\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{Natalie Moore (NatalieMoore)} \pdfinfo{ /Title (domain-modelling.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (Natalie Moore (NatalieMoore)) /Subject (Domain Modelling Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{A31D3D} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F9F0F2} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Domain Modelling Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{Natalie Moore (NatalieMoore)} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/19119/cs/3748/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Natalie Moore (NatalieMoore) \\ \uline{cheatography.com/nataliemoore} \\ \uline{\seqsplit{www}.jchmedia.com/} \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 30th May, 2015.\\ Updated 12th May, 2016.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{"Things" in the Problem Domain}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Problem domain = The specific area (or domain) of the users' business. Scope of the system. \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) Examples: products, sales, shippers, customers, invoices, payments \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 2) "Things" eventually modelled.% Row Count 5 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Called "classes" (UML) or "entities"} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cardinality symbols ERD relationships}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/nataliemoore_1432985538_2015-05-30 21_27_48-(no subject) - nat.moore.is@gmail.com - Gmail.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The brainstorming technique}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. Identify a user and a set of use cases. \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) 2. Brainstorm with user to ID things involved \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) 3. Use the types of things (categories) to systematically ask questions about potential things, such as the following: Are there any tangible things you store information about? Are there any locations involved? Are there roles played by people that you need to remember? \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 6) 4. Continue to work with all types of users and stakeholders to expand the brainstorming list. \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 2) 5. Merge the results, eliminate any duplicates, and compile an initial list.% Row Count 12 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Joint effort between the analyst and the users.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Determine}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Determine entities (things in the domain)} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Attributes (of entities)} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Keys (Primary, Foreign)} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Data types (integer, string, etc)} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Relationships (which entities are related)} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Cardinality (how are entities related)} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Details about Entities/Classes}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Attribute:}} describes one piece of information about each instance of the class \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) Customer has first name, last name, phone number \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) {\bf{Identifier or key}}: One attribute uniquely identifies an instance of the class. Required for data entities, optional for domain classes. Customer ID identifies a customer \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 4) {\bf{Compound attribute:}} Two or more attributes combined into one structure to simplify the model. \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 2) {\bf{Object:}} Class is a type of thing. Object is a specific instance of the class. Each instance has its own values for an attribute \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 3) {\bf{Association (UML) / Relationship (ERD)}}: a naturally occurring relationship between classes (UML term). \# rep by \seqsplit{Multiplicity/Cardinality.} 1 to 1 or 1 to many.% Row Count 16 (+ 4) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Domain Class Model Diagram with an association}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/nataliemoore_1432986136_2015-05-30 21_41_08-Chapter4 - PowerPoint.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.14011 cm} x{2.83689 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Types of things}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Tangible & e.g. book, plane, car, hat, document, worksheet \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Role & Employee, Customer, doctor \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Org unit & Division, department, team \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Devices & Sensor, timer, machine, printer \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Sites / locations & Warehouse, branch, store, desk \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Incident / event / interaction & Fligh, call, logon, order, payment \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Types of associations}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/nataliemoore_1432983893_2015-05-30 21_02_02-Chapter4 - PowerPoint.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{UML notation for multiplicity of associations}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/nataliemoore_1432985586_2015-05-30 21_27_38-(no subject) - nat.moore.is@gmail.com - Gmail.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Noun Technique}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. Using the use cases, actors, and other information about the system — including inputs and outputs — identify all nouns (names). \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 3) 2. Using other information from existing systems, current procedures, and current reports or forms, add items or categories of information needed. \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 3) 3. As this list of nouns builds, you will need to refine it. Ask these questions about each noun to help you decide whether you should include it: \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 3) - Ask questions, such as is it important and inside the scope, to see if it should be included. \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 2) - Ask questions to see if it really should be excluded, such as is it only a report or an input or is it an attribute. \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 3) - Ask questions to see if it needs further research. In other words that you cannot answer whether it needs to be included or excluded. \newline % Row Count 17 (+ 3) 4. Create a master list of all nouns identified and then note whether each \newline % Row Count 19 (+ 2) one should be included, excluded, or researched further. \newline % Row Count 21 (+ 2) 5. Review the list with users, stakeholders, and team members and then refine the list of things in the problem domain.% Row Count 24 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Mechanical approach to identifying classes} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}