First and foremost, before delving headfirst into the basics, let’s ascertain what Use case Diagrams are in the first place. Use case diagrams can be defined as behavior diagrams that are used to illustrate a set of actions or use cases that a system or systems (subject) can perform in tandem with one or more external users of the system (actors). Each use case must offer some observable and valuable result to the actors of [...]

We thought of breaking up the usual string of UML diagram posts with a simple post on Flowcharting. If you have been a regular reader of our blog, you would have been privy to a great deal of information on flowcharts, like this one – Learn to unleash the power of flowcharts. While flowcharts are excellent when it comes to business, it would be prudent at some point to pay attention to some of the [...]

As promised in our last post, where we unveiled Creately’s forward thinking Text capabilities, we are now thrilled to offer a fresh new perspective, in this post, on our intuitive KObjects, namely 3D versions of the Cube, Cylinder and Cone. So why is this such BIG news? We’ve listed ‘em out for you below. 1. Cool Features What we actually did was to create 3D objects that have a list of features associated with it. [...]

We break our usual slew of knowledge-based posts with a very exciting announcement today. With the latest Creately release, we’ve added on some really smart features that is sure to make your diagramming experience easier and rewarding. While we do have two awesome features to talk about, we’ll concentrate on just one in this post, with the next feature described in a subsequent post later on, during this week. So without further ado, discover Creately’s multiple [...]

We got the final part of this series right here. While we did spend some time discussing Gates and its use or relevance to Sequence Diagrams, we now concentrate on just two elements known as Combined fragments. Combined fragments (break and parallel) If you do recall, back in the post called – The Basics & the Purpose of Sequence Diagrams ~ Part 2 –  there was information on combined fragments known as “alternative,” “option,” and “loop.” [...]