UML support

• Class diagram
• Use case diagram
• Sequence diagram
• Communication diagram
• State machine diagram
• Activity diagram
• Component diagram
• Deployment diagram
• Package diagram
• Object diagram
• Composite structure diagram
• Timing diagram
• Interaction overview diagram
• Use case details editor
• Support use case flow of events
• Generate sequence diagram from flow of events

Requirements management

• Requirement diagram
• Textual analysis
• CRC card diagram

Business process modeling

• Business process diagram
• Data flow diagram
• Export business process diagram to BPEL

Database modeling

• Entity relationship diagram
• ORM diagram
• Reverse existing database into ERD
• Generate and execute database schema (DDL)
• Reverse stored procedure to ERD
• Foreign key auto naming
• Download database driver automatically
• Show database architecture by ORM pane
• Customizable SQL generation
• Generate class diagram from ERD
• Generate ERD from class diagram
• Support Oracle schema in generate/reverse database
• Generate/reverse user-defined database type

Object-Relational Mapping

• Java ORM code generation
• .NET ORM code generation
• PHP ORM code generation
• Lazy collection fetching
• Database view support
• Support custom ID generator
• Mapping one class to multiple tables
• Custom query support
• Automatic array table generation
• Generate criteria classes
• Generate DAO Code
• Generate Factory Code
• Generate POJO Code
• Optional libraries selection

Visual modeling

• Overview diagram
• Resource centric interface
• Structure resource centric interface
• Model sharing
• Cut/copy/paste
• Copy to other applications as image
• Undo/redo
• Mouse gestures
• Reverse connector direction
• Support grouping
• Jump to shape/model
• Quick connect
• Navigate to connected element
• Model comment
• Duplicate shape/model
• Support selectable/non-selectable shape
• Lock diagram
• Reference to any type of artifact
• Advanced file and directory chooser
• Advanced tree support
• Duplicate, move and reconnect connector
• Package header for all types of diagram
• Visualize tagged value in diagram element
• Sub-diagram and reference indicator
• Visio integration
• Import Visio stencils
• Rectilinear, Round Rectilinear, Oblique, Round Oblique, Curve connector style
• Gesture pen
• Sweeper
• Create shape with specified initial size
• Drag and drop from tree to diagram to create shape
• Auto fit shapes size
• Inline editing
• Visual alignment guide
• Various grid options
• Show diagram info in diagram

Style and formatting

• Customizable shape style and formating
• Incorporate image in diagram
• Stereotyped element appearance
• Rich text documentation
• Add rich text element to diagram
• Format copier

Team collaboration

• Checkout latest version from teamwork server
• Commit change to teamwork server
• Support off-line operation
• Checkout old version from teamwork server
• Concurrent edit support
• Automatic conflict detection

Documentation generation

• PDF report generation
• MS Word report generation
• HTML report generation
• Project publisher
• Ad hoc report creation

Printing

• Print multiple diagrams at the same time
• Preview printable page
• Print clip marks
• Support change page margins, size and orientation
• Fit to pages option
• Fit to ratio
• Customizable page header/footer
• Show project name, diagram name in header/footer
• Support print with frame, border
• Enable/disable gradient color printing
• Support quick print

IDE integrations

• Activate full UML environment from your favorite IDEs
• Automatic code and model synchronization
• Simple installation of IDE integration
• Import existing VP-UML project to IDE integration
• Integration with Eclipse
• Integration with NetBeans
• Integration with IntelliJ IDEA
• Integration with WebLogic Workshop
• Integration with Borland JBuilder
• Integration with Oracle JDeveloper

Reverse engineering

• Instant reverse engineering code or executable to Class diagram
• Reverse engineering Java source, classes and jar
• Reverse engineering C++ source
• Reverse engineering .NET dll and exe
• Reverse engineering CORBA IDL source
• Reverse engineering Ada 9x source
• Reverse engineering XML
• Reverse engineering XML schema
• Reverse engineering database with JDBC
• Reverse engineering Hibernate mapping file
• Reverse engineering PHP 5.0 source
• On-demand Java reverse engineering

Code generation

• Instant generate code from diagram
• Generate Java
• Generate C#
• Generate VB.NET
• Generate PHP 5.0
• Generate Object Definition Language
• Generate Flash ActionScript
• Generate IDL
• Generate C++
• Generate Delphi
• Generate Perl
• Generate XSD
• Generate Python
• Generate Objective-C

Java round-trip engineering

• Reverse Java source code to Class diagram
• Update Java source code based on the Class diagram

Shape editor

• Design your own shape
• Import SVG shape
• Incorporate different shapes into UML diagram
• Organize shapes by gallery, category and stencil
• Advanced shape design capabilities

Layout facilities

• Automatic diagram layout
• Aligning and centering shapes
• Make all selected shapes same width/height
• Automatic shapes distribution

Interoperability

• Import/export XMI 1.0, 1.2 and 2.1
• Import/export XML
• Import/export VP project file format
• Import/export Use Case model to MS Word
• Import Rational Rose project file
• Import ERwin data modeler project file
• Generate BPEL for Oracle workflow engine
• Generate BPEL for JBoss workflow engine
• Export diagram to JPG, PNG, SVG and EMF image format
• Slice exported diagrams

Intuitive user interface

• Advanced property pane
• Dockable window user interface
• New project with predefined template
• Easy to use "New Diagram" dialog
• Flexible zooming
• Pallet style toolbar
• Collapsible toolbar
• Show name in toolbar button
• Expand grouped toolbar buttons
• Show various diagram categories in toolbar
• Support various look and feels
• Import user preference from existing workspace