Step 10: Visual Outputs
A picture is worth a thousand words. Diagrams and Gantt charts make complex relationships and timelines easy to grasp. Capturing the diagram type, entities, relationships, and task dependencies ensures these artifacts can be generated and kept current, bridging the gap between technical and non-technical team members.
Generating Diagrams
ScopeArchitect can help create diagrams on the fly based on simple text descriptions of your system's logic and structure. This ensures that visuals are not just one-off drawings but are tied directly to the requirements.
Diagram Type & ID
Specify the type of diagram (e.g., Flowchart, Sequence Diagram, Gantt Chart) and give it a unique ID for reference. This allows you to embed or link to it from other sections, creating a connected documentation experience.
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Entities/Actors & Relationships
For flow or sequence diagrams, define the primary nodes, entities, or actors in the process (e.g., "User," "API Server," "Database"). Then, describe the relationships, steps, or messages that flow between them. This structured text can then be automatically converted into a visual diagram, ensuring consistency between the text and the visual.
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Gantt Chart Tasks & Dependencies
For project timelines, list the major tasks or phases from your functional requirements and define their dependencies. This allows for the automatic generation of a Gantt chart, providing a high-level visual of the project schedule and highlighting the critical path.
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Key Artifacts
This module produces auto-generated visuals that help teams understand user flows, system interactions, dependencies, and timelines at a glance.
- Flowcharts & Sequence Diagrams: Automatically generated from your text descriptions to visualize user journeys, system logic, and API interactions.
- Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERDs): Visual representations of your database schema, helping to clarify data structures.
- Gantt Charts: Dynamic project timelines created from your functional requirements and their dependencies, highlighting the critical path.