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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 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 |
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Add New |
Add a new element to the Package. The 'New Element' dialog displays. Shortcut: |
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: |
Notes |
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Print the current contents of the Package Browser. The 'Print' dialog displays, on which you specify the print job. |
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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:
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Show Element Hierarchy |
Toggle the display between:
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Package Browser |
Show Filter Bar |
Display or hide the 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). |
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Note Options |
Display a short menu from which you can select to:
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Context Menu Options
Right-click on an item in the list of elements and Packages.
Option |
Description |
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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. |
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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: |
Notes |
Linked Document |
Create (or edit) a Linked Document. (Corporate, Unified and Ultimate Editions.) Shortcut: |
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:
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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:
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. |
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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). |
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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:
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Print the contents of the Package Browser. The 'Print' dialog displays, on which you specify the print job. |
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Delete Selected |
Delete the selected element from the Package Browser. A confirmatory prompt displays; click on the . |
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 |
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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. |
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Either:
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:
When you have selected the required tag, click on the to insert a column for that tag into the Package Browser or Diagram List header. |
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)