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The Traceability Window
The Traceability window enables you to quickly see how elements are connected and how they influence each other.
| • | When an element is selected, it immediately becomes the top point in the Traceability window |
| • | When a diagram is selected, all elements in the diagram are listed in the Traceability window, enabling you to use any of them as a starting point. |
Access View | Traceability ( Ctrl+Shift+4 )
Use to
| • | Locate related elements in the Project Browser |
| • | View the properties of related elements |
| • | Show the diagrams where related elements are used |
| • | Add related elements to the current diagram |
| • | View the source code for related elements |
| • | Change the display using the window toolbar options below: |
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Generalizations |
Show Generalization connectors
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Aggregations |
Show Aggregation and Composition connectors
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Nesting |
Show Element nesting and Nesting connectors
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Realizations |
Show Realization connectors
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Dependencies |
Show Dependency connectors
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Transitions |
Show State Transition, Control Flow, and Object Flow connectors
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Other Links |
Show the following connectors:
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Classifiers |
Show where an element is used as the classifier of another element
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Embedded Element Reuse |
Show where a Port or Part is also represented in another part of the model
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Transformations |
Show where an element is created by running a Transformation from another element
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Custom References |
Show the Custom References that have been added between elements
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Qualified Names |
Show element names including the names of owning objects
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Notes
| • | Restricting the relationship types shown to the smallest set you are interested in makes it easier and faster to find the elements you are interested in |
| • | As an alternative view or to include the information in documentation, the Traceability window aids you in creating a Traceability diagram |
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