Database Developers
Use the familiar Visio drag-and-drop interface
to create entity relationship (ER) diagrams to represent your database
schema. Visio 2000 enterprise
also connects to all leading database management systems to automatically
generate ER diagrams from your existing databases.
Software Developers
Model and design your applications using a variety
of common notations, including the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Visio
2000 Enterprise contains support for all eight diagram types defined
in the UML 1.2 standard, so you can model both the static and dynamic
parts of your application and then use those models to clearly communicate
design goals across your development team.
Microsoft Visio
2000 enterprise provides a complete set of tools for database
architects, database administrators, and other software developers who
are working with complex database schema. Use it to create entity relationship
(ER) diagrams that help you understand undocumented databases and explain
their structures to others on your team.
Diagram Database Schemas
Use drag-and-drop table entity shapes to create
diagrams of database schema that assist in the design process. Visio
2000 enterprise supports commonly used notations such as Relational,
IDEF1X, and Crow's Foot.
Reverse Engineer an Existing Database
Connect Visio
2000 enterprise edition to existing databases to automatically
diagram their schema. Visio 2000
enterprise can generate ER diagrams from all the leading relational
database management systems, including Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft
Access, and Oracle.
Update and Generate Database Objects
With Visio
2000 Enterprise Edition, you can make
changes to your schema and then generate data definition language (DDL)
scripts to update your databases. Visio 2000 generates DDL that
supports all leading database management systems. And built-in error
checking will detect physical and logical
errors in your database models before you generate your DDL scripts.
Get a clear picture of your application so you can see
how complex components interrelate and more easily document them for others
on your development team.
Diagram Your Software Applications
Microsoft Visio
2000 Enterprise supports a wide variety of industry-standard notations
for diagramming the requirements and architecture of your software applications,
including Microsoft Windows® User Interface prototypes,
Web site maps, network diagrams, and all diagram types defined in the
Unified Modeling Language (UML) 1.2 standard. Plus, error checking in
Enterprise Edition ensures your UML models contain no physical or logical
errors.
Reverse Engineer UML from Your Existing Code
Visio 2000
Enterprise is tightly integrated with the Microsoft Visual Studio
development environment, enabling you to automatically generate UML-class
diagrams from Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual C++, and Microsoft
Visual J++ projects.
Jumpstart Your Coding Efforts
Once you've completed a UML class diagram, you
can use Visio 2000 Enterprise
Edition to cut down on your development
time by automatically generating C++, Visual Basic, or Java code skeletons.
Microsoft Visio
2000 Enterprise Minimum System Requirements:
Microsoft
Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition (includes Visio Standard Edition)

| Minimum Requirements |
| Computer/Processor |
Computer with a Pentium 200-MHz or higher
processor |
| Memory |
For Windows 95 or Windows 98:
16 MB of RAM for the operating system, plus 64 MB of RAM
for Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition
For Windows NT®:
32 MB of RAM for the operating system, plus 64 MB of RAM
for Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition |
| Hard Disk |
130
MB of available hard-disk space* |
| Drive |
CD-ROM drive |
| Display |
VGA
or higher resolution monitor; Super VGA recommended |
| Operating System |
Windows 95 or later, Windows NT
Workstation, or Windows NT Server 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or
later |
| Peripherals |
Microsoft Mouse, IntelliMouse, or compatible
pointing device |
 
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