Getting Started (How Do I in Team Edition for Architects)
This page contains links to popular topics for getting started with Distributed System Designers in Visual Studio Team Edition for Architects. To view other categories of popular topics, see How Do I in Team Edition for Architects.
Overviews
- Overview of Distributed System Designers
Provides an overview of the tasks that application and infrastructure architects can accomplish using Distributed System Designers.
- Workflow Across Distributed System Designers
Describes typical workflow using Distributed System Designers.
- Distributed System Designers Terminology Overview
Contains topics that describe terminology associated with Distributed System Designers.
Getting Started
- How to: Create Application Diagrams
Describes how to begin designing applications by creating a solution with a blank application diagram.
- How to: Add Application Diagrams to Solutions
Describes how to add an application diagram to an existing solution.
- Reverse-Engineering in Existing Solutions
Contains topics about reverse-engineering existing solutions to make Distributed System Designers available for application projects your solution.
- How to: Create Logical Datacenter Diagrams
Describes how to begin designing a datacenter by creating a solution with a blank logical datacenter diagram.
- How to: Add Logical Datacenter Diagrams to Solutions
Describes how to add a logical datacenter diagram to an existing solution.
Team Environments
- Partitioning of Distributed System Solutions for Implementation
Describes how teams might partition distributed system solutions for implementation.
- Concurrent Checkout and Changes to System Definition Model (SDM) Documents
Provides considerations to remember when considering enabling concurrent checkout and changes to SDM documents.
Walkthroughs and Common Tasks
- Distributed System Designer Walkthroughs
Provides introductory and advanced walkthroughs for various sets of tasks with Distributed System Designers.
- Distributed System Designer Samples
Provides links to the Distributed System Designer samples that support the Distributed System Designer walkthroughs.
- Common Tasks Across Distributed System Designers
Describes how to complete tasks common to all designers, such as printing, adding comments, creating diagram images, changing zoom levels, and so on.