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3.1 Introduction
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3.2 Getting Started
3.3 Using StP
3.3.1 Starting Up StP
3.3 USING STP 65
3.3.2 StP Desktop Window
3.3.3 StP Graphics Window
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3.3.3.1 Inserting Symbols
3.3 USING STP 67
3.3.3.2 Connecting Symbols
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3.3.3.3 Moving Symbols
3.3.3.4 Deleting Symbols
3.3.3.5 Labeling Symbols
3.3 USING STP 69
3.3.3.6 Editing Labels
3.3.3.7 Other Useful Features
3.3.3.8 Using Submenus
3.3.4 Advanced Features
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3.3.4.1 Scaling
3.3.4.2 Replacement
3.3.4.3 Screen Movement
3.3 USING STP 71
3.3.5 Setting Cardinality and Existence
3.3.6 Annotating symbols
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3.4 Producing Sample ER And Jackson Diagrams
3.4.1 The Business Database
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3.4.2 Chen ERE Window
PERSON
P-SSNO
P-NAME
P-ADDR
OWNER EMPLOYEE
O-PHONE EMPNO
OWNS WORKS-FOR
BUSINESS
B-NAME
B-ADDR
TYPE
PER-CENT
SALARY
JOB-TITLE
PRODUCESQTY DISTRIBUTOR
D-NAME
D-ADDR
PRODUCT
PRODNO DESCR*
*
*
S *
*
1:M 1:M
1:M
1:1
1:M
0:M
0:M
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3.4.2.1 Generating SQL
3.4.3 DSE Window
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*
* is not a part of thelabel. Annotate it byadding an AttributeInformation node &
an Is Key? item.
Entity
Relationship
Entity
Attri-bute
KeyAttribute
Entity
Entity
Association
Existence:Cardinality
Existence &cardinalitynot a part of the label,use
Set Cardinality & Existencesubmenu from Info
Modeling menu
Attri-bute
Entity
WeakEntity
This connection cannot have label
Entity
WeakEntity
Superclass
d
Subclass Subclass
Superclass
Subclass Subclass
O
Parent
Child Child
Exclusive SubtypeRelationship
Parent
Child Child
Inclusive SubtypeRelationship
Category
Superclass Superclass
U
Parent
Child Child
GeneralizationRelationship
DisjointSpecialization
OverlappingSpecialization
Categorization
G
S *S
0:M
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DistributionSummary
SummaryHeader
SummaryBody
BusinessName
BusinessAddress
SummaryDate
Distributor
DistributorName
ProductGroup
ProductNumber
Product
Description Quantity
*
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3.4.4 Printing Diagrams
3.4.4.1 Printing a single diagram
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3.4.4.2 Printing all diagrams
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3.4.5 Setting a StP Project and System Subdirectory
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3.4.5.1 Using the “Set Project/System” command
3.4.5.2 Using the “ToolInfo.hp700Student” file
3.5 Acknowledgments