Using the Diagram Panel
The 'Diagram' Panel provides a collection of tools for managing the use of diagrams and for manipulating the appearance and presentation of elements in a diagram.
Available Facilities
Many of these facilities are activated when you open a diagram in the Diagram View.
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Click on the icon to save changes to the current diagram.
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Click on the drop-down arrow to display a list of options for managing the diagram's behavior.
- Properties - set the diagram properties using the 'Diagram Properties' dialog.
- Set as Model Default - set the current diagram to automatically display when any user opens the model
- Set as User Default - set the current diagram to automatically display when you open the model
- Add to Working Set - add the diagram to a working set to open when you open the model
- Compare to Baseline - compare the current diagram layout with the layout captured in a Baseline
- Change Type - change the diagram type
- Show Property Note - display the diagram property notes on the current diagram
- Sequence Communication Messages - (in a Communication diagram) change the sequence of messages
- Make All Elements Selectable - set all elements in the current diagram to Selectable, so that you can move them around the diagram and perform operations on them (make elements unselectable by right-clicking on them and clicking on the 'Unselectable' option)
- Save as Profile - save the diagram as a UML Profile
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Re-Order Messages
Change Diagram Type
Export a Profile
Insert Diagram Properties Note
Working Sets
Check Visual Changes to Diagrams
Set Diagram Properties
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Click on the drop-down arrow to display a list of options for configuring the appearance of the current diagram.
- Show Status Colors (All Diagrams) - display status colors on the status compartment or borders of all status-applied elements on all diagrams you review; deselect to hide status colors
- Configure Status Colors - set the status types and colors, using the 'Status' page of the 'General Types' dialog
- Theme & Appearance Options - set the theme and appearance options for all diagrams that you review, using the 'Diagram > Themes' page of the 'Preferences' dialog
- Hand Drawn - display the current diagram in 'hand drawn' mode; deselect the option to revert to normal display
- White Board - display the current diagram in 'white board' mode; deselect the option to revert to normal display
- Standard - as an alternative, if the current diagram is in 'hand-drawn' or 'white board' mode, select this option to revert to normal display
- Hide Page Borders (All Diagrams) - hide the printable-page border lines on all diagrams that you review; deselect the option to redisplay the borders (overridden by the 'Hide page borders (current diagram)' setting on the 'Diagram' page of the 'Diagram Properties' dialog)
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Configure Diagram Display
Diagram Theme Options
Status Types
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Click on the drop-down arrow to display a list of options for selecting, copying and pasting elements on the current diagram.
- Select by Type - specify an element type and - if appropriate - stereotype, and select all elements of that type in the diagram
- Clear Selection - clear all selections in the diagram
- Select All - select every object in the diagram
- Copy - copy any selected elements to the clipboard
- Paste as Link - paste elements from the clipboard into the diagram as links to the original elements (the elements being copied from a different diagram)
- Paste as New - paste elements from the clipboard into the diagram as new elements; the 'Paste Elements as New' dialog displays, on which you change the names of the new elements
- Paste Image from Clipboard - paste a single image of the copied element(s) and any connectors between them from the clipboard into the current diagram; the image is enclosed within a System Boundary, and the element images cannot be selected or moved within the boundary
- Autosize Selected - returns the selected element(s) to the default size for the element type, or to the minimum size that can show the element contents; the resizing operates from the center of the element, so that you do not have to reorganize the diagram layout
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System Boundary Properties
Copy Elements Between Diagrams
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Click on this icon to divide the currently-open diagram into logical areas or partitions using the 'Swimlanes' page of the 'Swimlanes and Matrix' dialog.
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Swimlanes
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Click on this icon to convert the currently open diagram to a Roadmap with a timescale, using the 'Roadmap options' dialog.
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Roadmap Diagrams
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This option provide five zoom settings that you can apply to your diagram:
When you select a zoom level, it persists when you close and re-open the diagram.
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