Chapter 5 Objects


List tools

The following tools are available in PowerDesigner lists:

Tool Description

Opens the property sheet of the selected item.

[ordered lists only] Inserts a row before the selected row in the list.

Adds a row at the end of the list.

Opens an object selection dialog box to select objects and add them to the list. When you select an item you copy it to the list.

Creates a new object and opens the corresponding property sheet.

[CDM only] Opens an object selection dialog box to reuse objects. When you select an item you create a link to the original , you do not copy it.

Deletes the row and stores it in the Clipboard.

Copies the selected row to the Clipboard.

Pastes the contents of the Clipboard.

Deletes the row.

Opens a Find dialog box to search an item in the list.

Finds the object's symbol in the diagram.

Opens a Filter dialog box to define a filter on the list (see Customizing object list columns and filtering lists).

Enables the filter on the list

Includes objects in sub-packages in the list

Includes composite objects in the list (like sub-process, sub-activity, sub state, etc.)

Includes object shortcuts in the list

[Related Diagrams tab] Opens a target model or a diagram**

Opens an object selection list to change the target object of a shortcut

 


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