Create a product mind map

XMind provides a blank canvas on which you can model your product structure. At a minimum, the mind map must contain a product or product line.

Procedure

  1. Open XMind.
    XMind displays a new, blank map.
  2. Click New Blank Map to create a new Central Topic in an Untitled mind map.
  3. In the right side-bar, click to display the Markers panel.
  4. Change the name of this topic to the name of your product or product line.
  5. With the topic selected, add a Product or Product Line marker from the Markers panel.
  6. Right-click the topic and select Insert > Label.

    Product and product line labels have the format <Abbreviation>-<Identifier>.

    <Abbreviation>
    Three characters, the first of which must be an uppercase letter and the remaining letters, digits, $, or _.
    Identifier
    Starts with an uppercase letter followed by letters, digits, $, or _.

    In the APD App product:

    • The 3-digit code becomes an Abbreviation. In a product line topic, the code becomes the Line Prefix.
    • The identifier becomes the Identifier for the line appended with the word Line.