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In-place Editing Tasks
How to
To use the in-place editing menu options
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Open the diagram containing the element.
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Click on the element, and on the item to manipulate within the element. The item line is highlighted in a lighter shade (the default is white), to indicate that it has been selected. |
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Edit and manipulate the items in the element, either by pressing the appropriate keyboard keys or by right-clicking on the highlighted item and choosing a task from the Element Items context menu. The available commands are listed in the table below.
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Reference
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Edit Selected |
Change the name, scope or stereotype of the element or element item.
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F2 |
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Display the dialog containing details of the element.
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Enter |
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Insert New After Selected
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Insert a new item in the element. |
Insert |
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Find in Project Browser |
Locate the item in the Project Browser.
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Add Attribute |
Add an attribute to the element.
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Ctrl + Shift + F9 |
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Add Operation |
Add an operation to the element.
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Ctrl + Shift + F10 |
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Add Other |
Insert a feature on the specific element item, such as Maintenance features and Testing features.
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Ctrl + F11 |
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Delete the selected item from the model. |
Delete |
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View Source code |
Display the source code for the element, in the default external editor.
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F12 |
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Visual Analyzer |
Set a breakpoint on a highlighted operation (including a breakpoint, start recording marker, end recording marker or stack auto-capture marker.) |
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Breakpoint and Marker Management
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Set Type |
Set a classifier type for the selected item.
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Ctrl + L |
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Navigate Diagram Selection, to navigate the diagram between elements without having to use the mouse.
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Ctrl + Shift + arrow key |
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Toggle element highlight option on and off.
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Shift + Enter |
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Other options that are available while editing element attributes or operations in a diagram include:
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Accept current changes.
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Enter |
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Accept current changes and open a new slot to add a new item.
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Ctrl + Enter |
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Abort the edit, without save.
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Esc |
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Move the cursor between segments of a feature definition.
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Tab or Shift+Tab |
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Display the context menu for in-place editing.
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Shift + F10 |
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Invoke the Select <Item> dialog.
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Ctrl+Shift+Space |
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Display an autocompletion list for a feature classifier.
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Ctrl+Space |
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Notes
| · | Most of the in-place editing menu commands have keyboard alternatives; for many of them, if the selected item happens to be off-screen when you press the appropriate keys, the diagram automatically scrolls to show the whole element, so that you can see what you are changing |
