Chapter 4 Working with an XML model

Example: converting a local object into a global object

The following procedure explains how to convert a local object into a global object.

To convert a local object into a global object:

1. Click a local object (child element or attribute) in the Browser or the diagram.
2. Drag and drop the local object in the space just beneath the Diagram item or the model item. A thick horizontal line indicates that you can drop the object.
   
   
      Drag and drop
   Select Tools→General Options to make sure that Move is the Default action of the Drag & Drop option.
   
   
   
   The new global object is displayed in a global objects category (one level beneath the model item).
   
   If the new global object does not appear in the diagram, select Symbol→Show Symbols and click the corresponding tab to select the object symbol.

Example before local to global conversions within the Browser

Job is a child element of the Customer element.

Nickname is the attribute of the Name element.

After conversions

Job became Job2, a global element.

Nickname became a global attribute.

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