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Type-Specific Menu Section

The Type-Specific section of the connector context menu is specific to the object, and only appears for a few different connectors. Some examples are shown below:

Connector

Menu Option

Action

Transition

Locate in State Table

Switch a State Machine diagram to a State Table, with the selected Transition cell highlighted on the table

Transition

Message

Set the value of the Message

Transition

Find Triggers Associated

Identify hidden triggers, and locate a trigger in the Project Browser; if there:

  • Is one trigger, it is immediately highlighted in the Project Browser
  • Are two or more triggers the Element Usage dialog displays, listing the triggers; double-click on the required trigger to highlight it in the Project Browser

Association

Find Association Class

Locate and highlight the Association Class element in the Project Browser

Aggregation

Set Aggregation to Composite

Change the Aggregation to composite

Aggregation

Set Aggregation to Shared

Set the Aggregation to shared; this appears after Set Aggregation to Composite has been selected

InformationFlow

Find Information Item

(Listed only if there are Information Items on the connector)

Locate the Information Item in the Project Browser; if there:

  • Is one item, it is immediately highlighted in the Project Browser
  • Are two or more items the Element Usage dialog displays, listing the items; double-click on the required item to highlight it in the Project Browser

Notes:

  • Context menus vary slightly between connector types, and not all menu options are present on all connector context menus; the type-specific menu options are not always included