Developing Applications with Visual Basic and UML

Goals.
The Project Dilemma.
The Synergy Process Model.
The Unified Modeling Language.
Checkpoint.

Goals.
Visual Basic as an Industrial Strength Development Tool.
Visual Basic and the Concept of Object-Oriented.
Why the UML and Visual Basic?
Checkpoint.

Goals.
Establishing the Project Charter.
Checkpoint.

Goals.
The Sample Project.
The Process Model.
Finding the Pathways through the Use Case.
Shadow Use Cases.
Detailing the Happy Path.
Completed Process Orders Use Case.
Preparing the Preliminary Architecture.
Project Charter: Increments and Estimates.
Checkpoint.

Goals.
Elaboration Phase.
Detailing Pathways.
Identifying and Categorizing Business Rules.
Uncovering Classes.
Relationships.
Creating the Class Diagram.
Identifying Attributes and Operations.
Object Diagram.
Finishing Up: The Analysis Model.
Checkpoint.

Goals.
Building an Early Prototype.
Requirements Gathering.
Iteration One.
Checkpoint.

Goals.
Next Step of the Elaboration Phase.
Dynamic Modeling.
The Sequence Diagram.
The Collaboration Diagram.
The State Diagram.
The Activity Diagram.
Selecting the Right Diagram.
Non-UML Extensions in the Design: Usage Matrices.
Checkpoint.

Goals.
Next Phase of the Elaboration Phase.
Separating Services.
Logical versus Physical Tiering.
Microsoft's Tiering Strategy.
Managing Transaction Scope within the Application and Microsoft Transaction Server.
Incorporating the Internet into the Solution.
Remulak Productions Execution Architecture.
Checkpoint.

Goals.
Construction Phase.
Object-Oriented and Translating to the Physical Design.
Mapping Classes to Tables.
Mapping Simple Associations.
Mapping Inheritance to the Relational Database.
Mapping Aggregation and Composition to the Relational Database.
Mapping Reflexive Associations to the Relational Database.
Key Structures and Normalization.
Using a Visual Modeling Tool to Generate the Data Definition Language.
Stored Procedures and Triggers and the Object-Oriented Project.
Visual Basic Support of Data-Aware Classes.
The Data Translation Services and Data Access Services Layers.
Checkpoint.

Goals.
Construction Phase.
Checkpoint.

Goals.
Construction Phase.
Adding Code to Realize a Use Case Pathway.
Data Access Service Layer: DASVC Component.
Data Translation Service Layer: DTSVC Component.
Business Rule Service Layer: BRSVC Component.
Presentation Service Layer: UISVC Component.
Building Blocks for the Future.
Checkpoint.

Goals.
Construction Phase.
Checkpoint.

Goals.
Construction Phase.
Remote Solutions-Distributed Component Object Model.
Remote Solutions-Microsoft Transaction Server.
Checkpoint.

Goals.
Construction Phase.
Checkpoint.

Actors.
Use Cases.
Technical Factors.
Project Participants.
Use Case Points.
The Project Estimate.

Language Capability.
Enhancements-Persistent and Transient Attributes.
Modifying Rational Rose-Persistent Attribute Setup.
Modifying Rational Rose-Running the Definition Script.
Modifying Rational Rose-Changing the Script to Recognize the Attribute.
Other Areas of Change.

What Does Object-Oriented Mean?
Object-Oriented-Right in Your Own Backyard.
By-Products of Object-Oriented.
Inheritance.
Encapsulation.
Polymorphism.
No Silver Bullet.

COM-The Plumbing.
COM-Infrastructure.
COM at Work.
Visual Basic-Version Compatibility.
COM +.

Use Cases-Use Case Details for Increment I.
Use Cases-Happy Path Task Steps.
Database Support.