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Objects
The Objects page of the Options dialog enables you to configure how elements look and respond in diagrams.
Option |
Use to |
Version |
Set the default version for new elements. |
Phase |
Set the default phase for new elements. |
Highlight References |
Highlight parameters in operations that are passed by reference rather than value. |
Reference Char(s) |
Specify a character to use for the reference. |
Prefix/Suffix |
Indicate whether to use the Reference Char(s) value as a prefix (before) or a suffix (after). |
Warn about spaces in class names |
Enable or hide the warning message that a Class, operation or attribute name has embedded spaces (which can cause coding problems). |
Classes honor analysis stereotypes |
Show Classes as their stereotype; for example, if a Class is stereotyped as a Boundary, it appears as a Boundary rather than a Class. |
Show stereotype icon for requirements |
Show or hide a code letter in the top right corner of Requirement (E, for external), Change (C) and Issue (I) elements. |
Support for Composite Objects |
Enable you to drag child elements onto parent elements in a diagram, and automatically embed them (and drag embedded child elements out of parent elements, breaking the child-parent relationship). |
Auto-resize marks diagram 'dirty' |
Ensure that auto-resizing of elements (such as Classes) marks the current diagram as changed (asterisk on the diagram name tab), so it should be saved. |
Highlight {abstract} elements |
Highlight abstract elements with a suitable tag {abstract} in the top right of the Class. |
Allow elongated Use Cases |
Stretch Use Cases or Use Case extension points with long names to enable space for the name. If you deselect the checkbox, Use Case re-sizing is proportional. |
Show status colors on diagrams |
Enable color coding for Requirements and similar elements. |
Copy inheritance links on duplicate |
Duplicate Inheritance and Realization connectors when an edit/copy is performed. |
Port and Part type visible by default |
Enable Port and Part types to be shown by default. |
Show buttons for selected Object on diagram |
Display the floating toolbar buttons to the left of the selected object. For example: |
Edit Object on New |
Automatically show the element Properties dialog when a new element is added. |
Show «column» stereotype |
Hide or show the «column» stereotype used when data modeling. |
Extend Complexity |
Extend levels of complexity to five levels in the Complexity option in the Properties window. Otherwise only three levels are available. |
UML 1.5 Components |
Use UML 1.5 components (Enterprise Architect versions 4.0 and later support UML 2.x). |
Show State Compartment |
Show or hide the State Compartment divider under the state name. |
Show Duplicate Tags |
Enable duplicate tags to be shown. |
Group Operations by Stereotype |
Group an element's operations by their stereotype on the diagram. |
Group Attributes by Stereotype |
Group an element's attributes by their stereotype on the diagram. |
Sort Features Alphabetically |
Sort element features alphabetically. Features include Attributes, Operations, Tags, Constraints and Test Cases. |
Disable spelling |
Turn off automatic spell checking. Deselect to resume automatic spell checking. |
Advanced |
Set the visibility of certain elements in reports and in diagram packages. |