Chapter 3 Building an XML model

Creating a group of elements

You can create a group of elements:

• From the palette
• From the Browser tree view
• From the List of Groups in the Model menu

For more information on the different ways to create a group, see section Creating an object in chapter Managing objects of the General Features Guide .

To create a group of elements from the palette:

1. Click on the Group tool in the palette.
2. Click an empty space in the diagram.
   
   A group symbol appears in the diagram at the click position.
   
3. Click the Pointer tool in the palette.
   
   or
   
   Right-click to recover the Pointer.
4. Double-click the group symbol in the diagram.
   
   The group property sheet appears.
5. Type a name and a code for the group.
   
6. Click OK.
7. Select a group particle tool in the palette (Sequence, Choice or All).
8. Click the group symbol in the diagram.
   
   The group particle symbol appears attached to the group symbol.
9. Select the Element tool in the palette.
10. Click the group particle symbol in the diagram for each child element you want to create.
    
    The child element symbols appear attached to the group particle symbol.
11. Double-click a child element symbol to display its property sheet.
12. Type a name and a code for the child element.
13. Repeat steps 11 and 12 for each child element.
14. Click OK.

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