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Diagram Context Menu
You can perform a wide range of tasks and operations on a diagram and its contents. To access and initiate these operations, you can select options from the diagram context menu.
Access Open diagram | Right-click on diagram background
Options
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Extensions |
Select this option to access a submenu of enabled Technologies on the system (for example, ArcGIS or TOGAF), each of which provides options for performing technology-specific operations on the diagram. This option is available in the Professional, Corporate and Extended editions of Enterprise Architect.
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Scripts |
Select this option to list the scripts available for execution directly from the diagram. The option is not listed if there are no diagram scripts available.
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Properties |
Select this option to display and/or edit the diagram properties, using the Diagram Properties dialog.
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New Element or Connector |
Select this option to add an element or connector to the diagram, by selection from a context-sensitive list.
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Insert Other Element |
Select this option to locate an existing element using the Select Element dialog, and insert it into the diagram as a linked element.
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Synchronize Structural Elements |
Select this option to show, on a SysML Internal Block diagram, 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.
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Hide Diagram Frame Show Diagram Frame |
On a SysML Internal Block diagram, the elements are automatically enclosed in a Diagram Frame having the name of the Block element that owns the diagram. Click on these options to hide and redisplay this Diagram Frame.
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Advanced |
Select this option to access the options for more advanced operations, such as comparing the diagram to a baseline or creating a working set artifact.
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Paste Element(s) as Link Paste Element(s) as New
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Select these options to paste copied elements into the diagram as links or as new elements. |
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Paste Image from Clipboard |
Select this option to paste an image held on the clipboard into the diagram.
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Ctrl+Shift+ Insert |
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Switch to List View |
Select this option to display the diagram contents as a Diagram List instead of as a pictorial diagram.
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Switch to Gantt View |
Select this option to display the diagram contents as a Gantt chart instead of as a pictorial diagram.
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Statechart Editor |
For a State Machine diagram, select this option to switch the current format of the diagram to:
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Swimlanes, Matrix and Kanban |
Select this option to add or modify Swimlanes or a Swimlanes Matrix on the diagram, or apply the Kanban facilities. |
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Context Filtering |
Select this option to toggle context filtering within the diagram view. By default, this will highlight the currently selected element and related elements within the diagram while making all other elements appear faded into the background. Context Filtering by name or alias can also be applied using the Format Toolbar.
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Make all Elements Selectable |
Select this option to make all the elements on the diagram selectable. If an element is:
This option has no effect on double-click operations on the element, such as displaying child diagrams.
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Modify Element Z Order |
Select this option to re-sequence overlapping objects in the diagram. This option both:
In the dialog, you select the required object and move it up or down in the Z-order using the Up and Down arrow keys, each click on an arrow key changes the Z-order by 1. When you select the object in the list, that object is also selected on the diagram and its Z-order number is shown in blue. Click on the OK button to save your changes. On the diagram, you can move the focus from element to element according to Z Order, by pressing Shift+Tab. Each time you press these keys, the element with the next-lowest Z Order number is selected.
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Lock Diagram |
Select this option to lock the diagram to protect it from inadvertent changes. This does not apply in the Corporate, Business and Software Engineering, Systems Engineering and Ultimate editions if security is enabled, in which case you lock the model elements.
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Find in Project Browser |
Select this option to locate the current diagram in the Project Browser.
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Shift+Alt+G |
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Import from source file(s) |
Select this option to import, or reverse engineer, source code (the option is not available in the Desktop edition). |
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Import, or reverse engineer, source code
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Import DB schema from ODBC |
Select this option to import database tables from an ODBC data source (the option is not available in the Desktop edition).
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Save Current Changes |
Select this option to save any changes to the current diagram.
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Execute Simulation |
Select this option to list and select from three further options for performing a model simulation on a behavioral diagram:
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Help |
Select this option to view the Help on the this type of diagram.
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Notes
· | Not all the menu options described appear on the context menu of every diagram |