The Context Menu

Context Menu

Right-click on the diagram background

Specialize

Provides two sets of functions:

• Scripts - scripts created using the Scripting facility, to be executed on diagrams; click on a script name to execute it (this option is not shown if no appropriate scripts have been created)
• Extensions - a list of the enabled technologies on the system, each of which provides options for performing technology-specific operations on the diagram

Collaborate

Select this option to display a short menu of options to exchange electronic notes on the selected diagram with team colleagues, in the form of Reviews, Discussions and, if User Security is enabled, Chats and Model Mail messages.

Options for setting automatic refresh intervals can also be found here.

Switch View

Provides options to display the diagram contents in a number of alternative formats:

• Graphical View - the standard graphical display format
• List View - a tabular, editable list of elements
• Gantt View - shows the Project Resources assigned to each element
• Specification View - each element is represented by a text description in the Specification Manager
• Relation Matrix View - a table showing the relationships between the diagram elements
• Construct View - displays the resources and progress of work on the diagram elements
• Inline Specification view - when in the graphical display format, select between displaying and hiding a Specification view of the diagram elements in the right half of the diagram

Show All Bookmark Values / Hide All Bookmark Values

It is possible to assign bookmarks with numerical or text values to elements on a diagram. Each bookmark is displayed as a red circle containing the bookmark value, just above the parent element.

These two menu options reveal or hide all the assigned bookmarks on the diagram.

Properties

Displays the diagram 'Properties' dialog, through which you can define properties including name, author and version information, zoom factor, paper size and layout, diagram notes and various appearance attributes. Some properties influence the display of the diagram and some are logical attributes that appear in the documentation.

Validate Diagram

(In a Business Process diagram) Validates the diagram, and the elements and connectors within the diagram, for correctness.

The results of the validation are displayed in a tab of the System Output window.

Insert

Displays a short menu of options for adding objects to the diagram:

• Other Element - displays the Select Element browser, through which you locate and select an existing element to add to the diagram as a linked element
• Store Document(s) in Model - displays the default file browser, through which you locate a file to store as a File Artifact element in the model and in the diagram; double-click on the Artifact to show the file contents
• Link to Document(s) in File System - again displays the default file browser, but when you select a file the system creates a hyperlink to that file
• Show Toolbox - Select this option to display the Diagram Toolbox at the appropriate pages for the type of diagram, if the Toolbox is not already displayed

Paste

Displays a short menu of options for pasting copied elements or images into the diagram.

• Element(s) as Link - paste copied elements into the diagram as links to the original element(s)
• Element(s) as New - paste copied elements into the diagram as new elements
• Image from Clipboard - paste an image held on the clipboard into the diagram (shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+Insert)
• Image Asset - paste an image held on the clipboard into the diagram as a new Image Asset Artifact

Hide Diagram Frame / Show Diagram Frame

This option applies to these diagram types when the diagram is a composite diagram:

• Any SysML type
• UML StateMachine

The elements on the diagram are automatically enclosed in a Diagram Frame representing the element that owns the diagram. Click on the options to hide and redisplay this Diagram Frame.

On a SysML diagram, the frame will:

• Auto-resize to fit the bounds of the diagram if the frame is non-selectable, expanding from its default size but not shrinking smaller

Note that diagrams showing Diagram Frames applied using release 14.0 or later of Enterprise Architect will draw the parent object on the diagram when opened using a release of Enterprise Architect earlier than release 14.0.

Interaction Parameters

(On an Interaction diagram.) Displays the 'Interaction Occurrence' dialog, on which you define the arguments, return value and attribute to create an Interaction Occurrence.

Supress Activations

(On a Sequence diagram.) Hides or redisplays the activation rectangles on the Lifeline elements of the diagram.

Set Top Margin

(On a Sequence diagram.) Displays the 'Top Margin' dialog, through which you change the space above the Lifeline elements on the diagram to between 30 and 250 units.

Sequence Communication Messages

(On a Communication diagram.) Displays the 'Communication Messages' dialog, through which you can change the order of the communication messages in the current diagram.

Synchronize Structural Elements

Applies to a SysML Internal Block diagram or a SysML Parametric diagram, where it shows all structural elements (such as Ports and Parts) relating to the Block that owns this diagram.

This command will also generate Properties defined by existing Association connectors.

Swimlanes and Matrix

Displays the 'Swimlanes and Matrix' dialog for diagrams, through which you can add or modify Swimlanes or a Swimlanes Matrix on the diagram.

Roadmap

Displays the 'Roadmap options' dialog, which you use to define a Roadmap Timeline on the diagram.

Kanban

Displays the 'Kanban' dialog, through which you can define the structure, content and appearance of a new or existing Kanban diagram, or to convert a different type of diagram to a Kanban diagram.

Clear all Checklists

Clears all selected checkboxes within every Checklist Artifact element in the current diagram.

Set diagram flow direction

(On a Business Process diagram) Displays a short menu of options to set the flow orientation of the diagram. Click on:

• None (the default, no specific orientation set)
• Horizontal (diagram flows across the page, Pool and Lane elements occupy the full width of the diagram), or
• Vertical (diagram flows down the page, Pool and Lane elements occupy the full height of the diagram)

Statechart Editor

(For a StateMachine diagram.) Displays a short list of options to switch the current format of the diagram to:

• Diagram
• Table (State-Next State)
• Table (State-Trigger) or
• Table (Trigger-State)

Lock Diagram

Select this option to lock the diagram to protect it from inadvertent changes.

This does not apply in the Corporate, Unified and Ultimate Editions if security is enabled, in which case you lock the model elements.

Find in Project Browser

Locates and highlights the current diagram in the Browser window.

Shortcut: Shift+Alt+G

Execute Simulation

(On a behavioral diagram.) Displays a short menu of options for performing a model simulation:

• Interpreted simulation - perform dynamic execution of a simulation (Corporate and extended Editions)
• Manual simulation - step through a simulation manually (the only option available in the Professional Edition)
• Using Script - if simulation scripts exist for the diagram, list the scripts available; if no scripts exist, the option does not display

Save Current Changes

Saves any changes to the current diagram.

Shortcut: Ctrl+S

Help

Displays the Help topic on this type of diagram.