Microsoft KB Archive/277782

= Visio2000: Visio Edition Comparison: Standard, Technical, Professional, and Enterprise =

Article ID: 277782

Article Last Modified on 3/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visio 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visio 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Edition
 * Microsoft Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q277782



For a Microsoft Visio 2002 version of this article, see 301970.



SUMMARY
This article describes the differences among the four editions of Visio. The editions of Visio 2000 (6.0) are:
 * Standard
 * Technical
 * Professional
 * Enterprise

NOTE: For Visio 2000 editions system requirements, please visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/HA102132301033.aspx



MORE INFORMATION
Drawing Solutions            Standard  Technical  Professional  Enterprise --- Block Diagrams                  X          X           X            X

Building Architecture

Floor Plans                             X   Plant Layout                             X

Reflected Ceiling Plans                 X

Site Plans                              X

Building Services

Electric and Telecom Plans              X

Fire and Security Plans                 X

HVAC Control Logic Diagrams             X

HVAC Plans                              X

Plumbing and Piping                     X Database Design

Bachman                                             X            X

Chen ERD                                            X            X

Database Model                                      X            X

ER Source Model                                                  X

Express-G                                           X            X

Martin ERD                                          X            X

ORM Diagramming                                     X

ORM Source Model                                                 X

Electrical Engineering Circuits and Logic                      X

General                                 X

Industrial Control Systems              X

Systems                                 X

Facilities Management                      X

Flowcharting

Includes basic, cause & effect, and cross-functional flowcharts, as well as audit, data flow, IDEF0, mind mapping, SDL, TQM, and workflow diagrams            X          X           X            X

Fluid Power                                X

Forms and Charts

Includes charts and graphs, form design, and marketing charts and diagrams          X          X           X            X

Internet Diagramming

Conceptual Web Site                                 X            X

Web Site Map                                        X            X

Map (Directional/Geographic)    X          X           X            X

Mechanical Engineering                     X Network Diagramming

Active Directory                                    X            X

AutoDiscovery ™ & Layout                                         X

Basic Network                X          X           X            X

LDAP Directory                                      X            X

Logical Network Diagram                             X            X

Novell Directory Services                           X            X

Visio Network Equipment Shapes (VNE)                                     SAMPLER      18,000+

Office Layout (Basic)           X          X           X            X

Organization Chart              X          X           X            X

Process Engineering                        X

Project Schedule

Includes calendars, Gantt charts, PERT charts, and timelines                X          X           X            X

Software Design

Booch OOD                                           X            X

COM and OLE                                         X            X

Data Flow Model Diagram                             X            X

Fusion                                              X            X

Jackson                                             X            X

Jacobson Use Cases                                  X            X

Nassi-Schneiderman                                  X            X

Program Structure                                   X            X

ROOM                                                X            X

Rumbaugh OMT                                        X            X

Shlaer-Mellor                                       X            X

SSADM                                               X            X

System Structure                                    X            X

UML Model Diagram                                   X            X

Windows User Interface                              X            X

Yourdon & Coad                                      X            X

Developer Tools

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) 6.0   X          X           X            X

Developing Visio Solutions Manual         PDF on CD   PDF on CD   PDF on CD   PDF on CD

Online Developer's  Reference                     X          X           X            X

UML 1.2 Notation Support                            X            X

ODMA Support                                        X            X

Microsoft Repository Support. NOTE: Technical Edition provides repository only for Facilities Management; not for UML Notation. X           X

Reverse Engineering from Microsoft Visual Studio                             X            X

Code Skeleton Generation from UML Class Diagrams                                          X

Database Reverse Engineering                                         X            X

Database Schema Generation                                       X

Import/Export Options

Full Support (both Import and Export) BMP/DIB                      X          X           X            X

CGM                          X          X           X            X

EPS/AI                       X          X           X            X

GIF                          X          X           X            X

IGES                         X          X           X            X

JPEG                         X          X           X            X

PCT                          X          X           X            X

PRJ                          X          X           X            X

WMF/EMF                      X          X           X            X

Import Only

ABC Flowcharter              X          X           X            X

Autodesk AutoCAD DWG/DXF NOTE: All Visio 2000 Editions import DWG, DXF, and DGN files. Only Technical and Enterprise Editions can convert these files to Visio drawings on  import, or convert individual layers at   any time. X         X           X            X

Bentley MicroStation DGN     X          X           X            X

CorelDRAW! 3.0/4.0/5.0       X          X           X            X

CorelFlow                    X          X           X            X

Micrografx Designer          X          X           X            X

Microsoft Repository                                             X

Platinum ERwin ERX                                  X            X

VisioModeler                                        X            X

Export Only Autodesk AutoCAD DWG/DXF                X                        X

Bentley MicroStation DGN                X                        X

DDL scripts                                                      X

HTML                         X          X           X            X

Microsoft Repository                                             X

Platinum ERwin ERX                                               X

Vector markup language (VML) X          X           X            X

Visual Basic, C++, Java                                          X

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