[BPMN] Selecting all (Control) flows on a model

[Jef Martens]

Hi all, could you point me out if it is possible to select all relations / flows on a model and give them the same appearance?

Sometimes I've been forced to create some points to lines to curve around objects by switching to a custom line. Most of these lines have straight angles and we would like to have uniform, curved angles for all flow lines.

How can I select all lines on a model and modify their appearance in bulk?

[Helmut Ortmann]

Hi Jef,

you can't select all connectors.

You may write an addin or script to do the job.

Helmut

[qwerty]

Connectors are still 2nd class citizens in the EA world.  

q.

[Jef Martens]

Hi Helmut, Qwerty, thanks for elaboration & background. So would you suggest a script:
Select a model in a package
Get all objects on a model,
Select the set of relation types,
Iterate over all objects with said relations,
Change it to the appropriate relation type per relation.

Thank you in advance!

[qwerty]

Actually Helmut suggested that
But actually these are the steps. You could also have an add-in to work on a selected package, single or multiple elements (the latter only for diagram objects IIRC).

q.

[Jef Martens]

Hi Qwerty, thanks for confirmation. When we're allowed to tinker on code again instead of modeling, I'll give it a shot.  

[qwerty]

You're strongly encouraged. The API is one reason why EA is such a flexible tool. (Though the API could be improved quite a bit, but that's another story.)

q.