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Drop Elements from Project Browser
As well as creating new elements in the current diagram, you can drag existing elements (individually or as a group) from the Project Browser into the diagram. To select multiple elements, click on the element names in the Project Browser while pressing and holding:
When you drag an element onto a diagram from the Project Browser, the system response depends on whether you are dragging a Package element or any other type of element. For information on dragging a Package element onto a diagram, see the Drop Packages topic.
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Drag existing element(s) from the Project Browser onto the diagram (If the 'Drop <element> from Project Browser' dialog does not display, press while dragging the elements) |
Select Paste options
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Drop as |
Click on the drop-down arrow and select one of the drop types:
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Override Parent Operations Classifiers and Instances Edit Element Item Name |
Name |
If the dropped element is a new element (that is, a Lifeline, Instance, Child, or Property), this field is active; type a name for the new element. |
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Structural Elements |
If the original element has any child elements (for example, if it is a composite element or nested element, or contains embedded elements) this field contains the value 'Select'. Either:
The resulting Object element is created large enough to display the selected child elements laid out neatly within the Object border. |
Manage Structural Elements |
Copy Connectors |
This checkbox is enabled when you select to drop the copied element as an Instance, Property or Invocation. Select the checkbox to reproduce on the diagram any connectors between the original element and any other elements that have also been dropped into this diagram, as connectors between the instances. |
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Select for all |
(If dragging multiple elements onto the diagram at once.) Select the checkbox to apply the dialog settings to all multiple-selected elements being dragged onto the diagram, and to add the elements together. Leave the checkbox unselected to add the elements to the diagram one at a time, with the opportunity to change the dialog settings for each element. |
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Save selection as default |
Select this checkbox to make the current settings on this dialog the default for all drag and drop operations from the Project Browser. This option also deselects the 'Auto Instance' checkbox on the 'Diagram > Behavior' page of the 'Preferences' dialog. The automatic drop operation becomes whatever you have set on the 'Drop ... from Project Browser' dialog, and is not overridden by the drop-as-Instance imposed by the 'Auto Instance' checkbox. The default setting you apply on Sequence diagrams is separate from the default for other types of diagram. Therefore, you can set the default to 'Lifeline' (if you prefer) and this does not affect or get changed by the default you might set for other types of diagram. |
Diagram Behavior |
Hold Ctrl to Show this dialog |
Select this checkbox to display this dialog for drag and drop operations only if you press and hold as you drag the element onto the diagram. If you select this option, you can drag elements from the Project Browser without displaying the dialog; the paste operation complies with whatever settings you used the last time you opened the dialog. To change these settings, hold Ctrl as you drag an element, and edit the field values on the dialog. |
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OK |
Click on this button to complete the drop operation and close the dialog. |
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Cancel |
Click on this button to cancel the drop operation and close the dialog. If you have selected multiple elements, the first-selected element is not dropped, but the remainder are. |
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Cancel All |
(If dragging multiple elements onto the diagram at once.) Click on this button to cancel the insertion of all the multiple-selected elements being dragged onto the diagram. |
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