Chapter 6 Diagrams and Symbols

Defining related diagrams

You can define Related Diagrams to attach an object to one or several diagrams others than the ones it was created in. This feature can be used to further define the behavior and implementation of objects . It allows you to view objects from different angles and describes a semantic relationships.

You can associate any type of diagram open in the workspace with an object, including diagrams from other packages or models.

Adding related diagrams

You can only attach related diagrams to objects that have a Related Diagrams tab in their property sheet.

Steps To add a related diagram:

  1. Open the property sheet of the object and click the Related Diagrams tab.
  2. Click the Add Objects tool to open a selection window.
  3. Select a model in the list, and then select the diagram to attach.
  4. Click OK to return to the object property sheet.

    The diagram is displayed in the list of related diagrams of the object.

Opening related diagrams

You can open a related diagram from the property sheet of an object.

Steps To open a related diagram from an object property sheet:

  1. Open the property sheet of the object and click the Related Diagrams tab.
  2. Select a diagram from the list, and then click the Open Diagram tool.

    The selected diagram is opened in the diagram window, behind the object property sheet.
  3. Click OK to access the related diagram.

 

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