Package Browser Options

In building and managing your model you can use the Package Browser as a workbench to perform many operations, such as reorganizing the Package structure, adding new Packages and elements, and generating reports on the Package contents. You can also modify the display in a number of ways.

To perform all of these operations, you select options from the drop-down menu available through the Drop menu. icon on the Package Browser toolbar or through the context menu.

Access

Toolbar	Package Browser List View toolbar :
Context Menu	Right-click on Package Browser List View

Menu Options

Option	Action	See also
Add New	Add a new element to the Package. The 'New Element' dialog displays. Shortcut: Ctrl+N	Add Elements Directly to Packages
Edit Notes	Display the Notes window, to add or edit notes for the selected element. The cursor is positioned at the start of the text entry area of the window. Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+Space	Notes
Print	Print the current contents of the Package Browser. The 'Print' dialog displays, on which you specify the print job.
Generate Report	Display the 'Generate Documentation' dialog, to create one document report on the selected element(s). You can apply the full facilities of this dialog to tailor the report to your requirements.	Generate Documentation
Show Nested Package Content	Toggle the display between: Including child Packages and their contents in the list, and Showing only the first-level contents of the selected diagram or Package
Show Element Hierarchy	Toggle the display between: Hierarchy format and User-Defined, value-grouping format	Package Browser
Show Filter Bar	Display or hide the Filter Bar fields underneath the column headings, in any of which you can type a text string to filter the data in the corresponding column to show only data containing the typed string.	List Header
Show Group Bar	Display or hide the Group Bar (drag a column header here to group by that column).
Note Options	Display a short menu from which you can select to: Hide the contents of the Notes compartment of each element Display the first few words as a preview, or Display the full text of each note

Context Menu Options

Right-click on an item in the list of elements and Packages.

Option	Description	See also
Specialize	Select this option to access a submenu of enabled Technologies within the system (for example, ArcGIS or TOGAF), each of which provides options for performing technology-specific operations on the elements.
Collaborate	Select this option to display a short menu of sub-options to exchange electronic notes on the selected element with team colleagues, in the form of Reviews, Discussions and, if User Security is enabled, Chats and Model Mail messages, as well as the option to monitor Discussions on the element.	Model Chat Model Reviews Model Mail Model Discussions
Switch to Gantt View	If in Standard (or List) View format, switch the display to Gantt View format.	Package Browser Element View
Properties	Display the 'Properties' dialog for the selected element.	Properties Dialog
Edit Notes	Add or edit notes on the element, in the Notes window. Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+Space	Notes
Linked Document	Create (or edit) a Linked Document. (Corporate, Unified and Ultimate Editions.) Shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+D	Linked Documents Create Linked Document on an Element Edit Linked Documents
Add New Element	The 'New Element' dialog displays, through which you create an element of any type (after setting the appropriate toolset).	Add Elements Directly to Packages
Find in Diagrams	Display: The diagram that uses the element, or If the element is used in multiple diagrams, the 'Element Usage' dialog, which lists the diagrams that contain the element	Show Element Use
Find In Project Browser	Highlight the selected element in the Browser window.	The Browser Window
Bookmark Item	Bookmark the element. When the element is displayed on a diagram, it has an inverted red triangle or Del symbol above it.	Bookmarks
Documentation	Generate a document report; you have two options: Generate a separate report on each selected object in the report Generate one report on all selected objects In either case, the 'Generate Documentation' dialog displays. If you have selected to generate separate reports, the 'Generate Documentation' dialog displays separately for each report in turn. You also have the option to print the Package Browser list itself.	Generate Documentation
Sort Contents	In Hierarchy format, synchronize the list with the Browser window hierarchy, to ensure that all element and Package hierarchies and sequences are - if necessary - updated. Normally changes are updated automatically, but there can be delays if changes are made outside the Package Browser.	The Browser Window
Reload	Reload the list of elements to refresh the order and content with any recent changes.
Add Tag Value Column	Add a column to show the values for a selected Tagged Value, for each element in the list (see Add Tagged Value Column later in this topic).
Columns Layout	Preserve, apply or delete a profile of the column layout of the Package Browser display. A layout consists of the number of columns and (where the workstation screen layout permits) the column widths. When you mouse-over this option, a submenu displays: Load Columns Layout - displays a dialog in which you select to apply the default layout (all possible columns) or one that you have previously saved; click on the OK button to apply the layout Save Columns Layout - displays a dialog in which you specify the name under which to save the layout - you can replace an existing layout by clicking on the drop-down list and selecting the name, or save as a new layout by typing a new name Delete Columns Layout - displays a dialog in which you specify the layout profile to delete; when you click on the OK button, the profile is deleted (and cannot be retrieved again) but if that profile was in use when it was deleted, the layout persists until it is specifically changed, even if you close and re-open the Package Browser
Print	Print the contents of the Package Browser. The 'Print' dialog displays, on which you specify the print job.
Delete Selected	Delete the selected element from the Package Browser. A confirmatory prompt displays; click on the Yes button.

Add Tagged Value Column

If you want to show the value that any element in the list has for a particular tag, you can add a read-only column for the tag. There are two ways in which to do this; the first method is simple and direct, whilst the second method enables you to search for and select a specific tag that might be set for a number of elements.

Method	Action	See also
1	Open the 'Tag' tab of the Properties window for the element and drag the tag onto the Package Browser; a new column is added for each tag you drag onto the list.
2	Either: Right-click on the element in the Package Browser or Diagram List, or Right-click on the column headings Then select the 'Add Tag Value Column' option; the 'Add Tag Value Column' dialog displays. Either type the tag name into the 'Tagged Value' field, or select one of the two options: Global Tagged Values - populates the 'Tagged Value' drop-down list with all global Tagged Values in the project; this enables you to select a Tagged Value that is applicable to a large number of elements Tagged Values from the selected element - populates the 'Tagged Value' drop-down list with the Tagged Values defined for the selected element (as listed on the 'Tags' tab of the Properties window for that element); this enables you to filter the initial selection to a specific set of tags When you have selected the required tag, click on the OK button to insert a column for that tag into the Package Browser or Diagram List header.

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Action

Notes

In the Corporate, Unified and Ultimate Editions of Enterprise Architect, if Auditing is turned on and the Package Browser is open, you can view a history of changes to any selected element or connector, in the 'Audit History' tab of the System Output window (if Security is enabled, you must have at least 'Audit View' permissions to display the audit history)