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Microsoft Visio 2013 Business Process Diagramming and Validation

You're reading from   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.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782178002
Length 416 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Overview of Process Management in Microsoft Visio 2013 FREE CHAPTER 2. Understanding the Microsoft Visio Object Model 3. Understanding the ShapeSheet™ 4. Understanding the Validation API 5. Developing a Validation API Interface 6. Reviewing Validation Rules and Issues 7. Creating Validation Rules 8. Publishing Validation Rules and Diagrams 9. A Worked Example for Data Flow Model Diagrams – Part 1 10. A Worked Example for Data Flow Model Diagrams – Part 2 11. A Worked Example for Data Flow Model Diagrams – Part 3 12. Integrating Validated Diagrams with SharePoint 2013 and Office365 Index
Finding the ShapeSheet

There is a ShapeSheet behind

every single Document, Page and Shape, and the easiest way to access the ShapeSheet window is to run Visio in Developer mode.

Tip

You can tick Run in developer mode in the General section of the Advanced tab in the Visio Options dialog that is opened by navigating to File | Options.

This mode adds the DEVELOPER tab to the Fluent UI, which has a Show ShapeSheet button. The drop-down list on the button allows you to choose which ShapeSheet window to open, as in the following screenshot:

Alternatively, you can use the right-mouse menu of a shape or page, or on the relevant level within the Drawing Explorer window, as shown in the following screenshot:

The ShapeSheet window, opened by clicking on the Show ShapeSheet menu option, displays the requested sections, rows, and cells of the item selected when the window was opened. It does not automatically change to display the contents of any subsequently selected shape in the Visio drawing page...

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