This user’s guide provides a thorough introduction to
MetaEdit+ as well as an exhaustive reference manual covering the complete set of
commands, features and concepts relating to MetaEdit+.
 | Introduction
to the basic features of MetaEdit+ (Chapter
1). |
 | Information
management tools (Chapter 2), which
covers in detail the tools used when starting MetaEdit+, for managing the
contents of the repository, and for editing and inspecting individual design
elements. |
 | Editors
(Chapter 3) gives a detailed description
of each of the three editors which can be used in MetaEdit+ to edit models as
graphical diagrams, matrices or
tables. |
 | Output
tools (Chapter 4) covers the
functionality and syntax of the reporting and code generation tools, and the
printing functionality of
MetaEdit+. |
 | Repository
and graph structures (Chapter 5),
describes the Object Repository of MetaEdit+. This chapter explains the
multi-method and multi-tool features of MetaEdit+, how models are structured,
what kind of links are allowed between models, and how changes made to design
information in one tool affect models opened in other
tools. |
 | Tutorial
(Chapter 6) provides a step-by-step walk
through of how to create, edit and manage systems development models in
MetaEdit+. An example project, ‘Tutorial’, is included in the
‘demo’ repository for use with this
chapter. |
 | Reference
to the various functions of MetaEdit+ (Chapter
7), is a menu by menu explanation of the
commands in each
tool. |
 | Glossary
of basic terms applied in
MetaEdit+. |
 | Index,
containing an alphabetical reference to all MetaEdit+ functions and commands, as
well as to some CASE-related concepts discussed throughout the
manual. |
Together with this user’s guide
two additional manuals from MetaCase Consulting may be needed: ‘MetaEdit+
Method Workbench: User’s Guide’ and ‘MetaEdit+ System
Administrator’s Guide’. The former manual introduces you to the
metaCASE features of MetaEdit+, and describes how you can customise and develop
your own methods within MetaEdit+. The latter manual describes tasks related to
administration, such as access to the repository, deletion of methods, and
creation of new users. It also explains the management of the server and clients
in the multi-user version of MetaEdit+.