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Add a Note to a Connector

This topic describes how you can connect notes and constraints to graphical relationships.

Notes enable you to provide explanations and further detail for one or more connectors on a diagram, with a visible Note element.

How to

To add a note or constraint to a connector

Step

Action

See also

1

Right-click on one of the connectors to attach a note to.

The context menu displays.

 

 

2

Select the Attach Note or Constraint menu option.

The Link Relations dialog displays.

 

 

3

Select the appropriate radio button in the Link Type panel.

 

 

4

Check all the connectors that participate in the set.

 

 

5

Click on the OK button to complete the note or constraint creation.

 

 

6

Use the normal Note dialog to enter the appropriate text for the note or constraint.

 

 

Notes

The constraint note is drawn slightly differently to a regular note, and has { and } automatically added to visually indicate the constraint form
As an alternative to the procedure above, you can drag the Quick Linker arrow on an existing Note or Constraint, and drag it to the required connector; a  Notelink is automatically created to attach the Note or Constraint to the connector

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