UML and Database diagrams in the new Visio

Recapping posts on the new Visio

Visio Blog — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:08:24 GMT

Over the last few months, we’ve been posting about the new Visio – discussing features in depth and introducing the editions that will be available. Before we get started on a new series of posts, we thought it would be helpful to summarize

Recapping posts on the new Visio

Visio Blog — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:28:53 GMT

Нотации баз данных раскрывают всю мощь Visio

О Visio по-русски — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:45:09 GMT

В новой версии Visio шаблоны баз данных отличаются новизной и современным дизайном. В соответствии с нашим новым подходом шаблоны ориентированы на работу с полотном, поэтому великолепно подходят для мозгового штурма, создания произвольных схем и совместной

re: UML and Database diagrams in the new Visio

jsharbour — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:18:54 GMT

This lack of database support is ASTONISHING. I just installed Visio 2013 yesterday, and that was the first thing I needed to do--open up a SQL Server 2008 table, expand the structure and see the PKs/FKs (I prefer Crowfoot), and go from there as far as diagramming a new project based on the data. No such luck. After 24 hours, I'm uninstalling Visio 2013 and putting 2010 back on. What a waste of time.

re: UML and Database diagrams in the new Visio

Aussie_John — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 06:40:12 GMT

Can you please add reverse engineering, at least to create diagrams from tables and views? It would be so useful to be able to create a diagram from a database or database schema. Visio Pro 2013 only lets me suck in a single table at a time from SQL Server 2012 (e.g. AdventureWorks2012 database), which is close to useless.

Thanks, John

re: UML and Database diagrams in the new Visio

aalmeida71 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:22:57 GMT

Hey Mark,

Sorry but this idea of "...leave the door open for partners..." all it does is to increase Visio's Total Cost of Ownership what in turn makes Visio a good candidate to the list "10 tools your kids will never use".

Прекрасные гибкие схемы UML профессионального вида

О Visio по-русски — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:35:57 GMT

В новой версии Visio мы сделали шаблоны UML более современными и привлекательными. В более ранней записи мы уже обсудили принципиально новый подход к шаблонам UML. В пять самых популярных схем UML были добавлены абсолютно новые фигуры, и теперь вы можете

re: UML and Database diagrams in the new Visio

DanielGarcia — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:35:16 GMT

Not having reverse engineering capability is massively lame. Not sure what you guys were thinking.

re: UML and Database diagrams in the new Visio

AlbertoFerrari — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:01:11 GMT

C'mon guys, I wonder if you ever *really* listen to your customers.

The database design feature was the only reason to install Visio on a developer machine and, as of 2012, it was the only viable option to draw a database and share it with customers, who are not supposed to have Visual Studio on their box.

Today, you removed database design from Visio. What is the suggested replacement for this feature? It clearly is not the current new database shapes in Visio 2013, as I am able to put no more than 4/5 tables on a page.

You are killing useful features from a product and replacing with good-looking and useless ones. Not the right way to keep your customers happy. At least, I am definitely NOT happy with this decision

re: UML and Database diagrams in the new Visio

Mark Nelson — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:24:43 GMT

Thanks for the comments and for letting us know about the scenarios that you find valuable. While we have no in-box reverse engineering capability, we did leave the door open for partners to deliver this in the future.

Also, Simon, I hope you will find the further-refined visual diagram styles coming in the final RTM version of Visio 2013 more to your liking.

Mark Nelson - Visio Team