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Element Panel
The 'Element' panel provides facilities to manage elements, which are the building blocks of models. Elements can be created and specified with attributes and operations. You can also define scenarios for the activities that the element represents.

Available Facilities
Facility |
Description |
See also |
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Add Element |
Click on the drop-down arrow to display a short list of options for adding elements to the model:
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Add Multiple Elements
Insert Related Elements
Select |
Manage |
Click on the drop-down arrow to display a list of commands you can use to identify, research, update and protect the element you have selected in a diagram or in the Browser window.
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Override Parent Operations Manage Structural Elements Set Element Parent Edit Linked Documents Model Search Show Element Use Change Element Type Locking Model Elements Bookmarks Clone Element as New Version Template Classes |
Properties |
Click on this icon to display the Properties Window Selector, a page of options for editing element properties, including Tagged Values and Linked Documents. |
Tagged Values Inspector - Details Properties Dialog The Properties Window Linked Documents in the Document Window The Properties Window Selector |
Feature/Matrix |
If you have selected two elements in an open diagram, the Feature Matrix helps you to create and manage relationships between the features (attributes, operations and receptions) of those elements. |
The Feature Matrix |
Trace |
Click on this icon to follow the connections in a chain of elements, starting with a single element to establish the dependencies radiating from that element, using the Traceability window. |
The Traceability Window |
Behavior |
Click on this icon to display the Source Code editor, to create or edit Behavior code for the operations in the selected element, or in the parent of the selected operation. You have three options:
All three options display the Code Editor window, but show the appropriate features, code and editing options for the type of code identified by the option. |
Behavior Code |
Scenarios |
Displays the Scenarios View, on which you can:
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Scenarios View |
Decisions |
Click on the drop-down arrow to display a short menu of options for working with Decision Tables for the selected element.
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Decision Models Decision Table Editor |