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Microsoft Visio is a commercially
available Drawing and Diagramming software application. Visio integrates into
Microsoft Office and is a standard diagramming tool used by many companies for their
diagram solutions.
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Most of the stencil
collections on VisioCafe are
in Visio2000 format which can be used by
Visio 2000, 2002, 2003,and 2007.
Some of the collections
are in Visio2003 format
which can only be opened
with Visio 2003 and
2007. This will
become much more common
in the future.
They all
work with any "edition" of Visio,
such as Standard, Professional, and
Enterprise Edition.
The "edition" only
differs in the amount of extra
features and stencil sets
included by Microsoft.
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Microsoft Definition: A collection of masters associated with a particular Microsoft Visio drawing type, or template.
By default, stencils that open with a template are docked on the left side of
the drawing window. You can open stencil (.vss) files independently of a template.
Basically, a Stencil contains Shapes
that are used to create a diagram. The Shapes can range from simple flow chart
boxes or lines to more complicated Shapes like Servers, Racks or anything else
that needs to be represented in a graphical form.
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Microsoft Definition:
1.) An open or closed object that is created using Microsoft Visio drawing tools or commands.
2.) A grouped collection of shapes.
3.) An instance of a master dropped in a drawing.
Shapes are drawing objects that can range from simple flow chart boxes or lines to more complicated Shapes like
Servers, Racks or anything else that needs to be represented in a graphical form.
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Microsoft Definition: A shape on a stencil that you use repeatedly to create drawings. When you drag a shape from a
stencil onto the drawing page, the shape becomes an instance of that master.
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A Logical Stencil contains Shapes that represent the internal components of a product and the components that fit into
it. Please see the example below of a
shape from the
HP
ProLiant-DL-Logical.vss
Stencil.
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A PDF document that
shows a visual
representation of the
configuration of a
product and the various
part numbers associated
with that product.
For a quick introduction to Visio and HP Golden-Eggs, please view this PowerPoint
Presentation.
Golden Egg Documents are obsolete and are replaced with
Visual Solution Documents
that you can download or create yourself using "Logical" shapes.
Currently HP is the only
collection that has
Visual Solution
Documents.
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A drawing that shows a visual
representation of the configuration of a product and the various part numbers
associated with that product. Example: A ProLiant DL580 Rack Mount Server.
Visual Solution Documents are created
entirely in Microsoft Visio using "Logical" Shapes developed by VSD Grafx Inc.
Currently HP is the only
collection that has
Visual Solution
Documents.
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Yes. In order to create a
custom diagram like the Visual Solution
Documents, you will need the
"Logical" Stencil(s) of the products you wish to
represent. Creation of the Bill Of
Materials and other text, as seen on the
Visual Solution Documents, will have to
be created manually.
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No. The existing HP Golden Egg Documents
archive will remain available in its current form. All new products when
released will have Logical Visio Stencils available, so you will be able to
create your own "Visual Solution Documents" like the ones on the HP download page.
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