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Design > Diagram > Edit > Properties > General

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Name

Defaults to the name of the parent Package, as the name of the diagram.

If necessary, overtype the field with a different diagram name. You can change the diagram name in this field whenever necessary.

Author

Defaults to the name of the person who created the diagram.

If necessary, overtype the field with a different author name, or click on the drop-down arrow and select a name from the list. You might do this if the diagram becomes the responsibility of another person.

Version

Displays the version number (or other version reference) that has been manually set for the diagram. If this is a cloned diagram, the version number will have been defined as part of the cloning process. If no number has been set, the field defaults to 1.0.

To update the version number, overtype the field.

Filter to Version

Select this checkbox to filter the elements on the diagram and mute those that do not have the same version number as the diagram. This is of particular value when you are working on the elements of a cloned diagram and want to distinguish between elements that have been cloned to match the diagram and Package structure, and elements that are still the same version as the source.

You can use the facility to check more generally which elements are not of the same version as the diagram, such as when you drag elements from the Project Browser as links to local or, more especially, external elements.

The filter takes effect when you click on the OK button.

Set new elements to Version

Select this checkbox to set the version of every new element added to the diagram to the same version as the diagram. Elements dragged and dropped from the Diagram Toolbox or added using the 'New Element' dialog will have the same version as the diagram. The version value of elements dragged and dropped from the Project Browser will not be updated.

Stereotype

(Optional) Type in the name of a diagram stereotype to apply, or click on the drop-down arrow and select a stereotype from the list.

You can define stereotypes to select here using the 'Configure > Reference Data > UML Types' ribbon option, selecting the 'Stereotypes' page and creating stereotypes with a 'Base Class' of 'Diagram'.

Created

Automatically displays the date on which the diagram was created.

If necessary, overtype the field with an amended creation data, or click on the drop-down arrow and select the date.

Modified

Automatically displays the date and time when the diagram was last modified.

GUID

Read-only field, displaying the GUID of the selected diagram.

Notes

Type in any additional information on the diagram. You can format the notes using the Notes toolbar at the top of the field.

OK

If you have finished updating the diagram properties, click on this button to save the changes and close the 'Properties' dialog.

Cancel

If you do not want to save the changes you have made, click on this button to discard the changes and close the dialog.

Help

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