Steps to Quickly Evaluate Leap SE
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To Evaluate the DEMO:
- 1.
Start Leap SE from your desktop icon or from the installed directory
(the default is C:\Program Files\Leap Systems\Leap SE\leap.exe).
- 2.
Select the “Create New Leap File” radio button and click on OK.
- 3.
Enter a System Name (e.g., Acme) and click on OK.
- 4.
In Requirements Central, select Compose->Functional Requirement…
- 5.
In the Functional Navigator, select template 9 from the list of
functional templates (T9 Event).
- 6.
Click on See Examples >> to see three sample requirements
composed with the selected template.
- 7.
Click on Go to Template….
- 8.
In the template, click on See Example to see how a requirement
was composed with the template.
- 9.
Click on Save.
- 10.
Close the template.
- 11.
Repeat Steps 5-10 selecting template 18 from the list of
functional templates (T18 Temporal Event).
- 12.
When finished, close the Functional Navigator by clicking on the
x window control.
- 13.
In Requirements Central, select Generate->Header Files…, and
then close the dialog.
- 14.
In Requirements Central, select Generate->Data Model…, and then
close the dialog.
- 15.
In Windows Explorer, go to the installed directory (the default
is C:\Program Files\Leap Systems\Leap SE\) and navigate to \User
Files\ for a folder containing your object model (Acme Header Files)
and a folder containing your data model (Acme SQL). To create a
database for your data model, follow these instructions: (1) open the .sql
file in a word processor; (2) copy the contents; (3) create an MS Access
database; (4) create a new Module; (5) paste the contents of the .sql file
into the Module; (6) click on Run. Your tables will be created with
referential integrity. Click on the Relationships tab and then right-click to
Show All tables to see your entity-relationship diagram.
- 16.
You will also find, under the \User Files\ Leap SE Databases
directory, an Access database file created for you (e.g., AcmeReqDB.mdb).
Open this file to see your system data in relational form.
- 17.
In Requirements Central, select File->Close… to close your
Leap SE file.
- 18.
Since you have never saved your Leap SE file, you will be prompted to
do so. It is recommended that you give your .lpp file the same name as your
system name (e.g., Acme). These files should be kept in the \User Files\
Leap SE Files directory, which is typically installed at c:\Program
Files\Leap Systems\Leap SE\User Files\Leap SE Files\. After you have typed
in Acme, click on OK to close the dialog.
- 19.
From the main window, click on File->Open…, choose the
Examples.lpp file, and then open.
- 20.
Repeat Steps 13-16, and then explore various features of
Requirements Central. Note that if you delete a requirement, you will need to
perform Generate->Object Model Database… before regenerating your
Header Files and Data Model to obtain up-to-date models.
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- For the sample system created above, you will have generated the following
files:
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- C:\Program Files\Leap Systems\Leap SE\User
Files\Leap SE Files\Acme.lpp
- C:\Program Files\Leap Systems\Leap SE\User
Files\Leap SE Databases\AcmeReqDB.mdb
- C:\Program Files\Leap Systems\Leap SE\User
Files\Acme Header Files\<a host of .h files>
- C:\Program Files\Leap Systems\Leap SE\User
Files\Acme SQL\<a .sql file>
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- Explanation of Files: The .lpp file is a coordinating agent
for establishing a data source for your Access database (.mdb) file. The .mdb
file is critical to the maintenance of your system data, and the schema
should not be altered, for it could compromise the operation of
Leap SE. Limit direct modification of your <System>ReqDB.mdb file to
queries and reports. The .h files created by
Generate->Header Files… represent your object model, and can be
regenerated at any time. The .sql file created by Generate->Data
Model… represents your data model, and can also be regenerated at any
time.
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Evaluate the FREE TRIAL:
- 1.
Start Leap SE from your desktop icon or from the installed directory
(the default is C:\Program Files\Leap Systems\Leap SE\leap.exe).
- 2.
Select the “Create New Leap File” radio button and click on OK.
- 3.
Enter a System Name (e.g., Acme) and click on OK.
- 4.
In Requirements Central, select Compose->Functional Requirement…
- 5.
In the Functional Navigator, select the first template in the list (T1
Association).
- 6.
Click on Go to Template….
- 7.
In the template, click on See Example.
- 8.
Click on Save.
- 9.
Close the template.
- 10.
Repeat Steps 5-9 for each template listed in the Functional
Navigator.
- 11.
When finished, close the Functional Navigator by clicking on the
x window control.
- 12.
In Requirements Central, select Compose->Structural Requirement…
- 13.
In the Structural Navigator, select the first template in the list (T19
Attribute Definition).
- 14.
Click on Go to Template….
- 15.
In the template, click on See Example.
- 16.
Click on Save.
- 17.
Close the template.
- 18.
Repeat Steps 13-17 for each template listed in the Structural
Navigator.
- 19.
When finished, close the Structural Navigator by clicking on the
x window control.
- 20.
In Requirements Central, select Generate->Header Files…, and
then close the dialog.
- 21.
In Requirements Central, select Generate->Data Model…, and then
close the dialog.
- 22.
In Windows Explorer, go to the installed directory (the default
is C:\Program Files\Leap Systems\Leap SE\) and navigate to \User
Files\ for a folder containing your object model (Acme Header Files)
and a folder containing your data model (Acme SQL). To create a
database for your data model, follow these instructions: (1) open the .sql
file in a word processor; (2) copy the contents; (3) create an MS Access
database; (4) create a new Module; (5) paste the contents of the .sql file
into the Module; (6) click on Run. Your tables will be created complete with
referential integrity. Click on the Relationships tab and Show All tables to
see your entity-relationship diagram.
- 23.
You will also find, under the \User Files\ Leap SE Databases
directory, an Access database file created for you (e.g., AcmeReqDB.mdb).
Open this file to see your system data in relational form.
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- NOTE: when closing Leap SE for the first time after creating a Leap
SE file, if you haven’t saved your Leap SE file (.lpp), you will need to do
so. It is recommended that you give the .lpp file the same name as the System
(e.g., Acme). These files should be kept in the \User Files\ Leap SE Files
directory, which is typically installed at C:\Program Files\Leap Systems\Leap
SE\User Files\Leap SE Files\.
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- For the sample system created above, you will have the following files:
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- C:\Program Files\Leap Systems\Leap SE\User
Files\Leap SE Files\Acme.lpp
- C:\Program Files\Leap Systems\Leap SE\User
Files\Leap SE Databases\AcmeReqDB.mdb
- C:\Program Files\Leap Systems\Leap SE\User
Files\Acme Header Files\<a host of .h files>
- C:\Program Files\Leap Systems\Leap SE\User
Files\Acme SQL\<a .sql file>
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- Explanation of Files: The .lpp file is a coordinating agent
for establishing a data source for your Access database (.mdb) file. The .mdb
file is critical to the maintenance of your system data, and the schema
should not be altered, for it could compromise the operation of
Leap SE. Limit direct modification of your <System>ReqDB.mdb file to
queries and reports. The .h files created by
Generate->Header Files… represent your object model, and can be
regenerated at any time. The .sql file created by Generate->Data
Model… represents your data model, and can also be regenerated at any
time.
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