Connector Properties

A connector can have a wide range of properties, with some connector types having fewer, simpler properties and others having more and more-complex properties. You edit these properties on the '<connector type> Properties' dialog. Some properties are visible on a diagram as text labels on or around the connector, and you can change these labels using the 'Label' context menu.

The properties on the dialog are presented on these tabs:

General
Advanced properties
Tagged Values
Source and Target Roles
Constraints

Access

Context Menu	Right-click on Connector \| Properties
Other	Double-click on Connector

General Tab Options

Option	Action	See also
Name	(Optional) Type a representative name for the connector; this name displays on the diagram.
Notes	(Optional) Type any comments you want to record on the connector. You can format the text using the Notes toolbar at the top of the field. These notes can be included in searches, reports and documentation, if required.	Notes Window Notes Toolbar
Connector Properties Panel
Source	Displays the name of the source element for the connector.
Target	Displays the name of the target element for the connector.
Alias	(Optional)Type an alternative name or alias for the connector.
Direction	Click on the drop-down arrow and select the appropriate direction details: from source to destination, destination to source, bi-directional, or unspecified. Some connectors have arrow heads that depend on this setting, and some connectors are logically dependent on this (such as Inheritance).
Style	Click on the drop-down arrow and select the appropriate connection style; choose from: Direct Auto-Routing Custom Tree (Vertical, Horizontal, Lateral Vertical or Lateral Horizontal), or Orthogonal (Square Corners or Rounded Corners) Some connectors can also have the Bezier style, under which the connector follows a smooth curve.
Stereotype	(Optional) Type the name of a stereotype for the connector, or click on the button and select the stereotype from the 'Stereotype Selector' dialog. If specified, the stereotype is displayed on the diagram and it over-rides the connector type in the report documentation.	Stereotype Selector
Virtual Inheritance	(For Generalization connectors) Click on the drop-down arrow and select True or False to indicate if inheritance is virtual or not.
Scope	(For Generalization connectors where the child Class is C++.) Click on the drop-down arrow and select the appropriate value for the scope (used for inheritance).

Notes

Instead of displaying properties on tabs in the dialog, you can select the 'Property Sheets use Tree style' checkbox through the 'Start > Workspace > Visual Styles' ribbon option to display the properties on screen pages selected through a hierarchical list
Generalize, Realize, Associate and Template Binding connectors also have a 'Binding' tab, on which you define binding expressions and parameter substitutions for the connector

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