Creating Objects

Model objects are the building blocks of your models. They are listed as items in the Browser and often also appear as symbols in your diagrams.

There are two main types of objects:

Ordinary Objects – such things as tables and entities, which are self-sufficient, and can be created in isolation from other objects
Link Objects – such things as associations or dependencies, which link two ordinary objects, and cannot be created in isolation

There is detailed information about each object in the relevant modeling guide. The following sections describe generic features available for all objects.

You can create objects:

Directly in your diagram, using a Palette tool (only for objects that have symbols)
From the Browser
From an object list

Creating an Object from the Palette
The Palette is a toolbar that lets you quickly create objects and links. Objects, such as OOM classes or PDM tables, can be created independently in any free space in the diagram, while links, such as OOM messages or PDM references are drawn between objects.
Creating an Object from the Browser
You can create any object in the Browser.
Creating an Object from an Object List
You can create objects from an object list.

Parent topic: Objects