Chapter 5 Using the PowerDesigner Interface


Identifying stereotyped objects in the Model Explorer

You can easily locate in the Model Explorer stereotyped objects whose stereotype is used as a metaclass. All objects having this stereotype are grouped together within the object type folder. This is even more visible when you attach an icon to this stereotype. You must collapse the object type folder and expand it again to refresh the display and re-order the stereotyped objects.

For more information about stereotypes used as a metaclass and how to attach an icon to a stereotype, see " Defining a stereotype" in the "Managing Profiles" chapter in the Advanced User Documentation .

In the following example, Process_1 and Process_3 are grouped together as they have the same stereotype used as a metaclass; while Process_2 and Process_5, which have the same stereotype used as a metaclass, are similarly grouped:


 


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