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Purpose and organisation of manual

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+.

This manual has seven chapters, a glossary and an index:
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+.

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