Add Object Links

In the Library window you can create hyperlinks from a Document to any elements and diagrams that are associated with it. This helps you to:

You can also create links to:

Facilities

Facility	Action	See also
Associate an element, diagram, external file or Library item with a message	Drag the object over the required Category, Topic or Document in the Library window, from the: Browser window Package Browser 'Views' tab of the Focus window Model Search window or External file browser To create a link to another Library window item, press Ctrl as you drag that item over the required Category, Topic or Document. If it does not already exist, a Model Links folder is created under the selected Library item, and the link to the dragged object is added to the folder.	The Browser Window Package Browser Model Views Portal Model Search
Associate an external file with the message text	From any browser, click on and drag the file name into the text of the message. The filename becomes a link to the file; click on it to display the contents of the file. The external file name also becomes a link to the file within the message when you drag the filename onto a Topic to create a Document.	Add a New Document

Facility

Action

To review an object in the Model Links folder, right-click on the object to display the navigation context menu.

Option	Action	See also
Open	Open the linked diagram or external file. Alternatively, double-click on the diagram link.
Properties	Display the 'Properties' dialog for the selected element or diagram. Alternatively, double-click on the element, attribute or operation link to open the 'Properties' dialog of the object.
Create (Edit) Linked Document	Either: Open the 'New Linked Document from Template' dialog, to begin creating a new Linked Document on the element, or Open the 'Linked Document Editor' to change an existing Linked Document
Find in all Diagrams	Open the diagram in which the element is used, or display a list of several diagrams in which the element has been used.
Find in Project Browser	Highlight the element or diagram in the Browser window.
Locate Item	Highlight, in the Library window, the Library item linked to the message. Alternatively, double-click on the link in the Model Links folder.
Delete Model Link <name>	Delete the association between the Document and the object.