Microsoft Visio 2013 Business Process Diagramming and Validation: Using Microsoft Visio to visualize business information is a huge aid to comprehension and clarity. Learn how with this practical guide to process diagramming and validation, written as a practical tutorial with sample code and demos. , Second Edition

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Optimize your business information visualization by mastering out-of-the-box structured diagram functionality with features like basic and cross-functional flowcharts
Create and analyze custom validation rules for structured diagrams using Visio 2013 Professional
Get to grips with the validation logic for business process diagramming with Visio 2013 Professional with the provided Rules Tools add-on

Description

Microsoft Visio is a diagramming program which ultimately allows business professionals to explore and communicate complex information more effectively. Through easy-to-understand visual representations, Visio enables you to present complicated data in a clear and communicative way. Therefore, productivity is increased by utilizing the wide variety of diagrams that can convey information at a glance as data can be understood and acted upon quickly. This book enables business developers to unleash the full potential of Visio 2013 Professional Edition. Microsoft Visio 2013 Business Process Diagramming and Validation is a focused tutorial with a range of practical examples and downloadable code that shows you how to create business process diagramming templates with Visio, enabling you to effectively visualize business information. It draws on real business examples and needs and covers all the new features of Visio 2013 Professional Edition. This focused tutorial will enable you to get to grips with diagram validation in Visio 2013 Professional Edition to the fullest extent, enabling you to perform powerful automatic diagram verification based on custom logic and assuring correct and compliant diagrams. You will learn how to create and publish rules and how to use the ShapeSheet to write formulae. There is also a special focus on extending and enhancing the capabilities of Visio 2013 diagram validation and on features that are not found in the out-of-the-box product, like installing and using the new Rules Tools add-on complete with source code, reviewing the new diagramming rules in flowcharts and BPMN templates, and creating your own enhanced Data Flow Model Diagram template complete with validation rules. Microsoft Visio 2013 Business Process Diagramming and Validation begins by covering the basic functions of Visio 2013 before moving on to discuss how to formulate your own validation rules and how to use the Visio Object Model. ShapeSheet functions are explored in detail as well as how to create validation rule sets and visualizing issues, with practical demonstrations along the way. It also covers integration with SharePoint 2013 and Office365 and how to build a Rules Tools add-on using C#, how to create test and filter expressions, and how to publish validation rules for others to use. Finally, the book concludes with the creation and implementation of a new RuleSet for Data Flow Model Diagrams with a worked example. By following the practical and immediately deployable examples found in this book, you will successfully learn how to use the features of Microsoft Visio 2013 and how to extend the functionality provided in the box.

Who is this book for?

If you are a Microsoft Visio 2013 Professional Edition power user or developer who wants to get to grips with both the essential features of Visio 2013 and the validation rules in this edition, then this book is for you. A working knowledge of Microsoft Visio and optionally .NET for the add-on code is required, though previous knowledge of business process diagramming is not necessary. More experienced Visio users will gain valuable knowledge regarding building add-ons and creating and publishing rules. If you want to achieve results from Visio 2013 beyond the ordinary out-of-the-box features, then this book is ideal for you. Microsoft Visio 2013 Business Process Diagramming and Validation provides a comprehensive and practical tutorial including example code and demonstrations for creating validation rules, writing ShapeSheet formulae, and much more.

What you will learn

Master new Visio features supporting structured diagrams and validation
Learn about new validation functions including how to create and modify validation rules to verify diagram correctness
Successfully implement out-of-the-box content for Visio 2013
Publish custom Visio templates that enforce company diagramming standards
Build a Visio add-on for increased ease when creating rules or analyzing existing rules
Use the provided Rules Tools add-on to export validation rules to XML
View diagrams with corresponding issues using annotations
Integrate validated diagrams with SharePoint 2013 and Office365

Product Details

Publication date, Length, Edition, Language, ISBN-13

Publication date : Nov 25, 2013

Length: 416 pages

Edition : 2nd

Language : English

ISBN-13 : 9781782178019

Vendor :

Microsoft

Category :

Programming

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Concepts :

Business Process Management

Tools :

Visio Professional

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John G. Mar 07, 2014

If you leave aside the fact that this is the 'only' book on the subject, this is still a great book about Validation in Visio. David's new 2013 edition of this book is packed, as usual, with pragmatic advice and practical code samples. It's not simply a theoretical book, but a really usable guide that will have you putting validation to work in your own process diagrams straight away.

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Dr. Dieter Feldmann Jun 30, 2014

All those that begin to Reengineering the Quaslity System of their Organization or a Cluster of intl. organizations cooperating on global products with the neew expanded Framework of ISO 9001:2015 in mind, will value the new issue of Vision, especially the MS CLOUD Version highly useful for international multilingual Groups or for small graduate & post-graduate Student Teams.Visio 2013 is ideal in new Projects that one begins with MINDJET 11 and leads into full blowwom with MS Project 2013 - also in a MS CLOUD environment.Highly recoimmendable in a LEARNING REVOLUTION ENVIRONMENT

Senaj L Jan 30, 2014

If an MVP decides to write a book about not just Visio in general, but a very specific function area of Visio then this needs special attention. David Parker as one of the longest Visio MVPs certainly knows the product by heart.The name of the book "Business Process Diagramming AND Validation" doesnt describe really the value of the book - since this is the most precise and extensive description of the Validation engine and related functionalities contained within Visio 2013.So the book referrs to process diagramming however the Validation engine can be used for any structured diagram type in Visio - and this book documents all possiblities and techniques to make use of it.Also the additional Tools deliver what is needed to make a general-purpose use of the Validation in Visio

Visiguy Mar 07, 2014

David Parker is one of the top Visio experts in the world. His latest book reflects his deep understanding of the history, features, and capabilities of Visio. For Business Process Mapping, he covers areas that a typical end-user would need and he also dives deep into advanced techniques for manipulating graphics and assigning rules. One of the really nice things about this book is how the author looks at previous versions of Visio to analyze how the new features have evolved over time.David also covers how to publish to Microsoft SharePoint and maintain updates effectively. Although I don't typically use this myself, I was impressed by how well he explains it. David has spent years connecting data to Visio diagrams and he displays that knowledge in every aspect of the book.If all you need is passive diagrams of your processes with lines and "clipart", then this book may not be for you. However, if you want to use Visio for creating valuable and super productive data connected diagrams, there is no better source of information than David Parker who has several books on the topic.

WireHead Mar 12, 2014

At many points in this book, the reader is given a detailed written description of how the author does such-and-such, but the book comes up short with providing the reader with the ability to "follow along" with an example. It's easy to get left behind early on as this book is presented.

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