Chapter 8. Publishing Validation Rules and Diagrams

In the last chapter, we finished learning how to write validation rules for structured diagrams. In particular, we looked at the quasi-ShapeSheet formulae that are used to define Filter Expressions and Test Expressions. You should now know how to write validation rules for most implementations.

In this chapter, we will go through various methods for publishing Visio validation rules for others to use.

Overview of Visio categories and templates

The normal Visio user selects a Visio template from a category in the Backstage Getting Started view of the Visio user interface. If the user has both Metric and US Unit templates installed, then a choice of units will be offered.

You can choose either of the ...

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