Source Role

1

Double-click on a connector to open the Connector Properties dialog

2

Select the Source Role tab

3

Enter the required details and click on the OK button

<Type> Role

Enter the name of the role to be played

Alias

Enter an alias for the role, if required

Role Notes

Enter notes about the role

Derived

Indicate that the role value or values can be computed from other information

Owned

Indicate that the role is owned by the opposite Class rather than the Association

Selecting this checkbox adds a 'dot' to the appropriate end of the connector ( )

Derived Union

Indicate that the role is derived from the properties that subset it

Multiplicity

Specify the role multiplicity (you can define the values of this field on the Cardinality tab of the UML Types dialog)

This is the range of instances of the role that can be active in the relationship - for example, one employee can be assigned to tasks; for the target role you define the range of instances (such as tasks) the employee could be assigned to

The values have the following formats:

• *, or 0..* - zero, one or many instances
• 0..n - zero or up to n instances, but no more than n
• n - exactly n instances
• n..* - n, or more than n instances

You can also define source and target element multiplicity in the element Attribute properties

Cardinality

Attribute properties

Ordered

Indicate that the role is a list and the list is ordered

Allow Duplicates

Indicate that the role can contain duplicate elements (relevant only if multiplicity is > 1)

This field maps to the UML property isUnique (selecting the checkbox maps to the isUnique value of FALSE)

Containment

Indicate the nature of the containment at the Destination (reference, value...)

Access

Indicate the access level for the role

Aggregation

Indicate the type of aggregation that this role uses

Target Scope

Indicate the level at which this role applies (instance or classifier)

Navigability

Indicate whether or not this role is navigable (non-navigable ends are shown depending on diagram properties)

Changeable

Indicate whether this role is subject to change

Constraint(s)

Indicate a constraint on the role

Qualifier(s)

Indicate any qualifiers or restrictions on the role; separate multiple qualifiers with a semi-colon

Alternatively, click on the (  ...  ) button at the end of the field, and define a new qualifier on the Qualifiers dialog (qualifiers typed into the Qualifier(s) field are also automatically added to this dialog)

Qualifiers Dialog

Stereotype

(Optional) Indicate the name of a stereotype that applies to this end of the Association, or click on the ( ...  )  button at the end of the field and select a stereotype from the Stereotype Selector dialog

Stereotype Selector

Member Type

Indicate a role type that can be used when generating collection Classes for multiplicity > 1