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Editors in Innovator for Software Architects

Innovator for Software Architects provides you with various diagram editors, a specification editor and other resources for developing your project.

Diagram Editors

The following diagram types can be displayed and edited:

	UML Use Case Diagrams Use case diagrams show the relationships between actors and a set of use cases of the system being viewed.
	UML Activity Diagrams Activity diagrams graphically display linking of elementary actions and their relationships with control and data flows and show a particular view of the dynamic aspects of the modeled system.
	UML Class Diagrams Class diagrams are the central diagram type of UML. They describe a system's classes, its properties, operations and relationships between classes.
	UML Component Diagrams Component diagrams show a certain view of the modeled system's structure. The display normally contains components, their interfaces and how components are linked with each other using dependency relationships and connectors.
	UML Composite Structure Diagrams Composite structure diagrams show a certain view of the inner structure and interaction relationships of a classifier. Unlike class diagrams, the parts form a set structure template at runtime which defines a certain and quantitative context of the parts.
	UML Deployment Diagrams The deployment diagram shows assignment of artifacts, e.g. from software components, to hardware elements, as well as communication links and dependencies between the hardware elements.
	UML Sequence Diagrams Sequence diagrams graphically display interaction and describe the exchange of messages between communication partners using lifelines.
	UML State Diagrams State diagrams graphically display a finite machine and are used to specify either a system's behavior or the permissible use of a system's interfaces.
	Whiteboard Diagrams Whiteboard diagrams enable visualization of relationships between model elements which would otherwise have to be visualized in different diagram types.

Other Editors

There are special editors for certain functions; these interfaces can be called many times, unlike with tool windows.

	Classes and Components Editor Instead of editing class diagrams, it is also possible to change the structure and behavior properties of classes and components using the table editor.
	Requirements Editor Requirements form the basis of every development project, regardless of whether it is a new development or working on an existing project.
	Specification Texts for Describing Model Elements You can store descriptive texts for Innovator elements as specifications; these can then be used e.g. in model documentation.
	Dependency Editor The Dependency Editor is used for easily editing dependencies between various elements independently of a diagram.
	Compare model elements The Compare model elements editor is used for comparing elements from the current model or from the current model and another one. You can use filters to make the evaluation easier to read.

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