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Element
In creating your elements, you can make use of a wide range of facilities to add features and properties to each element, control each element's appearance and generate code from the element (if a Class or Interface).
Access Element
Element Management Options
Option |
Action |
Shortcut |
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Properties Window |
Edit the common properties of the selected element in a table, the Properties window.
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Alt+1 |
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Element Browser |
Explore the components of the selected element, in the Element Browser window.
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Alt+9 |
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Relationships |
List the selected element's connectors in the Relationships window.
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Ctrl+Shift+2 |
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Scenarios & Rules |
List and edit the Scenarios, internal Constraints and Requirements for the selected element, on tabs of the main work space.
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Ctrl+Shift+3 |
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Testing |
Create and manage Unit, Integration, System, Acceptance and Scenario test records for the selected element, using the Testing window.
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Alt+3 |
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Maintenance |
Create and manage defect, change, issue and task records for the selected element, using the Maintenance window.
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Alt+4 |
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Project Management |
Create and manage resource allocation, effort, risk and metric records for the selected element, using the Project Management window.
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Ctrl+Shift+7 |
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Linked Document |
Create or open a rich text document attached to the selected element.
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Ctrl+Alt+D |
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Appearance |
Set up an alternative appearance for the element, or change the text font size of element size, using the Appearance submenu.
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Advanced |
Add Tagged Values to the selected element, and manage how the element interacts with related elements, using the Advanced submenu.
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Find in Project Browser |
Find the currently selected element in the Project Browser. If no element is selected, find the current diagram in the Project Browser.
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Alt+G |
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Find in Diagrams |
List all occurrences of the currently selected element in any diagram.
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Ctrl+U |
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Attributes |
View and edit the attributes for the selected element.
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F9 |
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Operations |
View and edit the operations (methods) for the selected element.
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F10 |
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Feature Visibility |
Select which features and characteristics of the selected element are visible on a diagram, using the Feature and Compartment Visibility window.
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Ctrl+Shift+Y |
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Inline Features |
Make changes to the properties and features of the element within the element shape on the diagram, through the element Inline Features submenu.
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Source Code Engineering |
Generate source code and, subsequently, synchronize the element against the code, through the element Source Code Engineering submenu.
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Show Source Viewer |
View and edit the source code that has already been generated for the element, or write new code, in the Source Code window.
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Alt+7 |
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Open Source in External Editor |
Open the source code of the selected Class in an editor external to Enterprise Architect (defined in the Editor field on the Language Options page for the programming language of the Class). Source code must have been generated, and the selected element must be a Class.
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F12 |
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Properties |
View and edit the properties of the selected element, using the element Properties dialog.
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Alt+Enter |