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Project Toolbar

The Project toolbar provides tools for performing routine tasks such as creating Packages, diagrams and elements, searching the model and generating documentation.

Access

Ribbon

Show > Window > Show Toolbar > Project Tools

Project Toolbar Options

Icon/Option

Action

See also

Reload Project

Click on this option to close and reload the current project, to bring in changes made by other users sharing the project.

Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+F11

Refresh View of Shared Project

New Diagram

Click on this option to create a new diagram under the currently selected Package, in the Project Browser.

Shortcut: Ctrl+Insert

Add New Diagrams

New Package

Click on this option to create a new child Package under the currently selected Package, in the Project Browser.

Shortcut: Ctrl+W ­­ ­­

Add a Package

New Element

Click on this option to create a new model element under the currently selected Package or element, in the Project Browser.

Shortcut: Ctrl+M

Add Elements Directly To Packages

Find in Project Browser

Click on this option to run a simple search within the Project Browser.

Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+F

Find in Project

Click on this option to search the entire project or the selected Package using pre-defined and customized searches.

Shortcut: Ctrl+F

Model Search

Generate Documentation

Click on this option to define and generate Document reports on the currently-selected Package.

Shortcut: F8

Generate Documentation

Project Issues

Click on this option to display the 'Project Issues' dialog to review and create project issues.

Project Issues

Project Glossary

Click on this option to display the 'Glossary' dialog to review and create glossary terms.

The Glossary Dialog

Set Options

Click on this option to display the 'Preferences' dialog, through which you can personalize project display and behavior options for your own login to the project.

Shortcut: Ctrl+F9

General Options

Notes

  • You can move this toolbar to any dockable position; it retains that position in subsequent sessions
  • You can hide or show the toolbar by selecting the 'Show > Window > Show Toolbar > Project Tools' ribbon option