Diagram List

The Diagram List is a tabular, editable view of elements in a selected diagram, which can be displayed in the main workspace. You can use the Diagram List to:

Streamline the process of creating and updating elements in a diagram selected from the Project Browser; this can be particularly useful for analysts to create and maintain formal requirement definitions within the model
Print the list or generate a document report directly from the entries on the list

Access

Ribbon

Design > Diagram > List View

Context Menu

Right-click on diagram background | View as List

Project Browser | Right-click on diagram | View Diagram As | View as List

Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+Alt+R (opens a new view, as a list)

Topics

Topic	Detail	See also
The Diagram List	The Diagram List is related to the Package Browser, which lists the elements in a selected Package; however, the Package Browser has a wider range of options.	Package Browser
Formats	The Diagram List is displayed in 'User Defined' format, where you can change how the element information is structured on the screen using the value-grouping band below the toolbar.	List Header
Change display	Sort the items by any column value in ascending or descending order, by clicking on the column header; initially the elements are listed in numerical order (if level numbering is turned on in the Project Browser) or alphabetical order within type Apply a diagram filter for elements (the Fade, Gray Scale and Hide modes reduce the number of elements listed; Select mode has no effect) Change the sequence of columns, by dragging column headers left or right	Diagram filters
Display Element Properties	Double-click on the element entry.
Select Items	Select: an element by clicking on it a specific value by clicking twice on it (not double-clicking); either the value becomes directly editable or the 'Properties' dialog displays in which you can edit the value several individual elements by holding Ctrl as you click on them a range of elements by holding Shift as you click on the first and last in the range
Add new items to the diagram	Create new elements on the Diagram List, using the toolbar or context menu options; these elements are automatically added to the diagram.	Package Browser Options
Delete elements from the list	Select the item and press Ctrl+D.
Include each element's notes (documentation)	Notes are shown underneath the element. To add or edit notes, click on the item and press Ctrl+Space to transfer control to the Notes window, in which you create or edit the note text.	Package Browser Options
Review the element's custom (advanced) properties	Right-click on the item and select the 'Properties' option, then select the 'Advanced' page.
Further Options	You can do further work on the Diagram List using the same toolbar and context menu options as for the Package Browser, except that the Diagram List does not have: The Model Hierarchy format and hence does not have the button in the toolbar The toggle button The toggle button The Diagram List does have these additional context menu options: Diagram View - show the elements of the selected diagram as a diagram instead of as the Diagram List Gantt View - show the list as a Gantt chart of resource allocations Diagram Properties - display the 'Diagram Properties' dialog for the diagram	Package Browser Options Diagram Properties The Gantt View