Use Case Association Properties

You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open an association property sheet, double-click its diagram symbol or its Browser entry in the Associations folder.

The General Tab contains the following properties:

Property	Description
Name	Specifies the name of the item, which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users.
Code	Specifies the technical name of the object, which is used for generating code or scripts.
Comment	Descriptive comment for the object.
Stereotype	Extends the semantics of an object derived from existing objects but specific to your needs.
Orientation	Defines the direction of the association. You can choose between: Primary Actor – the association leads from the actor to the use case Secondary Actor – the association leads from the use case to the actor
Source	Specifies the object that the association leads from. You can use the tools to the right of the list to create an object, browse the complete tree of available objects or view the properties of the currently selected object.
Destination	Specifies the object that the association leads to You can use the tools to the right of the list to create an object, browse the complete tree of available objects or view the properties of the currently selected object.