Use a Pattern

Ribbon

Start > Explore > Browse > Resources

Show > Portals > Window > Explore > Resources

Keyboard Shortcuts

Alt+6

1

Open the diagram into which to add the Pattern.

2

Select the Resources window.

3

Expand the folder 'Patterns' and expand sub-folders as necessary, until the Pattern you require is located.

You can view the Pattern details in read-only mode by right-clicking on the name and selecting the 'View Pattern Details' option.

4

Either:

• Select the 'Add Pattern to Diagram' context menu option or
• Drag and drop the Pattern from the Resources window onto the diagram

The 'Add Pattern <pattern group> <pattern name> to Diagram' dialog displays.

5

Work through the dialog, making selections as required.

Once the appropriate selections have been made, click on the OK button to import the Pattern into the model, recreating the original diagram with new GUIDs.

1

In the 'Add Pattern <pattern group> <pattern name> to Diagram' dialog, ensure the option 'Import as Package Fragment' is unchecked.

2

Select the individual element in the 'Pattern Elements' panel.

3

Click on the button at the end of the item row to display the 'Edit' dialog.

The specific method for changing the element name is dependant upon the entry in the 'Action' column of the 'Pattern Elements' panel.

4

If the 'Action' entry for the element is 'Create', then in the 'Default' field in the 'Edit' dialog delete the existing value and type your own, user-defined value.

Click on the OK button.

The element default is updated on the 'Add Pattern...' dialog.

5

If the 'Action' entry for the element is 'Merge', in the 'Edit' dialog click on the button to browse to an existing element classifier.

The 'Select <Item>' dialog displays.

6

Locate and select an existing element classifier.

You can restrict the number of choices by selecting the elements from a specific namespace; to do this, click on the 'In Namespace' drop-down arrow and select a namespace.