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Package Browser
The Package Browser is a tabular, editable view of elements in a selected package, which can be displayed in the main workspace.
Access: Project Browser > package | View | Package Browser ( Ctrl+Alt+R )
Project Browser > Right-click package | Package Browser
Diagram > Right-click package | Package Browser
Use to:
- Streamline the process of creating and updating elements in a package selected from the Project Browser; this can be particularly useful for analysts to create and maintain formal requirement definitions within the model
- Print the list or generate an RTF document directly from the entries on the list
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The Package Browser |
The Package Browser is related to the Diagram List, which lists the elements in a selected diagram; however, the Package Browser has a wider range of options |
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Formats |
The Package Browser has two formats:
Switch between these formats using the Show Hierarchy button () in the toolbar |
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Change display |
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Display Element Properties |
Double-click on the element entry
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Show Elements in a Child Package |
Double-click on the child package in the list |
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Select Items |
Select:
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Add new items to the package |
Click on a listed element and press ( Ctrl+N ) or ( Insert ) , or right-click and select the Add New context menu option
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Add a child element to the selected element (Model Hierarchy format) |
Press ( Esc ) and then ( Ctrl+N ), otherwise, elements are added as siblings of the selected element You can add child elements only when the whole row is selected, with none of the row cells or fields highlighted; press ( Esc ) to remove selection from an individual cell
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Add elements to the Package Browser |
Drag them from anywhere in the Project Browser You can also drag elements from the Package Browser into the Project Browser |
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Delete elements from the list |
Select the item and press ( Ctrl+D ) In Model Hierarchy format, you cannot delete a parent element until all its child elements have been removed or deleted |
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Include each element's notes (documentation) |
Notes are shown underneath the element To add or edit notes, click on the item and press ( Ctrl+Space ) to transfer control to the Notes window, in which you create or edit the note text |
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Review the element's custom (advanced) properties |
Click on the item and press ( Ctrl+Enter ) The Custom Properties dialog for the element displays |
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Further Work |
You can do further work on the Package Browser using the toolbar and context menu options |