Working with the Show Symbols dialog box

Chapter 6 Managing Models

Working with the Show Symbols dialog box

The Show Symbols dialog box displays all objects belonging to the current package. You can select objects from other packages for display in the current diagram using the Add Objects tool.

Object symbols are organized by object type in sub-tabs. Only relevant tabs are displayed. For example, if your package contains only tables and references, only the Table tab will be available, as references are contained in table definitions. If shortcuts, extended dependencies and/or free symbols are present in the package, they appear on their own sub-tabs.

The following tools are available for selecting symbols:

Tool	Description
	Allows you to select objects from other packages to display them in the current diagram.
	Selects all check boxes in the current object type page or selects all check boxes in all object type pages when you click the Down Arrowhead and select All Pages
	Deselects all check boxes in the current object type page or deselects all check boxes in all object type pages when you click the Down Arrowhead and select All Pages
	Moves all selected object to the top of the list
	Moves all selected object to the bottom of the list
Ctrl + selection tool	Selects all items in all object type pages

Symbol deletion
You cannot delete a symbol from the Show Symbols dialog box. When a symbol is hidden it is not deleted.

Show symbol directly in the diagram

If an object has no symbol, you can show it directly in the diagram without using the Show Symbols dialog box, by using the:

Drag and Drop feature

Paste as Shortcut command

Action	Result
Standard Drag and Drop from Model Explorer to diagram	Object symbol created in the destination diagram
Drag and Drop from diagram to diagram + Create shortcut option selected (General Options) or Copy symbol + Paste as Shortcut command from diagram to diagram	Object symbol created in the destination diagram with symbol format parameters and relative position preserved

For more information on the Drag and Drop feature and the Paste as Shortcut command, see respectively sections Dragging and dropping objects and Pasting an object as a shortcut in chapter Managing Objects.