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Status Types
In an element Properties definition, the status of the element in the development management process is defined in the element Status field. You can select the appropriate value from a drop-down list, which initially contains the system values:
| • | Approved |
| • | Implemented |
| • | Mandatory |
| • | Proposed and |
| • | Validated |
You can add to or replace any of these values with your own custom values. You can also assign a color band to each status type, and define the types of element that can display those colors.
Access Settings | Project Types | General Types > Status
Customize Element Status Types
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Status |
Type the name of the status.
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Description |
Type a short description of the status.
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Status Type Color |
Using the drop-down arrow, select a color to be applied to the current status type.
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Preview |
Displays a visual representation of an element with the selected status type color.
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Restore Default |
Restore the status type color to its default setting.
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Applies to... |
By default, status colors only apply to Requirement, Issue and Change elements. You might decide to also apply these colors to other UML elements, such as Use Cases or Classes. To do this, click on the Applies to... button and, in the Applied Status Colors list, select the checkbox against each element type to which to apply the color.
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New |
Clear the dialog fields to create a new status.
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Save |
Save the status, and add it to the Type list.
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Delete |
Remove the currently selected status from the Type list.
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Type |
Lists the current status types and descriptions for each status.
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Notes
| • | You can transport the status types (and the colors assigned to status types) between models, using the Export Reference Data and Import Reference Data menu options |
| • | To display status colors on your diagrams, you select the Show status colors on diagrams checkbox on the Objects page of the Options dialog |
| • | Requirement, Feature, Issue and Change elements have a status color compartment, whereas the status color for other elements is applied to the element shadow; to show the colored element shadows, select the Element Shadows on checkbox on the Diagram Appearance page of the Options dialog |
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