CASE tools to use with Linux?

[Kim Pair]

Hello Everyone!

I am a newbie to this forum and to Linux. I am currently trying to get set up to do a new project using Linux9 and would like to find a software to track the steps and processes of the project. We will be creating an extensive Database using MySQL and then eventually a Web interface. Would like to use something compatible with MS Visio so that I can do ER diagrams. physical schemas, and process modeling type functions as well. Any help I can get on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much!

[dunbar]

Welcome to TechIMO, Kim Pair!

I believe CASE is an acronym for Computer Automated Software Engineering, is that correct?

What you describe for project tracking might be available as concurrent versions system, also known as CVS. There also is Revison Control System, or RCS as well.

MS Visio equates with dia in Linux; dia is at http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia

Linux 9 is not a proper description. Linux refers to the kernel, which has not reached 9, version 9 is currently popular for Distribution revisions: I use Slackware 9.0, Mandrake has a 9.0 version, as does RedHat, etc, but these distributions all use kernels whose version are below 2.6

EDITed to clarify that dia is not a Microsoft product under the name dia, at least not yet...

[jkrohn]

Kdia is a program in linux that will allow you to make ER diagrams. It is a pretty good program for this, though I do not know how well visio will open these files though Never tried that one.

If you are looking for versioning control then take a look at CVS. I'd offer more help but do not know what you are looking for

Jkrohn

[linux_guru]

CASE = Comptuer AIDED Software Engineering.

[Kim Pair]

dunbar:
Thank you for the info on dia. Also for setting me straight on the version and kernel. I have to admit that this Linux/Unix world is much different than I am used to. I would like to know, however, when using a tool such as dia, do you have to use other programs with it to get the results you want? I am under the understanding that most of the tools used with Linux are specific to one activity.

JKrohn:
I followed the link that dunbar provided to the dia site. There is a link on the page for FAQs and at the bottom of the FAQ page is a section on compatibility with Visio. Also thank you for the info on CVS. It should come in handy as well.

[CMonster]

Kivio is supposed to be like MS Visio and is a part of the Koffice suite typically installed when you install all of the KDE desktop environment with your Linux install.