Properties
  - 12.16.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.17. Instance Specification Properties (Class Diagram)
  - 12.17.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.18. Link Properties (Class Diagram)
  - 12.18.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.18.2. [Link End] Tab
- 12.19. Actor Properties
- 12.20. UseCase Properties
  - 12.20.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.20.2. [Extension Point] Tab
  - 12.20.3. [Include] Tab / [Extend] Tab
- 12.21. Include Properties
  - 12.21.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.22. Extend Properties
- 12.23. Statemachine Diagram Properties
  - 12.23.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.23.2. [StateMachine] Tab
- 12.24. State Properties
  - 12.24.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.24.2. [Entry/Do/Exit] Tab
  - 12.24.3. [Internal Transition] Tab
- 12.25. Transition (Control Flow/Object Flow) Properties
  - 12.25.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.26. Submachine State Properties
  - 12.26.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.26.2. [Submachine] Tab
- 12.27. StubState Properties
  - 12.27.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.28. Activity Diagram Properties
  - 12.28.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.28.2. [Activity] Tab
  - 12.28.3. [Horizontal Dimension] Tab / [Vertical Dimension] Tab
- 12.29. Partition Properties
  - 12.29.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.30. Action Properties
  - 12.30.1. [Entry] Tab
- 12.31. CallBehaviorAction Properties
  - 12.31.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.31.2. [Activity] Tab
- 12.32. Flow Final Node Properties
- 12.33. SendSignalAction Properties
- 12.34. AcceptEventAction Properties
- 12.35. AcceptTimeEventAction Properties
- 12.36. Pin, Object Node Properties
  - 12.36.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.37. Process Properties
- 12.38. Connector Properties
- 12.39. Sequence Diagram Properties
  - 12.39.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.40. Lifeline Properties (Sequence Diagram/Communication Diagram)
  - 12.40.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.41. Message Properties (Sequence Diagram)
  - 12.41.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.42. Reply Message Properties
  - 12.42.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.43. CombinedFragment Properties (Sequence Diagram)
  - 12.43.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.43.2. [Operand] Tab
- 12.44. InteractionUse Properties (Sequence Diagram)
  - 12.44.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.45. State Invariant Properties (Sequence Diagram)
  - 12.45.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.46. Communication Diagram Properties
  - 12.46.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.47. Link Properties (Communication Diagram)
  - 12.47.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.48. Message Properties (Communication Diagram)
  - 12.48.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.49. Component Diagram / Deployment Diagram Properties
  - 12.49.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.50. Component Properties
  - 12.50.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.51. Part Properties
- 12.52. Connector Properties
  - 12.52.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.52.2. [Association End] Tab
  - 12.52.3. [Constraint] Tab
- 12.53. Port Properties
  - 12.53.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.53.2. [Provided Interface] Tab / Required Interface] Tab
- 12.54. Usage Dependency Properties
- 12.55. Classifier Properties
- 12.56. Artifact Properties
  - 12.56.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.57. Node Properties
  - 12.57.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.58. NodeInstance Properties
  - 12.58.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.59. ComponentInstance Properties
  - 12.59.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.60. Link Properties (Deployment Diagram)
- 12.61. Composite Structure Diagram Properties
  - 12.61.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.62. Structured Class Properties
- 12.63. Flowchart Properties [P]
  - 12.63.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.64. Transition Properties [P]
  - 12.64.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.65. Lane Properties [P]
  - 12.65.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.66. Flow Symbol Properties [P]
  - 12.66.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.67. Data Flow Diagram (DFD) Properties [P]
  - 12.67.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.68. External Entity Properties [P]
  - 12.68.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.69. Process Box Properties [P]
  - 12.69.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.69.2. [Data Flow Diagram] Tab
- 12.70. Data Store Properties [P]
  - 12.70.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.71. ER Diagram Properties [P]
  - 12.71.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.72. ER Model Properties [P]
  - 12.72.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.73. Domain Model Properties [P]
  - 12.73.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.74. Domain Properties [P]
  - 12.74.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.74.2. [Reference] Tab
- 12.75. Entity Properties [P]
  - 12.75.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.75.2. [Index] Tab
  - 12.75.3. [Attribute] Tab
  - 12.75.4. [Relationship] Tab
- 12.76. Attribute Properties (ER Diagram) [P]
  - 12.76.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.77. Relationship Properties (ER Diagram) [P]
  - 12.77.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.77.2. [Key] Tab
- 12.78. Subtype Properties [P]
  - 12.78.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.79. CRUD Properties [P]
  - 12.79.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.80. Mindmap Properties
  - 12.80.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.81. Traceability Map Properties [P]
  - 12.81.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.82. Requirement Diagram Properties [P]
  - 12.82.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.82.2. [Initial visibility] Tab
- 12.83. Requirement Table Properties [P]
  - 12.83.1. [Base] Tab
- 12.84. Requirement Properties [P]
  - 12.84.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.84.2. [Client] Tab
  - 12.84.3. [Supplier] Tab
- 12.85. TestCase Properties [P]
  - 12.85.1. [Base] Tab
  - 12.85.2. [Supplier] Tab
- 12.86. Note Properties
  - 12.86.1. [Base] Tab
13. Editing Diagrams
- 13.1. Diagram Editor Popup Menu
- 13.2. Draw Suggest Feature
- 13.3. Creating Diagram Elements
- 13.4. Creating Diagram Elements in Succession
  - 13.4.1. Using the [Lock Selected Mode] of the Tool Palette
  - 13.4.2. Using the [Shift] Key
- 13.5. Editing Diagram Elements
- 13.6. Multiple Selection/Cancel
  - 13.6.1. Multiple Selection
  - 13.6.2. Canceling the Selection
- 13.7. Copying and Pasting
  - 13.7.1. b. Using [Edit] in the Main Menu
- 13.8. Copying as Images
- 13.9. Copying/Pasting Style
- 13.10. Color Setup
- 13.11. Set Style
- 13.12. Editing Lines
- 13.13. Mini Icon
  - 13.13.1. Adding Mini Icon
  - 13.13.2. Deleting Mini Icon
- 13.14. Displaying Diagrams
- 13.15. Alignment of Diagram Elements
  - 13.15.1. Input the size directly
  - 13.15.2. Adjust to the selected Element Size
- 13.16. Align Guide
- 13.17. Jumping to Models in the Structure Tree
- 13.18. Jumping to Diagrams in the Structure Tree
- 13.19. Changing the order of overlapped Model Elements
14. Diagrams and Diagram Elements
- 14.1. Class Diagram
- 14.2. UseCase Diagrams
- 14.3. Statemachine Diagrams
- 14.4. Activity Diagrams
- 14.5. Sequence Diagrams
- 14.6. Communication Diagrams
- 14.7. Component Diagrams
- 14.8. Deployment Diagrams
- 14.9. Composite Structure Diagrams
- 14.10. Flowchart [P]
- 14.11. Data Flow Diagrams (DFD) [P]
- 14.12. ER Diagrams [P]
- 14.13. CRUD [P]
- 14.14. Mindmaps
- 14.15. Requirement Diagram [P]
- 14.16. Requirement Table [P]
- 14.17. Traceability Map [P]
- 14.18. Converting Models (UML Models, DFD Models, Flowchart, ER Models) [P]
- 14.19. Common Diagram Elements for All Diagram Types
15. Cloning Diagrams
16. Generating Diagrams
- 16.1. Generating Class Diagrams
- 16.2. Generating Detailed Class Diagrams
- 16.3. Generating ER Diagrams [P]
17. Printing
- 17.1. Print Setup (Project)
- 17.2. Print Setup (Diagram)
- 17.3. Printing Diagrams [Ctrl+P]
- 17.4. Print Multi
- 17.5. Print Multiple UseCase Descriptions
- 17.6. Print Multiple CRUDs [P]
- 17.7. Print Multiple Requirement Table [P]
18. Print Preview
- 18.1. Print Preview
- 18.2. Preview Multi
- 18.3. Print Preview Multi-UseCase Description
- 18.4. Print Preview Multi-CRUD
- 18.5. Print Preview Multi-Requirement Table
19. Merging Projects
- 19.1. Easy Merge Dialog
- 19.2. Flexible Merge
- 19.3. Restrictions
20. Reference Model Management [P]
- 20.1. Adding Reference Model
- 20.2. Updating Reference Model
21. Compare Projects [P]
- 21.1. Compare Project
22. Drag & Drop of Files
23. EMF (Enhanced Meta File) [Not in Mac]
24. Hyperlinks
- 24.1. Editing Hyperlinks［Ctrl+K］
- 24.2. Opening Hyperlinks
- 24.3. Search Invalid Hyperlinks
25. UseCase Description
- 25.1. Opening UseCase Description
- 25.2. UseCase Description Items
26. Exporting Image
- 26.1. Current Diagram
- 26.2. Multi Diagrams
27. Command Line Tool
- 27.1. Exporting image files
- 27.2. Total Merge Utility
  - 27.2.1. Updates Certain Reference Models based on Time Stamp
  - 27.2.2. Update all Reference Models
- 27.3. Compare Projects [P]
- 27.4. System Requirements
28. Exporting HTML
29. XML Input & Output [P]
- 29.1. Inputting XML Project Files
- 29.2. Outputting XML Project Files
30. Exporting RTF
- 30.1. RTF
- 30.2. Export RTF
- 30.3. Basic
- 30.4. Diagram
- 30.5. Model
- 30.6. Attribute
- 30.7. Operation
- 30.8. UseCase
- 30.9. Relation (Source to Target)
- 30.10. Relations (Target to Source)
- 30.11. Font
31. Exporting Documents for Mind Map/Traceability Map
- 31.1. Export RTF for Mind Map/Traceability Map
- 31.2. Export PowerPoint for Mind Map
  - 31.2.1. Export PowerPoint
32. Importing Java Source Code
33. Exporting Java
34. Exporting C#
35. Exporting C++
36. UseCase Description Template
- 36.1. Property File of UseCase Description Template
- 36.2. UseCase Description Template Set-up
37. Flow Symbol Template [P]
- 37.1. Property File of Flow Symbol Template
- 37.2. Creating Flow Symbol Templates
- 37.3. Editing Flow Symbol Template
- 37.4. Adding Flow Symbols to Flow Symbol Template
- 37.5. Deleting Flow Symbol Templates
38. Import User Defined TaggedValue [P]
- 38.1. Define TaggedValue
  - 38.1.1. TaggedValue Format
- 38.2. Import User Defined TaggedValue
39. External Tool [P]
- 39.1. Adding External Tool
- 39.2. Running External Tools
- 39.3. Deleting External Tools
40. Keybinds File
41. System Properties
- Apply the project settings to the current project
- 41.1. Project
  - a. New Project Language
  - b. Auto set project language when creating a new model.
  - c. Create New Project with:
  - d. Template File:
- 41.2. File
  - a. Show progress bar when saving files
  - b. Lock file when opening
  - c. Create backup of .asta file when saving
  - d. Periodical save mode
  - e. Stack size for opening/saving a project file (1 to 64MB) (Restarting Astah is required)
  - f. Set relative path based on the project directory
  - g. Set relative path based on the work directory
- 41.3. Project View
  - a. Show Association End on the structure tree
  - b. Show navigable Association End only on the structure tree
  - c. Show States and Submachine States on the structure tree
  - d. Show Actions and CallBehavior Actions on the structure tree
  - e. Wrap text in definition field
  - f. Show Alias view (Restarting Astah is required)
  - g. Show Hierarchy view (Restarting Astah is required)
  - h. Show Map view below Project view (Restarting Astah is required)
- 41.4. Diagram Editor
  - a. Allow the same diagram to be opened in multiple editors
  - b. Tool bar location
  - c. Show scroll bar
  - d. Hide title bar of the Diagram Editor (Restarting Astah is required)
  - e. Add shadow on model elements
  - f. Gradation style (Model elements)
  - g. Gradation style (Background)
  - h. Background color
  - i. Anti-aliasing text
  - j. Anti-antialiasing objects other than text and rectangles
  - k. Enable Suggest Feature
  - l. Enable Content Assist
  - m. Show Grid on diagram
  - n. Horizontal grid line interval
  - o. Vertical grid line interval
  - p. Set line color
  - q. Snap to Grid when using the mouse
  - r. Show Hyperlink icons on diagrams
- 41.5. Default Item Size
- 41.6. Default Item Color
  - a. Reuse the color when creating the same kind of item
- 41.7. Default Stereotype Color
- 41.8. Default ER Entity Type Color
- 41.9. Initial Visibility 1
- 41.10. Initial Visibility 2
- 41.11. Initial Visibility 3
- 41.12. UML
  - a. Allow only one InitialNode to be created in Activity Diagram
  - b. Allow only one InitialPseudoState to be created in Statemachine Diagram
  - b. Default Type of Attribute (i.e. String - java.lang)
  - c. Default Type of Parameter (i.e. String - java.lang)
  - d. Show Frame
  - e. Show no arrows for navigable association ends in UseCase diagrams
  - f. Show no arrows for navigable association ends in diagrams except UseCase diagrams
  - g. Show “X” for non-navigable associations
  - h. Show Package name in body
  - g. Self-adjustment of the lifeline length
- 41.13. Flowchart [P]
  - a. Position of template palette
  - b. Width of template palette
  - c. Show item names in the template palette
- 41.14. Data Flow Diagram [P]
  - a. Notation
  - b. Allow created of a DataFlow between External Entities or between on External Entity and Datastore
- 41.15. ER Diagram [P]
  - a. Notation
  - b. Model type
  - c. Display Level
  - d. Show relationship in the structure tree
  - e. Type and Length (ER Entity)
  - f. Foreign Key Sign (ER Entity)
  - g. Alternate Key Sign (ER Entity)
  - h. Inversion Entry Sign (ER Entity)
  - I. NULL Option (ER Entity)
  - J. Cardinality (Relationship)
  - k. Verb Phrase (Relationship)
  - l. Align Attribute items in ER Entity
- 41.16. CRUD [P]
  - a. Set diagram’s cell value automatically
  - b. Function : Show CRUD by group
  - c. Function : Show total row
  - d. Function : Show ProcessBox ID of Data Flow Diagram
  - e. Model : Show CRUD by group
  - f. Model : Show total column
  - g. Model : Label Type
  - h. Function : Background color of title
  - i. Function : Background color of total row
  - j. Model : Background color of title
  - k. Model : Background color of total column
  - l. Background color of automatic value
- 41.17. Mindmap
  - a. Show Root topic in the center of the diagram when opening Mindmaps
  - b. Auto-synchronize Root topic name with Mindmap name
  - c. Add UML icon on the topics that are converted from UML models
  - d. Edge color
- 41.18. Traceability Map
  - a. Show Target elements
  - b. Show Source elements
  - c. Show Related diagrams
  - d. Show Target hyperlinks
  - e. Show Source hyperlinks
  - f. Hierarchy level (1 to 50)
- 41.19. Print
  - a. Print Lifeline and Partition names on each page
  - b. Print Mini Icons
  - c. Print Hyperlink Icons
- 41.20. Image Export
  - a. Include Grid
  - b. Backup image files when saving
  - c. Include Mini Icons
  - d. Include Hyperlink Icons
  - e. Expansion rate to copy a diagram as a bitmap image (%)
  - f. Use current level of zoom for copying (Minimum 100%)
  - g. Resolution to export a diagram to PNG and JPEG files (DPI) (72 to 720) Convert to a scale (Resolution/72) for SVG.
- 41.21. Reference Project [P]
  - a. Notify when an imported referenced model has updated by another user
  - b. Use project’s built-in Model Time Stamp in reference project management
- 41.22. HTML Export
  - a. Include diagram information
  - b. Include Hyperlink information
- 41.23. Network
  - a. Use Proxy setting from Internet Explorer (Windows Only)
  - b. Use Proxy Server for software updates
  - c. Address
  - d. Port
  - e. User Name
  - f. Password
- 41.24. Other
  - a. Show a confirmation dialog when you delete models that are used in multiple diagrams
  - b. Check for Software Update when launching Astah
  - c. Send anonymous usage data to Astah Support for software improvements
  - d. Show Startup Screen (Restarting Astah is required)
  - e. Run another Astah when opening a file by double-click (Mac only)
42. Programming Language Setting (Java, C#, C++)
- 42.1. Setting programming language
43. Astah API
44. Script Editor
- 44.1. Open Script Editor
- 44.2. Edit script
- 44.3. Run script
- 44.4. Settings
- 44.5. Help
45. Plugins
- 45.1. Plugins List
  - 45.1.1. Install
  - 45.1.2. Uninstall

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