The Draft Designer options are divided into 3 sections: Structured Analysis & Real Time Modeling, Information Modeling, and other Data Dictionary Entries. If you choose an object type from the option box this means that you want to transform all objects of that type, unless you perform a step-wise transformation from the Autotracer. The target objects given are just a guide. For clarity, not all of the target objects are listed in the options box.
Flow Diagram Hierarchy
You can only choose Nodes, Data Flows, Mini Specs, Control Specs and Sheets for transformation if you first choose Flow Diagrams.
Similarly you can only choose Sheets if you first choose Control Specs. The ShortCut PSpecs are always transformed with their Mini Specifications.
Entities and Relationships
Set the "Consider Entities/Relationships in" option to either "E-R Model" or "All E-R Diagrams" to choose whether the Entities and Relationships in the Entity-Relationship Model are transformed or those in the sum of all Entity-Relationship Diagrams.
If you want to transform all (defined) Entities/Relationships you should choose "All E-R Diagrams".
This option is only useful if you transform the whole Requirements Model, not if you perform a step-wise transformation from the Autotracer.
If you want to transform Entities and/or Relationships then you should choose whether to collect all the datatypes for each E-R Model or E-R Diagram into one Module or all the datatypes for each Entity or Relationship. An Entity-Relationship Diagram or Model consists of Entities and Relationships. If you want to preserve this "consists-of" relationship, you should choose Generate one Module for each E-R Diagram/Model. This choice is explained in full later in this section.
Data Dictionary Entries
Choose this option to transform all Data Dictionary Entries not covered under "Stores", "Entities" or "Relationships", for example Data Flows and Attributes.
Where Design object exists
Use this option to specify what will happen if a target Modular Design object already exists. Traceability Links are used to determine if the target already exists.
Objects that can be chosen separately in the Draft Designer options are transformed separately. For example, Flow Diagrams are transformed separately from Nodes. The checks for existing objects are also performed separately.
Overwrite overwrites the existing object and continue with the transformation.
Skip skips the transformation of the corresponding Requirements object and continue with the transformation. This also occurs if part of the target already exists. If a Flow Diagram is skipped its related Nodes, Data Flows, Mini Spec and Control Spec are also skipped.
Abort aborts the transformation if a target object already exists. Objects already transformed are not affected by this option.