CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Overview of the Merise Method

  1.1     Views of the Merise Method and Their Relationships

  1.2     Session Manager Interface for the Merise Method
    1.2.1      Creating Merise Views
    1.2.2      Working with Views-the Tools Submenu
    1.2.3      Creating Printed Reports

  2      Conceptual Data Models

  2.1     Attributes of CDM Views

  2.2     Objects Related to CDM Views

  2.3     Tools Menu for CDM Views
    2.3.1      List of Properties for CDM Views
    2.3.2      Associate a Property for CDM Views
    2.3.3      Create and Associate a New Property for CDM Views
    2.3.4      Delete a Link with a Property for CDM Views
    2.3.5      Validation Submenu for CDM Views
    2.3.6      CDD Support Submenu for CDM Views

  2.4     Edit Menu for CDM Views

  2.5     Pop-Up Menu for CDM Views

  2.6     Graphics Objects in CDM Views
    2.6.1      Entity
    2.6.2      Relationship
    2.6.3      Generality
    2.6.4      Category
    2.6.5      Aggregate
    2.6.6      Functional Integrity Constraint
    2.6.7      Functional Dependency
    2.6.8      Inclusion Constraint
    2.6.9      Exclusion Constraint
    2.6.10     Equality Constraint
    2.6.11     Existence Constraint
    2.6.12     Connector in CDM Views

  3      Properties and Identifiers

  3.1     Properties
    3.1.1      Attributes of Property Views
    3.1.2      Objects Related to Properties
    3.1.3      Tools Menu for Property Views

  3.2     Identifiers
    3.2.1      Attributes of Identifier Views
    3.2.2      Objects Related to Identifiers
    3.2.3      Tools Menu for Identifier Views

  4      Conceptual Communication Model

  4.1     Attributes of CCM Views

  4.2     Objects Related to CCM Views

  4.3     Tools Menu for CCM Views
    4.3.1      More Detail for CCM Views
    4.3.2      Delete a Link with a CPM
    4.3.3      Validation Submenu for CCM Views

  4.4     Edit Menu for CCM Views

  4.5     Pop-Up Menu for CCM Views

  4.6     Graphics Objects in CCM Views
    4.6.1      External Actor
    4.6.2      Internal Actor
    4.6.3      Flow

  5      Conceptual Process Model

  5.1     Attributes of CPM Views

  5.2     Objects Related to CPM Views

  5.3     Tools Menu for CPM Views
    5.3.1      Where Used for CPM Views
    5.3.2      List of Properties for CPM Views
    5.3.3      Associate a Property for CPM Views
    5.3.4      Create and Associate a New Property for CPM Views
    5.3.5      More Detail for CPM Views
    5.3.6      Associate a CPM to a CCM
    5.3.7      List of Flows in the Associate CCM
    5.3.8      Associate Event to Flow
    5.3.9      Validation Submenu
    5.3.10     CDD Support Submenu

  5.4     Edit Menu for CPM Views

  5.5     Pop-Up Menu for CPM Views

  5.6     Graphics Objects in CPM Views
    5.6.1      Event in CPM Views
    5.6.2      Operation in CPM Views
    5.6.3      Emission Condition in CPM Views
    5.6.4      Connector in CPM Views

  5.7     Properties in CPM Views

  5.8     CPM Rules
    5.8.1      Attributes of CPM Rule Forms
    5.8.2      Objects Related to CPM Rule Forms
    5.8.3      Tools Menu for CPM Rule Forms
      5.8.3.1      Where Used for CPM Rule Forms
      5.8.3.2      List of Properties for CPM Rule Forms
      5.8.3.3      Associate a Property for CPM Rule Forms
      5.8.3.4      Create and Associate a New Property for CPM Rule Forms
      5.8.3.5      Delete a Link with a Property for CPM Rule Forms
      5.8.3.6      CDD Support Submenu
      5.8.3.7      Rule Browser
      5.8.3.8      Delete This Rule

  6      Organizational Process Model

  6.1     Attributes of OPM Views

  6.2     Objects Related to OPM Views

  6.3     Tools Menu for OPM Views
    6.3.1      Where Used for OPM Views
    6.3.2      List of Properties for OPM Views
    6.3.3      Associate a Property for OPM Views
    6.3.4      Create and Associate a New Property for OPM Views
    6.3.5      More Detail for OPM Views
    6.3.6      Validation Submenu
    6.3.7      CDD Support Submenu

  6.4     Edit Menu for OPM Views

  6.5     Pop-Up Menu for OPM Views

  6.6     Graphics Objects in OPM Views
    6.6.1      Event in OPM Views
    6.6.2      Phase in OPM Views
    6.6.3      Emission Condition in OPM Views
    6.6.4      Connector in OPM Views

  6.7     Properties in OPM Views

  6.8     GFUs
    6.8.1      Attributes of GFU Forms
    6.8.2      Objects Related to GFU Forms
    6.8.3      Tools Menu for GFU Forms
      6.8.3.1      Where Used for GFU Forms
      6.8.3.2      GFU Browser
      6.8.3.3      Delete This GFU

  6.9     OPM Tasks
    6.9.1      Attributes of OPM Task Forms
    6.9.2      Objects Related to OPM Task Forms
    6.9.3      Tools Menu for OPM Task Forms

  6.10    OPM Rules
    6.10.1     Attributes of OPM Rule Forms
    6.10.2     Objects Related to OPM Rule Forms
    6.10.3     Tools Menu for OPM Rule Forms

  7      Merise and the CDD

  7.1     Public Dictionary Support Functions

  7.2     Prerequisites for using the CDD

  7.3     CDD Functions Available from DECdesign
    7.3.1      Setting the Default Public Dictionary Directory
    7.3.2      Examining the Public Dictionary CDD Definition
    7.3.3      Importing Properties from the CDD
    7.3.4      Importing Records from the CDD
    7.3.5      Exporting Data from DECdesign

  FIGURES

  1-1        Overview of the Relationships Among Merise Views

  2-1        Conceptual Data Model

  3-1        Property View

  3-2        Identifier Form

  4-1        Conceptual Communication Model

  5-1        Conceptual Process Model

  6-1        Organizational Process Model

  TABLES

  1-1        View Types Available in the Merise Method

  1-2        General Report Layouts for the Merise Method